Category: News
Seychelles’ unemployment rate predicted to rise; gov’t taking steps to ensure salaries until June 30
Seychelles' unemployment rate may rise into the double digits because of the COVID-19 shutdown, and the government will amend the Employment Act of 19 [...]
US, China block UN resolution in spat over WHO handling of pandemic
The United States and China remained at loggerheads Thursday over a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for a 90-day humanitarian pause in co [...]
Seychelles finalising new guidelines for easing of COVID restrictions on Monday
The Seychelles' health authorities are finalising new guidelines defining how organisations and businesses will operate while respecting COVID prevent [...]
COVID-19 to cause record emissions fall in 2020: IEA
COVID-19 is expected to cause global energy emissions to fall a record eight percent this year due to an unprecedented drop in demand for coal, oil an [...]
8 ways people in Seychelles are dealing with stay-at-home orders
Isolation. Home quarantine. Social and physical distancing. These were all words with little relevance for most of us before COVID-19, but after the v [...]
S.Africa virus cases jump past 5,000 after highest daily rise
The number of coronavirus cases in South Africa surged past the 5,000 mark on Thursday after it saw the largest single-day jump to date, health minist [...]
Police in Seychelles investigating Nigerian priest’s ‘suspicious’ bank transactions
The police in Seychelles are investigating a Nigerian priest based in the island nation following suspicious bank account transactions, the authoritie [...]
EU Libya arms embargo mission ready to start work soon
The EU's delayed naval mission to enforce an arms embargo on Libya will be ready to begin work in the coming days, officials told AFP on Wednesday.EU [...]
Seychelles’ health authority defends COVID treatment after criticism from Dutch patients
Health authorities in Seychelles have refuted allegations made by a Dutch couple about poor hygiene conditions and the wrong use of medications in tre [...]
U.S. donates masks and face shields to assist health professionals in Seychelles
The United States has donated a consignment of medical equipment to the Seychelles' Department of Health to assist professionals who are on the frontl [...]