A delegation from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr Sylvestre Radegonde, at Maison Quéau de Quinssy.The combined EU and UNODC delegation was i…
Chinese ambassador hosts ladies to tea party To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Chinese ambassador to Seychelles, Guo Wei, invited a few ladies for a tea party at her residence at Eden Island.A tea party is symbolic in the Chinese culture and …
President Ramkalawan pays tribute to Her Majesty the Queen’s ‘wise leadership’ President Wavel Ramkalawan has, on behalf of the government and people of Seychelles, expressed gratitude to Her Majesty the Queen for her wise leadershipas Head of the Comm…
According to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), multi-stakeholder engagement is a vital element of disaster risk governance. Many international strategies and frameworks have identified women as one of the key stakeholders i…
Seychelles is hosting a first workshop to assess the types of technologies that can be used to help transform agriculture, fisheries and energy sectors, as well as identify their effect on social, economic and environmental aspects.The two-day National…
Gabriella Gonthier, who won the Miss University Africa Tourism 2021 at the Miss University Africa 2021 pageant held on December 18, 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria, was hosted to a small ceremony on Friday evening to crown her achievements.The event took place …
The Seychelles Institute for Culture, Heritage and the Arts (SICHA) is seeking to encourage boys to take up the art of ballet dancing and several classes were held last week by British professional ballet dancer Shevelle Dynott. Dynott, who was former…
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — A 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that or…
RABAT, MOROCCO — Moroccan security forces with U.S. support have foiled a suspected bomb plot by the so-called Islamic State group and arrested an alleged supporter of the outlawed organization, counterterror police said Friday.”This arrest is the culm…
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in the death of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, who was fatally shot this week at the Beverly Hills home she shared with her husband, legendary music executive Clarence Avant, police said…