Category: News
New genealogy research establishing family ties between Reunion, Seychelles
A group of people from Reunion -- a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean -- was on the island nation to establish the line of descent betwee [...]
Mass burials to begin as Indonesia toll tops 800
Mass graves were being readied Monday for hundreds of victims of an Indonesian quake-tsunami as authorities battled to stave off disease and reach des [...]
Chinese doctor in Seychelles writes book to help medical community with diagnoses
A Chinese doctor working in Seychelles as a radiologist has gifted the Ministry of Health a medical book comprising imaging data of patient cases for [...]
S.African lion cubs conceived artificially in world first
Watching the two little lion cubs boisterously play with each other at a conservation centre outside of South Africa's capital Pretoria, it's hard to [...]
Revamped pageant to celebrate, promote Creole-speaking islands
'Miss Creole des Iles International' is back this year after not being organised in 2017. The revamped pageant aims to celebrate and promote the rich [...]
Scores killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami
Scores lay dead Saturday after a powerful quake and tsunami struck central Indonesia, an AFP photographer at the scene said, as rescuers scrambled to [...]
Kenyan-flagged vessel grounded in Seychelles freed after a month
Authorities on Friday freed a foreign vessel that went aground in Seychelles over a month ago, the Ports Authority said.
The Kenyan-flagged vessel, D [...]
Fury as Madagascar bans presidential vote opinion poll
Madagascar's government faced a backlash on Wednesday after it moved to have the publication of an opinion poll ahead of presidential elections cancel [...]
Pristine Seychelles: New campaign launched on the island nation
Pristine Seychelles is the name of a new campaign launched to coincide with World Tourism day on September 27. The campaign aims at reminding partners [...]
Seychelles granted new territorial waters, opening possibility of oil exploration
A U.N. body’s ruling has extended Seychelles’ territorial waters by nearly 15,000 square kilometres, meaning the island nation has even wider waters i [...]