Category: News
Seychelles closes cruise ship season amidst fears of COVID–19
Seychelles on Monday announced it is temporarily closing down the island nation to cruise ships, a decision taken to protect the population from the t [...]
South Africa’s coronavirus toll hits three
The wife of South Africa's first novel coronavirus patient tested positive on Sunday becoming the third confirmed case in the country, the health auth [...]
New research finds that flightless bird in Seychelles should be own species
A new research paper published on Seychelles' endemic white-throated rail has shown that through evolution the species has lost its ability to fly.
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Refugee shelter burns as Greece rolls out new asylum restrictions
A fire engulfed a refugee shelter on the island of Lesbos Saturday as Greece announced further restrictions towards asylum seekers in response to a mi [...]
Adopters of turtles and coral help conservation society in Seychelles protect species
Revenue collected for the first-ever project to adopt a terrapin, turtle or a coral in Seychelles by a not-for-profit organisation is being used for m [...]
Seychelles hands over presidency of the Indian Ocean Commission
Maintaining regional stability between Madagascar and Comoros was among the achievements made during the one-year presidency of Seychelles over the Co [...]
Suicide attackers hit outside US embassy in Tunis
Suicide attackers struck outside the US embassy in the Tunisian capital on Friday, killing a police officer, wounding six other people and once again [...]
New hydrographic survey data on Seychelles’ ports give 50-year-old maps a modern makeover
Dredging work in Seychelles' Port Victoria can now be planned using highly accurate information after an electronic hydrographic survey data was hande [...]
Afghan war crimes probe must go ahead, ICC judges say
International war crimes judges ruled on Thursday that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atroc [...]
Seychelles passes new legislation against money laundering, financing terrorism
Seychelles is intensifying its fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism after passing and signing new legislation this week.
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