Category: News
Seychelles Pension Fund acquires 20 percent stake in Cable and Wireless; opposition LDS raises red flags
The Seychelles Pension Fund (SPF) has acquired a 20 percent equity share in the Cable and Wireless of Seychelles with the aim of diversifying its inve [...]
Israeli PM Netanyahu defiant after corruption indictment
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday became the country's first prime minister to be indicted in office, on corruption charges, but defiantly conde [...]
7 designers soon heading to Seychelles from countries around the world
Seychelles will welcome fashion collections from a record 25 designers from at least 10 countries in the second edition of the Seychelles Fashion Week [...]
A third of Africa’s tropical flora threatened with extinction: study
A third of the species of tropical plants in Africa are potentially threatened with extinction, according to a preliminary estimate published Wednesda [...]
3D technologies used for the first time to map Seychelles’ Fregate island marine habitats
The Green Islands Foundation (GIF) has started to map the marine habitats around Fregate Island using 3D technologies.
State of the art technologies, [...]
US authorizes ‘several’ firms to sell to Huawei amid sanctions
US officials said Wednesday they have agreed to grant licenses to "several" firms to provide components to Chinese tech giant Huawei, which faces sanc [...]
Nighttime surveillance is boosted on beaches as turtle nesting season begins in Seychelles
The turtle poachers hunt at night, so conservation officers in Seychelles are increasing their nighttime patrols.
Thousands of sea turtles have start [...]
Rajapaksa brothers cement power in Sri Lanka
Newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday named his brother Mahinda as Prime Minister, cementing the grip on power of a clan [...]
Outgoing Mayor of Seychelles’ capital city has more projects he want to finish
The mandate of David Andre, the mayor of Seychelles’ capital city, Victoria, will end on December 31. The 60-year-old took office on January 1, 2017, [...]
Manmade noise a ‘major global pollutant’: study
It is well known that human hubbub can have a negative impact on some animals, but a new study Wednesday says the noise we make should be treated as a [...]