On World Menstrual Health Day, Cameroon NGOs Seek Free Kits to Battle Stigma
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – World Menstrual Health Day on May 28 is being observed in Cameroon with NGOs and girls asking the government to either subsidize sanitary pads or provide them for free, as they already do with condoms. At least 300 school children a…
Fearing Volcanic Eruption, Thousands Flee Goma in Eastern DRC
GENEVA – U.N. aid agencies say residents of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing the city in fear of further volcanic eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo.Barely one week has passed since thousands of people in eastern Congo fled to …
UN Calls for Protection of Tigray Civilians After Soldier Arrests
The United Nations issued an appeal Friday for the protection of civilians in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, amid reports of soldiers taking hundreds of people away from displacement camps in the region. “We reiterate our call on all parties to en…
Project to modernise Port Victoria gets the green light By Patrick Joubert
Once completed, the project to rehabilitate and extend Port Victoria, which is expected to start in June 2022, will help bring down the cost of living among other socio-economic gains.The Minister for Transport, Antony Derjacques, made the statement at…
Home Electronics rewards festive season lottery winners
The Home Electronics Shop has rewarded the winners of a lottery promotion it organised during the festive season last year, whereby all clients making a purchase at the shop were automatically entered into a lottery.There were 30 lucky winners in all a…
French national charged with girlfriend’s murder
The Supreme Court of Seychelles yesterday charged a 34-year-old French national with the offence of murder, contrary to Section 193 of the Penal Code and punishable under section 194 of the Penal Code.The charge comes after the man’s32-year-old girlfri…
In-person teaching to resume on Monday May 31
All educational institutions will resume in-person teaching as from Monday May 31, the Ministry of Education has said in a press release.This is in line with guidancereceived from the Ministry of Health.More detailed information on the various modaliti…
State House adopts new tradition by displaying African Union flag
In commemoration of the Africa Day, celebrated this week, 25th May, as a new tradition this year, the Office of the President will officially display the African Union flag at the State House, at all times alongside the National flag.Seychelles has bee…
Cabinet Business – Wednesday 26th May 2021
President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday, Wednesday 26th May, chaired a virtual meeting of the Cabinet at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered.Cabinet approved amendments to Schedules 4 and 5 of SI 1 of 2015 Revenue Administration (…
National Assembly Three ministers appear before the Assembly on first sitting for second trimester
The National Assembly yesterday resumed its work with three ministers answering questions during the first sitting of the second trimester.Health Minister Peggy Vidot, Minister for Lands and Housing Billy Rangasamy and Minister for Agriculture, Climate…