Seychelles 

Seychelles has gone down three places on the World Press Freedom Index, from 34th in 2023 to 37th in 2024; in 2022 was ranked 13th out of 180 countries and was the highest ranking in Sub-Saharan Africa

Greenpeace's ship, the Rainbow Warrior, arrived in Port Victoria after a week-long expedition with a team of scientists and students from the University of Seychelles that explored the seagrass beds around Owen Bank

The University of Seychelles launched its first doctorate - PhD in Business Administration - during a ceremony held at the campus in Anse Royale

A national validation workshop of the Circular Economy Roadmap and Action Plan and the launch of the Challenge Fund are the country's latest actions toward sustainable development

A census to determine the overall status of endemic Seychelles turtles is being discussed at the Biodiversity and Conservation Unit of the Ministry of the Environment; it has been 16 years since the last census and the current situation is unknown

The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with the Seychelles Ports Authority, invites contractors to submit their prequalification application for the Port of Victoria rehabilitation and expansion project

Seychelles National Olympic Academy invited citizens aged 20 - 30 to apply to become ambassadors of the organization; one man and one woman will participate in the 64th International Session for Young Olympic Ambassadors in Olympia

The trade department of the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade, in collaboration with the European Union, recently organised a workshop on the identification and screening of potential geographical indications

The Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency reported a sharp increase in domestic accidents and electrical fires over the past year

Nature Seychelles, in collaboration with OceanLabs Seychelles and Kingsgate Electronics, is pioneering locally produced state-of-the-art conservation technology for monitoring of turtle nests

The famous and colourful Thai Poosam Kavadi Festival and procession will take place today: the concept of the kavadi is to carry milk in small pots to finally offer all the milk to anoint Lord Muruga and pray for his blessings

The OceanXplorer, the advanced research and cinematography vessel used by OceanX to explore the ocean, departed in the afternoon from Port Victoria for the outer islands with 72 passengers, including a team of 14 scientists from Seychelles

Visitor arrivals from 1 Jan to 24 Dec 2023 exceeded 2022 figures by 6%, according to the latest releases from the National Statistics Office; the largest number of visitors, 53.887, came from Germany, followed by France with 41.696 visitors