The ministry responsible for Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment launched the initial workshop of the first phase of the Pan-Africa Programme of the Green Climate Fund Readiness at the Hilton Allamanda Resort & Spa, Anse Forbans yesterday.The t…
South African police say a championship belt given by American professional boxer Sugar Ray Leonard to the country’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, has been stolen. Police say the belt was taken July 1 in a break-in at Mandela’…
The World Health Organization is calling for action to stem the growing spread of deadly infections such as monkeypox and Ebola between animals and humans in Africa.A new WHO analysis finds zoonotic outbreaks on the African continent have increased by …
The scene for this year’s final of the Seychelles Football Federation beach soccer cup has been set with Real Maldives and One Stone going for the silverware, following their exploit in the semifinals of the competition on Tuesday.In the clash of the l…
Students and instructors from Seychelles Tourism Academy will resume exchange visits with their counterparts on Reunion Island through a newly signed agreement. High-level officials from two tourism training establishments in Reunion, a French oversea…
The United Nations said Monday that thousands of children in war zones suffered grave abuses including rape, maiming and death last year, and that concerns are growing for children in new regions of conflict, including Ukraine.“The fact remains that hu…
Seychelles is set to start issuing COVID-19 vaccination certificates or QR codes at the health centre level across the country following vaccinations as of August 1, a health official said on Monday.At the moment QR codes required for travel purposes a…
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) has maintained a relaxed monetary policy at an interest of 2 percent for the third quarter of 2022, said the governor on Tuesday.The policy has not changed since the start of the year and it is mainly due to the reb…
The governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), Caroline Abel, is the new chairperson of the Africa Financial Inclusion Policy (AfPI) and the first woman to assume this position, the bank said on Monday.Abel, who has been leading the CBS since Ma…
The organisers of the June 29 National Day parade has said everything is ready and they are satisfied with the preparations following the last and major rehearsal along the streets of Victoria late Saturday afternoon.There will be altogether 39 platoon…