100+ Mental Health Quotes to Inspire Hope

100+ Mental Health Quotes to Inspire Hope August 4, 2024 — Ever wonder if a few carefully chosen words could change the weather inside your head? Don’t roll your eyes just yet. In the torrential downpour of day-to-day hustle, those little snippets...

Trial of 6 suspected Somali pirates set for January 2025 in Seychelles 

Palais de Justice which houses the Supreme Court. (Seychelles News Agency) Photo license (Seychelles News Agency) - The Seychelles' Supreme Court set on Thursday morning the trial date of six suspected Somali pirates for mid-January 2025. The five...

CONFEJES project in Seychelles plans creating artificial reef, mainly with glass bottles

Durand said by involving young students from Praslin schools in this restoration project, we aim to foster a positive lifestyle among our youth. (Vicky Durand) Photo license Purchase photo (Seychelles News Agency) - Getting children to take an...

Tech-free ‘cloisters’ can help young minds

Sir, I share Niall Ferguson’s concern about the catastrophic effect of AI upon cognitive development (“AI’s great brain robbery — and how universities can fight back”, weekend essay, Jul 5). Founding, in 2007, the UK’s only screen-free school, we...

Sri Lanka pharma sector has potential to penetrate Vietnam market – Envoy A. Saj U. Mendis

18 Representatives of Sri Lanka’s Pharmaceutical Industry participated in the Medipharm Expo 2024 in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam recently. Although the pharmaceutical manufacturing in Sri Lanka is modest in scale and scope when compared with...

Danny Faure Foundation gets donation from China for Seychelles' youth coastline project 

Chinese Ambassador to Seychelles, Lin Nan (right), handed the cheque to the head of the DFF, former President Danny Faure. (Seychelles Nation) Photo license The Danny Faure Foundation (DFF) received a donation of SCR 100,000 ($7,376) from the...

A private island idyll: The Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island

ERIC ROSEN/THE POINTS GUYVery few hotels have what it takes to make TPG's list of the most aspirational hotels you can book with points ... but the Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island embodies that special blend of luxury, far-flung-ness and...

LOOK: The best luxury hotels in Seychelles

The beautiful islands of Seychelles have some of the world's most perfect beaches. Fine, white sand underfoot with perfectly clear aqua water lapping against it. On one side are the fringes of tropical forest and on the other spectacular coral...

SDGs: Seychelles considers using taxation policies to drive sustainable development 

The five-day workshop is being held at L’Escale Resort and Marina with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (Seychelles Nation) Photo license (Seychelles News Agency) - Seychelles is exploring how the United Nations...

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Opens Bookings for 28 Sailings in 2027-28

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has released 28 new sailings onboard its five-ship fleet for late 2027 and early 2028, the company announced in a press release. According to the luxury brand, the newly announced departures include luxury and expedition...

Strengthening care services for chronic diseases in Seychelles

Bybit enforces 18% GST on Indian traders amid tax crackdown

Homepage > News > Business > Bybit enforces 18% GST on Indian traders amid tax crackdown Bybit, a global digital asset exchange, has introduced an 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on trading and transaction fees for users based in India. This new...

Small State, Big Stakes: The Maldives and Strategic Competition in the Indian Ocean

Located at the crossroads of vital Indian Ocean shipping lanes linking the Middle East and Asia, the Maldives has emerged as an unlikely but increasingly important foothold in Indo-Pacific strategic rivalry. Despite having less than 600,000...

Top British and Irish golfers of all time

Golf was first played on the linksland of Scotland and the country is still referred to as the Home of Golf. In the 19th century, the sport was quickly taken up by England, Wales and Ireland and throughout the 20th century it expanded around the...

World Bank’s FoodSystems 2030

World Bank’s FoodSystems 2030 FoodSystems 2030 is an umbrella multi-donor trust fund that helps countries build better food systems by 2030, progressing towards development and climate goals. It provides critical food and nutrition yet often...

Scaling Smarter: How a Modern Tech Stack Fuels Diagnostic Lab Growth

Thank you for your interest in the webinar! Check your inbox for an email with instructions on viewing the on-demand presentation. Oops something went wrong. Industry * Addiction & Behavioral Health Bioinformatcics/Life Science IT/Information...

Top 10 African countries with the highest personal income tax in 2025

Ever looked at your payslip and gasped at the amount of tax deducted from your income? Or perhaps you’ve bought a meal at a restaurant and been taken aback by the long list of added taxes? Let’s not even mention the levies on imported goods. While...

Africa’s four richest men hold $57.4 billion, now wealthier than half the continent

Four of Africa’s richest men control $57.4 billion, a fortune greater than the combined wealth of 750 million people, or half of the continent’s population, according to a new report by Oxfam. The report, Africa’s Inequality Crisis and the Rise of...

India continues to be a leading supplier of vaccines: Anupriya Patel

New Delhi:; India continues to be a leading supplier of vaccines, with 70 per cent of WHO's total vaccines being sourced from India. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Anupriya Patel...

The African countries projected to lose the most dollar millionaires to migration in 2025

According to projections from Henley & Partners, about 142,000 dollar millionaires are expected to migrate globally in 2025, with the UAE, USA, Italy, Switzerland, and Saudi Arabia topping the list of destinations. Africa, meanwhile, faces both...