The tax administration has decided to build a National Tax School which will be located in Ambohidratrimo, Antananarivo. The foundation stone laying ceremony was performed on Friday, December 9, at the construction site with the presence of a strong delegation from the Ministry of Finance and Budget, led by the Secretary General of the Department, Vonintsalama Andriambololona, Tax Manager, Armand ... Lire la suite »
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Ambatovy Project: Funding of a new agricultural training center
The Regional Rural Development Office (DRDR) of the Atsinanana Region and the Ambatovy Project signed a collaboration agreement on the establishment of an agricultural training center in Brickaville. This project aims to improve the competence and productivity of peasants and farmers in the district. The center will complement the other two centers that are already operational in Toamasina and Moramanga. ... Lire la suite »
Celebration of the 1st anniversary of HAT’s 4th Republic at the Palace of Manjakamiadana: the “Andriana” object
As the Transitional Authority plans to organize the festivities to celebrate the first anniversary of the Fourth Republic at the Queen’s palace Manjakamiadana, the descendants of kings and queens of Madagascar have made an appointment last Friday morning at the gate of the palace of Manjakamiadana to express their objection to the festivities being held inside the Palace. These Ampanjaka ... Lire la suite »
Mobile Banking: A financial service for the benefit of the rural
Yesterday, the National Coordination for Microfinance (CNMF) and the French Agency for Development (AFD) organized a seminar focusing on the restitution of the study conducted by the consultants of the “Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Madagascar”, located in Ampandrana . The seminar focused on the theme of « Mobile Banking » in the Great Island.The Mobile Banking has created new distribution channels of ... Lire la suite »
« Tavy » and climate change kill baobabs
Among the circumstances that threaten the species of baobabs of Madagascar are the practice of slash and burn, generally known as “Tavy” or “Hetsake” in some areas, and climate change. These threats seem very powerful and affect baobab species that have exceptional values in terms of environment and culture; values that the local population is not fully aware of. Therefore, ... Lire la suite »
Unima – Aqualma: the shrimp farming industry is about to recover
The dark years of the shrimp farming industry, mainly caused the collapse of the international economy and the national political crisis, seem to be gone. Such was the assertion of Rigolet Vincent, Chief of Exploitation within Unima Aqualma, during an organized trip for the press from November 9 to 10, in the farming sites of the group in Besakoa and ... Lire la suite »
The “Voahary Gasy” association warns against oil exploitation’s dangerous effects
The “Voahary Gasy” association (AVG) recommended stopping the exploration and exploitation of non-conventional oil in the sites of Bemolanga and Tsimiroro. According to this association, all activities associated with oil exploration in these two important sites currently bring about harmful effects not only on the environment and biodiversity but also the health of the surrounding communities. The danger is inevitable. ... Lire la suite »
Musical culture: the Malagasy musicians’ union founded
Unity is strength. That is the image that local interpreting artists, authors and composers want to show the general public. That also means the Malagasy artists are always looking for professionalism. It is for that reason that local musicians have created their union of artists or musicians, known as Se.Mpa.Mma (or Sendikan’ ny Mpanao Mozika Malagasy). The union is composed ... Lire la suite »
CEFOR: 10 years supporting small projects
The Association CEFOR (Credit, Savings – Training) celebrated its 10th anniversary yesterday at the Motel Anosy. 41 people have been decorated during the ceremony, 15 of whom received medals while 26 received certificates. It is to be noted that the association operates in microfinance and vocational training in fields like industrial machinery, knitting, housework, security and computer word processing. In ... Lire la suite »
HIV-AIDS: one medicine can cure the epidemic
The difference between the 9th and 10th symposium on HIV-AIDS is that the World Health Organization (WHO), researchers from the Indian Ocean and other researchers maintain that from now on, there would be a cure for HIV-AIDS in the years to come. However, there must be a need to target the HIV-AIDS positive people to better work towards that direction. ... Lire la suite »