Month: February 2023

General

IECD celebrates 10th anniversary

In commemoration of its 10th anniversary, the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) held a special event at the Eden Bleu Hotel on Eden Island on Friday evening to celebrate its success and to reward its longest-serving staff, partners and…

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SpaceX Preps Launch of Next ISS Crew for NASA

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX was set to launch early Monday the International Space Station’s next long-duration team into orbit, with an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates and a Russian cosmonaut joining two NASA crewmates for the flight. The…

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Over 1 billion in 43 nations at risk amid cholera outbreaks, WHO says

A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries at risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned this week. Three countries, this week alone, have reported outbreaks, WHOcholera team leader Philippe Barboza told reporters at…

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WHO worried human-to-human transmission of bird flu cannot be ruled out

GENEVA— World Health Organization (WHO) experts have expressed their concern after two cases of humans catching H5N1 avian flu were confirmed this week. During a virtual press conference, WHO Director of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Sylvie Briand said…

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Fisheries Transparency Initiative recognises Seychelles’ compliance efforts

Seychelles’ efforts to implement the standards of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) have been recognised by the FiTI International Board with a score of ‘meaningful progress’ in the first validation of the island nation. In its final Compliance Statement published…

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Passengers evacuated following bomb threat on Aeroflot plane in Seychelles

Operations at Seychelles International Airport are back to normal after they were ceased temporarily on Saturday morning following an alleged bomb threat on an Aeroflot direct flight from Moscow. The Commissioner of Police, Ted Barbe, told reporters that the alleged…

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Tourism

Shannon College graduates and local talents working in the tourism industry who have management and leadership abilities now have a stepping stone to progress on to senior management positions within the industry, with the introduction of a revamped mentorship programme….

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Air Seychelles’ IOSA certification renewed

Air Seychelles has successfully passed and received its IOSA Renewal Certification this year, a press release from the airline announced yesterday. This marks the tenth time the carrier has successfully achieved this renewal. The national carrier’s first certification was obtained…

Sports

Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Phryges, mascots of the Games are in the Seychelles And yes, they have finally arrived in the Seychelles! Say hello to the mascots of Paris 2024: the Olympic Phryge and the Paralympic Phryge! They are sporty, love to party…and…

Press Releases

Synchronoss présentera sa plateforme de cloud personnel alimentée par IA lors du Mobile World Congress

Conçue tout spécialement et largement déployée par les plus grands opérateurs des télécommunications, la nouvelle plateforme Synchronoss Personal Cloud intègre les fonctions Genius, BackTrack et bien d’autres afin d’assurer la sécurité et la confidentialité des données BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey, 23 févr. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (« Synchronoss » ou la « Société ») (NASDAQ : SNCR), un […]