Angolan head of States João Lourenço analysed the political and military instability in the Great Lakes region during an audience he granted to the special envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for that region, Huang Xia, on Friday. Speaking to journalists, after the meeting, the Chinese diplomat described the situation in the Great […]
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Seychelles arms and corruption cases: Request from Valabjhi’s for judge’s recusal denied
The Seychelles Supreme Court on Thursday declined and dismissed the application of Mukesh Valabhji and his wife Laura for the recusal of the Chief Justice, Rony Govinden, as the trial judge in the firearms and money laundering cases. The Valabhji couple based their recusal application on several allegations stating among other things, that they had […]
Seychelles plans to make EMS obligatory by law on large fishing vessels
Seychelles seeks to amend its Fisheries Act to input the need for the installation of electronic monitoring systems (EMS) onboard large-scale fishing vessels, a move that will ensure monitoring at sea is more reliable. This was outlined during a briefing by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to the Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Jean-Francois Ferrari, […]
US reopens embassy in Seychelles after 27-year hiatus
Visa formalities for Seychellois citizens travelling to the United States are expected to be completed and expedited in Seychelles rather than in Mauritius with the opening of a U.S. Embassy in the capital, Victoria, on Thursday. The statement was made by Seychelles’ foreign affairs minister, Sylvestre Radegonde, in his address at the opening of the […]
Parliament speaker pledged to preserving children’s rights
National Assembly (AN) speaker Carolina Cerqueira reiterated Thursday in Luanda her institution’s responsibility, duty and commitment to protect the children’s rights. The Parliamentary made the pledge during her visit to the “Nossa Senhora de África” school, accommodating the pupils, as part of the World Children’s Day. The Speaker highlighted the importance of the MPs to […]