Category: News
Huge power outage creates travel mayhem in Britain
Nearly one million people were affected by a major power outage for several hours across areas of England and Wales on Friday, including parts of Lond [...]
New book highlights crucial role of Seychelles’ National Biodiversity Centre
A new collaboration between Steen Hansen and Damien Doudee highlights the crucial role and richness of the island nation’s only biodiversity centre.
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Air Seychelles launches new Airbus A320neo, and looks forward to its second
The arrival of a second Airbus A320neo aircraft for Air Seychelles in February or March next year will greatly improve connectivity within the Indian [...]
British student was ‘depressed’ before jumping from plane: Madagascar police
A British student in Madagascar who apparently jumped from a plane after opening the aircraft's door mid-air was "depressed" and disappointed by her s [...]
Seychellois musician Patrick Victor is appointed as honorary cultural ambassador
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, has appointed the local musical icon Patrick Victor as Honorary Cultural Ambassador to promote the Seychello [...]
7 Sri Lankans are detained in Seychelles on suspicion of illegal fishing
The Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) and the police are conducting an investigation into a case of suspected illegal fishing by a foreign vessel i [...]
Trump slammed as pressure mounts for gun controls
Pressure built on the US Congress to pass tough gun control legislation Thursday as the mother of the man arrested for the slaughter of 22 people in E [...]
1,800 dead as malaria ‘epidemic’ rages in Burundi: UN
Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the UN's humanitarian agency says, a death toll rivalling a deadly Ebola outbreak in n [...]
Seychellois brand KATITI to be showcased for the first time at London’s Africa Fashion Week
Couture and fashion from the Seychellois brand KATITI will for the first time be á la une at the Africa Fashion Week London.
Johanna Didon, fashion d [...]
Venezuela’s Maduro halts talks with opposition after US sanctions
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed Washington on Wednesday in cancelling scheduled talks with the political opposition, as his embattle regime [...]