Category: News
Turkey raises migrant pressure on Europe over Syria conflict
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened to let thousands of refugees cross into Europe and warned Damascus would "pay a price" [...]
Seychellois woman entrepreneur reviving handmade Creole dolls
In days gone by most Seychellois children, well, most girls, owned a rag doll. The dolls were made with leftover cloths sewn together with buttons as [...]
Sri Lanka heads for snap polls as Rajapaksa tightens grip
Sri Lanka's new president is set to dissolve parliament shortly and call snap a legislative election six months ahead of schedule, a state-run newspap [...]
Start of Seychelles’ Control and Protection of Dogs Act pushed back to January 2021
The implementation of Seychelles' Control and Protection of Dogs Act 2018 has been pushed back from March 1 to January next year, authoritie [...]
Global economy wavers as world comes to standstill amid epidemic
The world is coming to a standstill as the new coronavirus spreads: schools have closed in Japan, rallies are banned in Switzerland and flights are ca [...]
Seychelles at 250: Liberated slaves in Seychelles and the birth of the Creole identity
Their names were Miguel, Fernand, Ignace, Le Villers, Maladore, Maganga, and Marie - the only woman in the group. They were the seven slaves among the [...]
Spanish visitor at Seychelles medical isolation centre tested negative for COVID-19
The Seychelles' Public Health Authority has informed that a visitor admitted at the isolation centre at Anse Royale as part of preventive measure [...]
Seychelles to share progress on Sustainable Development Goals with UN this July
Seychelles will present its first Voluntary National Review to the United Nations this year on the progress made on the implementation of the Sustaina [...]
Virus detected in sub-Saharan Africa, global stocks tank
Nigeria reported the first new coronavirus case in sub-Saharan Africa on Friday, as global stock markets tanked on deepening fears of a pandemic and t [...]
New aquatic survey in Seychelles to establish status of freshwater species
The status of seychellum alluaudi will be established in a new project initiated by the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change.
The p [...]