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The members of the Association of Cultural Journalists of Madagascar called Sorakanto followed two-day training on August 13 and 14, provided by DIFP (Department of Communication and journalism at the University of Antananarivo). Jannine Rambeloson raised questions regarding the importance of cultural journalism in Madagascar. She highlighted the methodological problem regarding languages and interculturality. According to her, the primary role ... Read More »

As announced by the Public Affairs Officer of the U.S Embassy Madagascar, Brett Bruen, on Friday, August 10, during a press conference, the new American Center located at Smart Tanjombato will open its doors on the next coming months. According to Mr. Bruen, as part of the ongoing efforts of the US Embassy Madagascar to promote local culture and environment ... Read More »

Established in the Atsinanana Region of Madagascar, Mainland Group is a company that exploits ilmenite. Unfortunately, the company’s exploitation activities have harmful effects on the environment and the protected natural parks surrounding the company’s site. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the degradation of the Eastern coastline of Madagascar is the worst effect of that exploitation of ilmenite made by ... Read More »

Following an audit conducted by the audit firm AJA EQS M’TIUS during the period of July 17 until 20, 2012, the National Office of Environment (ONE) was awarded the renewal of its Certification ISO 9001 which will be valid until July 2015. This certification will allow the latter to perform its activities, namely the Evaluation and Management of Environmental Data, ... Read More »

With the enduring political crisis in Madagascar, the socio-economic situation of the local population is getting worse and worse on a daily-basis. Today, 77% of Malagasy are poor, and according to the national Census Bureau (INSTAT), the consumption rate of that population has significantly decreased by 35% from the poverty line. In other word, about ¾ of Malagasy live in ... Read More »

Functional since May 2012, the new training center of the Group Socota was inaugurated on July 26, 2012, in the Group’s vast compound in Antsirabe. The official inauguration ceremony was honored by the presence of some Malagasy personalities, including the Prime Minister, Omer Beriziky, and the President of the High Council of the Transition authority, Dolin Rasolosoa. Since its creation ... Read More »

While the selection of chartered surveyor was performed before in accordance with the traditional replacement procedure within ministries, from now on, a special training for land surveyors will be offered at the National School of Public Administration (ENAM). The admission to this training will be processed through competition. This year, out of the 25 proposed positions, only 4 was provided ... Read More »

Orange Money celebrates this year its 2nd anniversary. And in order to celebrate that anniversary fittingly, Orange Madagascar has decided to provide its subscribers with a more attractive and affordable service. In fact, Orange Money goes beyond the Malagasy border with its new service called, Orange Money International Transfer, whose official launch ceremony was held at Hotel Ibis, Ankorondrano, on ... Read More »

In 2010, a study on the mental health of prison inmates showed that more than 50% of them suffer from psychological distress, caused mostly by the degradation of the detention environment. This degradation is mostly caused by severe overcrowding, almost 18 800 detainees for 10 199 available places. In addition to that is the weakness of prison infrastructure and the penitentiary administration’s ... Read More »

“Vis ta vie en temps reel avec Airtel” (Live your life in real time with Airtel), such is the slogan that Airtel Madagascar uses to launch its new product called Network 3,75G. Renowned as one of the leading local mobile operator companies, Airtel is now embarking on a new adventure which consists of providing high speed Internet network on mobile ... Read More »