Seychelles carries out first trade policy review
A team from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday conducted Seychelles’ first trade policy review.This took place at the Sheikh Khalifa Diagnostic Centre in the presence of the secretary of state (SS) for Finance, Patrick Payet; the Governor of …
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian move on Ukraine aid fails at UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, — A Russian-drafted call for aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine that does not mention Moscow’s role in the crisis failed at the UN Security Council, with only Russia and China voting yes and the remaining 13 members abstainin…
Eastern Africa Regional Caucus of UCLG Africa
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa elected member of the Nation Assembly for the district of St Louis, Sathya Naidu, has been elected to lead the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa’s (UCLG Africa) network of locally elected youth of Africa for the co…
‘Women must be afforded the same opportunities that men are afforded, without the bias’
“International Women’s Day (IWD) is observed yearly on March 8 across the world. It is an opportunity not only to celebrate women’s achievements but to also continue raising awareness to the challenges women face. In order to do that we must do more to…
Cabinet considers a number of legal and policy memoranda
President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a scheduled meeting of the cabinet yesterday, Wednesday March 2, at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered.Cabinet considered and approved policy directions for the taxi operations in the country…
Opinion piece by Josep Borrell, high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Might makes not right, unjust wars are doomed to be lost At this dark hour,when we see Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraineand massivedisinformation campaigns and information manipulation, it is essential to separate lies ?invented…
Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022 Three local lifters compete in Mauritius
Only three of the four Seychellois weightlifters who were earmarked to take part in the Mauritius International Open Weightlifting Championships 2022 left Seychelles yesterday morning for Mauritius.Seychelles is being represented in the Mauritius Inter…
US High Court OKs Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, Not Businesses
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to President Joe Biden on Thursday, blocking his mandate that employees of large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly testing.At the same time, the nation’s highest court allowed …
Re-opening of the courts Judiciary – Embracing change
The courts in Seychelles officially re-opened yesterday morning in a ‘soft-opening’ ceremony at the Palais de Justice under the theme ‘Judiciary – Embracing change’.This was in stark contrast to the traditionally grand ceremony due to the Covid-19 outb…
Second Consultation on the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy in Somalia: Launching of the National Platform for DRR
UNDRR ROAS and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in Somalia, in collaboration with the Sadar Development and Resilience Institute, launched the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Somalia during the Second Consul…