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The Junior Chamber International (JCI) of Antananarivo held its first general meeting of this year last Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Antananarivo. This first meeting was also an opportunity to transfer the power between the JCI’s former president, Vola Randrianarison, and the new president, Tojo Rakotozafy. JCI is a worldwide federation of young active citizens aged ... Lire la suite »

While hearing complaints from some families of Malagasy women working in Lebanon, it seems that the situation is getting worse for these women. It is very distressing and even painful for these families to learn that their loved ones undergo severe torments in a distant country, and that there is nothing they can do about it. For example, a young ... Lire la suite »

International mediation groups are still pursuing meetings with political parties in Madagascar. Yesterday, Peter Metcalf, the UN envoy, performed an official visit to the President of the Congress of the transition, Raharinaivo Andrianantoandro, at Tsimbazaza. Peter Metcalf, who is on an assessment mission of the crisis in Madagascar, met Raharinaivo Andrianantoandro yesterday in his office. From their discussion which lasted ... Lire la suite »

Orange Madagascar launches an online sale service called e-Vidy (literal synonym of e-buy). Thus, users of this mobile operator can now buy articles and multimedia accessories directly online by logging onto the website e-vidy.orange.mg and by using a quick payment process via Orange Money. Online products are sold exclusively to connected customers who can order online their items and then ... Lire la suite »

After many years of silence, the Chamber of Crafts of Analamanga has lifted up its voice. Formally established in January 2001, this entity has finally taken some actions in order to prove that it is still alive and effective. The first of that is the renewal of its membership which took place on November 30, 2010. And the day before ... Lire la suite »

John Nicol Ramarovahiny Giuliano, the father of the HIV/AIDS remedy called JMAR or A72 (its scientific name) has retaliated against the recent criticisms made by Doctor Catherine Gaud, the Head of the Department of Clinical Immunology in the Site-Nord-Bellepierre Hospital, in La Reunion. He held a press conference last Friday at Ankadivato during which he explained the ins and outs ... Lire la suite »

The Malagasy airline, Air Madagascar, has recently decided to make available two additional flights on departure from the Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport. This decision is taken in order to deal with the increasing air traffic in Madagascar. A fifth weekly flight from Paris will be then made available by the company starting on March 27, 2011. This flight will ... Lire la suite »

“Land O’Lakes” or the Project working for the development of the milk sector in the region of Itasy will reach its end in 2011. “Land O’Lakes” is an agricultural project which collaborates with individual and grouped milk producers, sellers and manufacturers, having as the ultimate goal the development of the milk sector through the improvement of the quality of the ... Lire la suite »

Students in electrical, mechanical and civil engineering as well as students in business and administration put together their expertise for the Great Island in order to develop in the country a prototype of wind turbines. “What is interesting about this project is its reproducibility”, says the honorable sponsor of the project, Rene Deschênes, from the company NSW-Contrôle. Still better, according ... Lire la suite »

Concerning the 50 presidential villas destined to accommodate African presidents during the cancelled summit of the African Union last year, they have been transformed into luxury hotels. Indeed, due to the political crisis that started in the beginning of 2009, and the exclusion of Madagascar from the African Union, the Great Island could not host the summit. Having failed to ... Lire la suite »