Category: News
UK travel giant Thomas Cook collapses, stranding tourists
British travel group Thomas Cook on Monday declared bankruptcy after failing to reach a last-ditch rescue deal, triggering the UK's biggest repatriati [...]
Seychellois woman launches new book, tells her life story through poems, one for each year of her life
How many of us, ever contemplate writing a book about our life, or telling our life story through poems, better yet one for each year of our lives.
On [...]
UN chief basks in climate spotlight, amid global conflict clouds
On Monday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will position himself on the frontline against climate change as he presides over a UN emergency summit, [...]
Seychellois model strides across American catwalks in another overseas modelling success
Seychelles is being represented in two American fashion shows after a local modelling agency sent a blooming Seychellois model to catwalk the latest f [...]
UK travel firm Thomas Cook in race to avert collapse
Embattled UK travel firm Thomas Cook on Friday sought a further emergency capital injection, seeking to stave off a collapse that could trigger Britai [...]
Taiwan dismayed as another Pacific nation switches to Beijing
Taiwan lashed out at China on Friday after the tiny island nation of Kiribati switched its recognition to Beijing, the second diplomatic defection in [...]
President of Seychelles travelling to UN General Assembly in New York, where climate is a hot topic
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, will join other world leaders at the upcoming 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New Yor [...]
Orphans in Seychelles to benefit from Japanese academic leadership programme
Young Seychellois who are orphaned or who were abandoned at birth can now benefit from scholarships for higher education through a Japanese academic l [...]
Children in Australia, Pacific launch global climate strike
Children in Australia and the Pacific Islands kicked off a millions-strong global climate strike Friday -- heeding the rallying cry of teen activist G [...]
Mother or baby die in child birth every 11 seconds: UN
Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than [...]