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Two trips for Mauritius and South Africa were organized in February and March in order to inform stakeholders in the textile sector in Mauritius and South Africa about the organization of the Textiles Meetings of the Indian Ocean. This event will take place in Antananarivo from April 4 to 6, 2011. The three-days event is organized by regional major clothing ... Lire la suite »

A meeting between the managers of the 5 largest ports in the Indian Ocean is currently being held and which will be closed tomorrow. The Port of Toamasina participates in that annual meeting which is called “The Indian Ocean Port and Logistics”. Among the main topics discussed during the event include the development of maritime transport in the Indian Ocean ... Lire la suite »

Madagascar will be among the countries that will host the event called Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design). Being considered as a platform for ideas, the Ted conference brings together several worldwide well-known personalities. During the event called TEDx Antananarivo 2011, approximately 6 000 members of the Ted event will be connected together on online through its website www.ted.com. The Great ... Lire la suite »

Improving the world of press as well as the role of journalists in Madagascar in order to reach the target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), these were the main topics that were being discussed during the conference with the United Nations’ Regional Director of the Information Center in Africa, Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry, yesterday at the headquarters of UNIC Madagascar (United ... Lire la suite »

The total cost of the rehabilitation works of the pavilion N°3 in the mother and child hospital   at Tsaralalana amounts to 192 million MGA. This pavilion is now called “Rotary Akama” pavilion. The official inauguration of the newly-renovated place took place yesterday. The ceremony was headed by the Minister in charge of Public Health, the General Pascal Jacques Rajaonarison with ... Lire la suite »

The French Minister in charge of Cooperation, Henry de Raincourt, is going to meet the new General Manager of ASECNA (Agency for the Air Navigation Safety in Africa and in Madagascar), Amadou Ousmane Guitteye, on Monday, March 28, in the morning. France reiterates its commitment to support ASECNA’s initiatives which consist of strengthening the aviation security. The talk between the ... Lire la suite »

The National Center for Industrial and Technological Research (CNRIT), an agency affiliated with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, presented yesterday a new water treatment device capable of purifying water and producing healthy drinking water, during the celebration of the “World Water Day” at the Panorama Hotel, at Andrainarivo. This water treatment device is a tube-shaped and white-colored ... Lire la suite »

A new association which brings together former United Nations’ volunteers has just come into being. Officially created in June 2010, the association is called “Fihamy” and includes former United Nations’ volunteers from diverse fields. Actually, its members include doctors, teachers, economists, sociologists, computer engineers and geographers.  According to Nouvel Jean Elizabeth, the Secretary General of the association, “The goal of ... Lire la suite »

250 people from various sectors, both in the public or private sector, received their certificates last Thursday after having followed a four-days training concerning their rights as employees. The training, initiated by the National Social Security Fund (CNaPS), aims at improving workers’ knowledge about their fundamental rights. So far, CNaPS has set up 28 training programs in different regions across ... Lire la suite »

Socota Group, which owns the largest textile industry unit in Madagscar, expects an increase of 39% in its revenues for the year 2011. According to Socota’s CEO, Salim Ismail, such increase is mainly due to a rise of exports to South Africa. According to forecasts, the group’s revenues should increase up to 63.3 million this year. “The SADC’s textile markets ... Lire la suite »