Pirates strike US-flagged ship again Nov 19, 2009
The captain of a ship seized earlier this week off the Seychelles has died of gunshot wounds he suffered during the hijacking, Somali pirates say ... The MV Theresa VIII, a Singaporean-operated tanker with a crew of 28 North Koreans - was seized about 180 nautical miles north-west of the Seychelles. (BBC News -- Americas)
Grieving mother's challenge to PM Nov 10, 2009
Page last updated at 08:52 GMT, Tuesday, 10 November 2009. The opening lines of the letter sent to Jacqui Janes. (BBC News -- UK)
Country profile: South Korea Nov 10, 2009
Combating piracy in the Seychelles. MPs debate 'violent' video game. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Minute-by-minute updates Nov 4, 2009
12:02 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Atlanta Election: Minute by Minute. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Hard times for substitute teachers Nov 4, 2009
1:50 p.m. Monday, November 2, 2009. Substitute teachers aren't immune to cuts. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Atlanta Election: Minute by Minute Nov 4, 2009
12:02 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Below is a running, minute-by-minute update following Election Day in Atlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Somali pirates: Western boats 'loot' Somali fish Nov 1, 2009
AP - In this undated photo made available by the family, Paul and Rachel Chandler, who went missing when sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania after sending a distress signal on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, are seen at an unknown location ... AP - In this undated photo made available by the family, shows Paul Chandler, who went missing with his wife Rachel when sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania after sending a distress signal on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at an unknown location ... AP - In this... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
African leadership prize withheld Oct 20, 2009
And the countries that have received most praise from Mo Ibrahim's foundation this year - Mauritius, Cape Verde and Seychelles - are far from the continent's centres of power. Botswana's former President Festus Mogae won the prize last year, after two terms at the helm of one of Africa's least corrupt and most prosperous nations. (BBC News -- Africa)
Ghana is sixth best governed country in Africa Oct 3, 2009
According to the annual Index of African Governance report released by Harvard Universitys Kennedy School of Governance, Mauritius, Seychelles and Cape Verde, all small islands are the continents three best governed countries. At the bottom of the list are Chad, Sudan and Somalia. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Danish soldier killed in southern Afghanistan Sep 19, 2009
The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen ... The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
US Military Deaths In Afghanistan Region At 657 Jul 13, 2009
The military lists these other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen. There were also four CIA officer deaths and one military civilian death. (CBS News -- World)
Belgium: Somali pirates release ship's crew Jun 28, 2009
The ship and its crew of two Belgians, a Dutch, three Filipinos and four Croatians were seized April 18 a few hundred miles north of the Seychelles islands as they were sailing to South Africa. Despite international navy patrols, piracy has exploded in the Gulf of Aden and around Somalia's 1,900-mile (3,060-kilometer) coastline. (Yahoo News)
Somali pirates free Belgian ship Jun 28, 2009
The MV Pompei was hijacked on 18 April north of the Seychelles ... The first Belgian ship to be seized by Somali pirates, it was hijacked on 18 April around 150km (93 miles) north of the Seychelles. (BBC News)
Pirates expand to Oman's waters Jun 16, 2009
The gangs have also extended their raids down beyond the Seychelles. The pirates were able to strike further away from the coast with the help of bigger mother ships, said the US Navy. (BBC News -- Africa)
Pirates, Inc.: Inside the booming Somali business Jun 1, 2009
Given the hundreds of ships attacked over the past decade off the Somali coast and now even as far away as the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean it is clear that Somali piracy is a multimillion-dollar industry, worthy of a Harvard Business Review profile. The face of Somali piracy in your daily newspaper may look like Hassan a baby-faced adolescent with an AK-47. (Christian Science Monitor)
Nigeria: U.S. Seeks Briton Over Halliburton Bribe Scandal May 10, 2009
The Swiss accounts include cash linked to Tesler's Gibraltar-registered vehicle, Tristar, and money passing through other secretive offshore entities in Panama, Liechtenstein, the Bahamas, the Turks & Caicos islands and the Seychelles. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, one of the ex-heads of state suspected to have benefited from the bribe has been forced to defend himself publicly from allegations of corruption since the Tesler indictment was made public. (allAfrica.com)
Spanish capture 'Somali pirates' Apr 28, 2009
The nine were captured near the Seychelles and handed over to authorities there, officials said ... After the hijacking attempt, a search was launched for the pirates by the Spanish frigate Numancia, along with patrol planes from the Seychelles and France and an Indian navy ship. (BBC News)
Warships foil pirates Apr 20, 2009
A Belgian ship, the 65-metre (213-foot) Pompei, was not so lucky, falling into pirate hands about 150 kilometres north of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. A reconnaissance flight on Saturday by a Spanish naval helicopter revealed the Pompei was towing a much smaller vessel thought to be a pirate boat and was heading towards the Somali coast, some 700 kilometres away. (iAfrica.com)
Seychelles rethink Apr 9, 2009
Seychelles sets out its priorities ... The Seychelles archipelago consists of 115 islands off the east coast of Arica ... People planning to spend their dream holiday lounging on the idyllic palm-lined beaches of the Seychelles might have to look elsewhere after the government decided to make food security a priority over the lucrative tourist sector. (BBC News -- Business)
Pirates defy naval powers Apr 7, 2009
"There were two more hijackings today. There is one Italian-operated British-owned ship and a Taiwanese vessel near the Seychelles," an official involved in regional piracy monitoring told AFP on condition of anonymity. The Seychelles government said it received a distress call saying that a Taiwanese fishing vessel, the MV Winfar 161, and its 29 crew was hijacked in its exclusive economic zone, north of Denis island ... The ship was taken on Saturday about 400 nautical miles from the Somali... (iAfrica.com)
* World News Quick Take Apr 7, 2009
Described in one news report as a container vessel, the ship was seized about 750km off the southern Somali port of Kismayo, between the Seychelles and Kenya, Spiegel Online reported. Meanwhile, Ecoterra International, an organization monitoring piracy in the region, said yesterday that the French yacht with four crew members was attacked on Saturday around 640 kilometers off Ras Hafun in northeast Somalia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Tax havens eye uncertain future after concessions Mar 29, 2009
Licensed agent provides Seychelles IBC registration, management, virtual office, and offshore banking. BVI Offshore Company formation by licensed agent. (Yahoo News)
Pirates seize European tankers Mar 27, 2009
Somali pirates also hijacked a yacht with two people on board after it left the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, the Seychelles state broadcaster said on Wednesday. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Somali piracy 'reduces tuna haul' Feb 7, 2009
The Seychelles economy has been badly hit as many foreign fishing fleets are based there ... About 40% of Seychelles's foreign earnings come from tuna and related industries, the IOTC said ... French and Spanish fleets based in Seychelles caught only 50% of their expected catch. (BBC News -- Business)
