UN Agency Says Cameroon Home to Half a Million Refugees
YAOUNDÉ – Marking World Refugee Day, June 20, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, is calling on host communities to show more sympathy and love for those fleeing crises in their home country and who are now threatened by COVID-19. The UNHCR s…
Intelvision Seychelles to appeal ruling in football broadcast case with MultiChoice Africa
Intelvision Seychelles will appeal the ruling in the copyright claim case that MultiChoice Africa filed against it, the company said on Monday.MultiChoice Africa, a company registered in the Netherlands, filed the case last year after Intelvision Seych…
World Bank discussion with Seychelles could lead to injection of funds earlier than scheduled
Seychelles could receive a needed injection of funds from the World Bank earlier than originally planned to help the island nation recover and advance after the damage done to the economy due to COVID-19.As part of those negotiations, Taufila Nyamadzab…
Seychelles, France team up to recycle sea litter, increase awareness
The Seychelles’ Blue Economy Department will be looking at ways to recycle waste from the sea and plastic bottles littering the environment under two newly signed financial agreements with France.The two agreements, worth a total of 21,600 euros, are p…
Aquaculture industry, delayed by COVID, to come online in Seychelles later this year
An Aquaculture Regulatory Committee, which will be the main body to review and recommend aquaculture license applications in Seychelles, is expected to be set up in preparation for the launch of this new industry later this year.The committee will also…
New dietary guidelines in Seychelles emphasise fruits, vegetables, warn against processed food
Seychelles has new dietary guidelines that emphasise more fruits and vegetables and less processed foods full of salt and sugar.The guidelines, released two weeks ago by the Ministry of Health, are an update on the island nation’s original guidelines r…
Seychelles to host ‘Preserve Nature’ theme at World Expo 2020 in Dubai
Achievements by Seychelles in the conservation and protection of its natural environment will be featured in the Expo 2020 in Dubai set to begin in October.The island nation, working under the theme ‘Preserve Nature’, will feature in the sustainability…
In decline elsewhere, new research confirms a healthy population of coconut crab on Seychelles’ Aldabra Atoll
New research conducted on the coconut crab found on Seychelles’ remote Aldabra Atoll shows that the population of the species is stable because the atoll provides a good refuge.The research on the population dynamics of the coconut crab, whose scientif…
Seychelles-flagged purse seiners get increase in yellowfin tuna catch to 35,800 tonnes
Seychelles-flagged purse seiners now have a yellowfin tuna catch allocation of 35,800 tonnes, as the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) relooks at the allocation mechanism for the species through adopting a new resolution to be effective next year.T…
Cable and Wireless Seychelles offering fast 5G package
Almost a year after the introduction of its 5G network, Cable and Wireless Seychelles, a local telecommunication company, is offering a data package covering areas on Mahe, the main island.Cable and Wireless Seychelles launched its 5G network in July l…