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Announced a couple of months ago, the company Blueline is now making available its TV service called “Blueline TV”. Customers only need to buy a Blueline TV decoder and they can have access to the best National and international TV channels using the same remote control. The official launching ceremony of this new product took place yesterday at the Hotel ... Read More »

It is official, the British Interests Section-Madagascar has confirmed the information that the British Foreign Minister announced in Parliament Wednesday, May 11 the intention of the United Kingdom to open a new embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar, which is part of the UK Government’s plans tending to align its resources with its priorities. Thus, the appointment of an ambassador is to ... Read More »

Rasolomanana Christian no longer holds the position of General Manager of the Central Bank of Madagascar. Actually, he was dismissed and replaced by Ratovondrahona Guy, who is the Secretary General of the Commission for Banking and Financial Supervision (CSBF). The handover ceremony was held yesterday. The decision concerning the dismissal of Rasolomanana Christian was taken following a decree ratified during ... Read More »

Working for the benefit of young people for over 10 years, The “Top Réseau” project has recently undergone important makeovers with an even wider vision and objective. Its new branding was unveiled yesterday at the Carlton Hotel, Anosy. If since 2000, “Top Réseau” was particularly concerned about the reproductive health of adolescents, now with its new label called “Profemina”, the ... Read More »

Performing an official visit in Madagascar since Thursday, the President of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Pastor Ted Wilson leaves the country today with the satisfaction of having achieved an important mission. During his stay, he visited several Adventist churches, including as examples, those of Sambava, Antsirabe, Mahajanga, and of course, that of the headquarter in ... Read More »

The “Radio Nationale Malagasy” (RNM) celebrates this year its 80th Anniversary, which is a memorable event for this radio station, nationally considered as a cultural monument. For this occasion, 80 photos are currently being displayed at the studio of the RNM, depicting the history of the National Radio station starting back on April 29, 1931 until today. These photos are ... Read More »

Over a dozen participants, Andritiana Dewa Nirilalaina, a former graduate of ISCAM won the Business Plan Contest, organized by the Institute NewcoPark and incubator of the contest. The award ceremony was held yesterday in the premises of the Institute with the presence of the project’s initiator, Cedric Donck. Dealing with the 2 current key sectors, High-Tech and Communication, the projects ... Read More »

Claude Rakotondranja is once again reelected as the National President of the Malagasy Red Cross (MRC). After the first day of the MRC’s General Assembly, yesterday in Antsirabe, it was known that the current President, Claude Rakotondranja, will stay in his office for another term of 4 years. This president, who is a running candidate to succeed himself and who ... Read More »

From April 20 to 23, 2011, the Department of technical services inside the local management of environment, along with all of its partners, including International Conservation and the National Park of Andasibe, met with the grassroots association, V.O.I. (Vondron’ Olona Ifotony) of the 2 regions, namely Antsinanana and Alaotra Mangoro, during workshops. The brainstorming workshops took place in Moramanga. For ... Read More »

A workshop focusing on vanilla production is being held today in the District of Mananara Nord. With the presence of all stakeholders, including local authorities, collectors, exporters and farmers, the aim of the workshop is to improve the quality of vanilla and to look for other new markets. In a word, the workshop aims for a better competitiveness of Madagascar’s ... Read More »