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The Doctor in computer science, Velo Jérôme, became the new president of the University of Toamasina after winning, by a wide margin, the December 20 election which was held at the Professional High Institute of Management (ISPG). Actually, he defeated his principal rival, the Dean of the Faculty of Art and Humanities and also the outgoing Vice-President of the university, ... Read More »

The association of Malagasy fishing and shrimping companies are getting worried about the fact that the Ministry of fisheries has reportedly sought to establish a commercial contract with a Chinese company, which is headed by a certain M. Cai. According to the source, the contract consists in deploying about twenty industrial fishing boats from China and Indonesia. Though the boats ... Read More »

Mrs Shahinian, the first UN independent expert in contemporary forms of slavery, is currently in Madagascar for a ten-day investigation mission. The objective of her mission consists in assessing the different initiatives and measures taken by the local authority in the prevention of the worst forms of child labor in mining sites, in domestic labor and forced marriages, as reported ... Read More »

Having currently 110 members, FIVMPAMA, the association of Malagasy employers is working hard to win a big challenge which is attaining a thousand memberships in 2013. For that, FIVMPAMA invests a lot in informational campaigns. Among its important targets are SMEs. The ultimate goal in such an effort is to make SMEs important stakeholders in the development of the country. ... Read More »

Full of riches, both geographically and economically, the District of Soanierana Ivongo represents an important source of renewable energy. In fact, the watercourse of the Commune of Ambahoabe is supposed to produce up to 167 Megawatt (MGW) of hydroelectricity, as reported by engineers from the Ministry of Energy.    Such energy potential cannot be but highly beneficial to both the ... Read More »

Problems relating to rice supply have always existed in Madagascar, especially during the period before harvest time. During that period, Madagascar is often obliged to resort to importing rice from countries like India or Pakistan. However, Madagascar can become independent in terms of food, especially rice, thanks to the Alaotra Mangoro Region which is rice granary of the country. According ... Read More »

Weather forecasts for the first month of 2013 indicate a possible increase of rainfalls in the central part of Madagascar. In fact, according to estimates provided by weather forecasters, in the next couple of weeks, some localities around the capital will be subjected to heavy rainfalls, as a response to the strong heat wave prevailing mostly in the capital since ... Read More »

Psychologist and choreographer, Tolojanahary Andrianarisoa, conducted research on the relationship between Malagasy culture and psychology. From his research, Tolojanahary deduced that Malagasy ancestors already discovered the science of the invisible world, philosophy, a long time ago. Unfortunately, according to this researcher, “When foreigners made a discovery, it is hailed as revolutionary, but when Malagasy made it, it is pure superstition.” ... Read More »

Though started a week ago, the official Christmas market of Mahamasina is still calm. In fact up to now vendors haven’t yet managed to attract many shoppers, thus resulting in the sales being stagnant. One secondhand clothes vendor even confessed that sometimes he “didn’t manage to sell even a single item in a day.” According to some vendors, the Christmas ... Read More »

During the celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Office of Civism and Education of the Mass (OEMC) will organize various activities which will all be based around one main theme: civism. Since civism is still a major problem in Madagascar, OEMC chose this topic on purpose in order to attract the attention of a larger public regarding the issue. During ... Read More »