Following the Central Bank of Madagascar’s instruction concerning the improvement process of money circulation services in the country, all the banks operating in Madagascar will have to make available in their Automated Teller Machine (ATM) software the 2000Ar banknote. According to the instruction, the primary banks, which are the principal actors of money distribution in Madagascar, are the first to ... Lire la suite »

Gérard Clain, a very passionate sculptor for almost 20 years, has decided to dedicate his art to humanitarian causes. Actually, hearing about Father Pedro’s charity association, “Akamasoa”, from the Father Pedro’s friends Association in Saint Gilles, La Reunion, Gérard Clain decided to bring his contributions in order to support Akamasoa’s activities in helping poor people. For that, he plans to ... Lire la suite »

The quick court decision in the case February 07th is in itself not bad at all. The problem is the systematic violation of judicial processes. Those who were longing for it got the condemnation of Marc Ravalomanana, not a complete surprise though, as the HAT has long been straining to rule him out of from the political arena. The court had to condemn Marc Ravalomanana prior to the incoming electoral deadlines. Job done. It has long been required to do so, but neither the facts nor the court itself were believable enough to proceed. This latest express condemnation is now a cause for doubts about the ordinary criminal court’s independence, expertise of which is vehemently challenged by the defense. Lire la suite »

Le jugement hâtif du procès de l’affaire 07 février n’a rien d’anormal, c’est la célérité et le timing du tribunal au détriment du respect de la procédure judiciaire qui dérange. En tout cas, ceux qui l’ont souhaité ont obtenu la condamnation du président Ravalomanana, qui n’est pas la première sous la HAT, censée l’écarter définitivement des accords politiques. Lire la suite »

As an outcome of a two days long trial non stop, and systematic violations of the defence’s rights, everything still remains as dim as at the beginning about the sad event which claimed 30 casualties. Although an ordinary criminal court condemned the ousted president Marc Ravalomanana, this tragedy’s real issues have not been addressed in order to prevent it from happening again. Lire la suite »

Un procès marathon en deux jours, des débats nocturne et un verdict rendu au petit matin, les droits de la défense et la procédure quelque peu ignorées, la lumière n’a pas été faite sur ce triste événement qui a coûté la vie à au moins 30 personnes. Si la condamnation du président évincé Marc Ravalomanana a été prononcée par la Cour criminelle ordinaire, les vraies questions n’ont pas été posées pour que de telle tragédie ne puisse se reproduire à l’avenir. Lire la suite »

Human Network International (HNI), an American organization, plans to establish new 25 telecenters in every big city of Madagascar. These telecommunication centers will be managed by local operators. Their main targets include developing the access to bank services and familiarizing people living in distant localities with new technology, particularly the Internet. Each center will be equipped with 8 computers, printers ... Lire la suite »

Reaching the Great Island in the beginning of this year, the H1N1 swine flu has already killed 3 persons. In just a couple of months, the number of H1N1-infected individuals has topped 2 830 and 1 018 of which are seriously affected. However, in recent times, the WHO (World Health Organization) has declared the end of the H1N1 swine flu ... Lire la suite »

The world of the “Kalon’ny Fahiny” (Music of yesterday) has lost one of its icons, the remarkable composer-singer Gabriel Rabehasina aka Gabhy. Aged 77, Gabhy died yesterday morning from cerebrovascular accident in the HOMI Hospital at Soavinandriana. Actually, two years after the death of Romule Rabarivola, the other member of the group “Kintana Telo” (three stars), Gabhy has taken his ... Lire la suite »

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s representatives confirmed during this week’s Cabinet meeting that it was ready to tackle the elections. Lire la suite »