Category: News
Leaders warn Africa short of funds to fight pandemic
International financial institutions and African leaders warned on Friday the continent needs tens of billions of dollars in additional money to fight [...]
Seychelles, Sri Lanka to discuss illegal fishing after third vessel is intercepted
The Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) is discussing new approaches to deter illegal fishing in its waters after a third Sri Lankan vessel was inter [...]
Europe’s virus toll tops 100,000 as protests spread in US
Coronavirus deaths surged past 100,000 in hardest-hit Europe on Saturday as hundreds of Americans frustrated by lockdown orders and egged on by Presid [...]
Read, read, read, poet visiting Seychelles advises aspiring writers
An award-winning poet, Owen Sheers, was in Seychelles to work with students and teachers of the International School Seychelles. His visit provided th [...]
3 men convicted of sexually abusing 75 girls in Seychelles; outrage at sentence length, attackers’ anonymity
Three men, including a police officer, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the sexual abuse of 75 girls ranging in age from 12 to 18 over a p [...]
Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump says China hiding toll
World coronavirus deaths surged past 150,000 Friday as US President Donald Trump accused China of continuing to cover up its toll, even after Beijing [...]
Seychelles at 250: the history of epidemics and the island nation
March 12, 2020, will be remembered in Seychelles as the day the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the islands. The newly discovered virus, first [...]
Right to search? Seychelles police want Supreme Court to clarify after Opposition Leader airport incident
The Seychelles police are challenging in the Supreme Court a commission of inquiry's recommendation concerning the airport search of the Leader o [...]
African health officials race to fill virus test gap
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention plans to distribute a million COVID-19 test kits from next week to help the continent tackle a g [...]
World Bank gives Seychelles $ 6.9 million line of credit, boosting reserves
The World Bank has given Seychelles a $6.9 million line of credit that has been transferred into the country's international reserves, an official sai [...]