TeamRoca jumped from the third French division in 2013-14 to number one of the 2015-16 Pro A regular season standings. Players Amara Sy, Jamal Shuler Yakuba Ouattara and Sergii Gladyr are returning this season while new recruits include Americans Jack Wright and Brandon.
Season tickets, from €100 and starting with the first Pro A Match September 24, can be purchased via the club’s website.
Also on hand Tuesday were Patrice Cellario, Minister of the Interior, Sergei Dyadechko, as well as Club President, Paul Masseron, Vice-President; Willy de Bruyn, Director and coach Zvezdan Mitrovic.
The Director of Education, Youth and Sports, Director of the Stade Louis II, and the President of AS Monaco Omnisports also showed their support.
Cala Del Forte Marina of Ventimiglia. Photo:caladelforte-ventimiglia.it
Following the initial agreement signed on May 12 of this year, the SMIP (Société Monégasque Internationale Portuaire) is in the process of purchasing the Cala del Forte marina in Ventimiglia.
Situated just 7.9 nautical miles from the Principality of Monaco, and with fully integrated management with the Ports of Monaco, the new marina will be an ideal facility for superyachts up to 60 metres visiting the Mediterranean hotspot, superyachttimes.com reports.
Though more elaborate details are scarce for now, the company has invited the industry to find out more at the upcoming edition of the Monaco Yacht Show at the end of September, where they will be present at stand QL-11.
Class 25500 at Nice Ville
A number of trains on the line serving Monaco Monte-Carlo were cancelled on Monday evening due to a failure of equipment at Nice station. The latest incident underlines the problem of under-investment in rail infrastructure and its maintenance, critics say.
The railway service is the most commonly used means of transport for commuters travelling to and from the Principality, but the regional TER network provides one of the two worst services in France. Earlier on Monday, trains serving Monaco were subject to delays after migrants invaded the tunnels to the east of the Principality.
However, most of the delays and cancellations on the local service are caused by strike action.
The French government is still promising a tax bonus for the middle classes, to be announced later this week, although the state’s generosity appears to have been subject to downward adjustment.
The bonus will take the form of a rebate on taxes for 2016 but will not be paid until next year, according to Les Echos and Europe 1. Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday morning that the total amount of the rebate will be €1 billion and a bill to that effect will be submitted to the State Council by next week.
Notwithstanding the approach of presidential elections, the Prime Minister has said he wants “to restore purchasing power to the French” and to ensure that the political left is not “identified with high tax”.
President Hollande has said that the tax cut is possible because of “fiscal space”. Earlier this year the government had forecast that the French economy could grow by 1.7 percent in 2017, but this seems very unlikely to be obtained. Terrorist attacks and Brexit have clouded growth prospects for 2017, apart from other systemic reasons including high unemployment.
Ms Isabelle Bonnal, Director of the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, with Mme Marie-Claire Moreno, Assistant to the Director, at a press conference Monday morning.
Ms Isabelle Bonnal, Director of the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, confirmed during Monday morning’s press conference at the start of the new academic year that the total number of pupils enrolled in the Principality’s schools is up by 46 on last year’s figures, with, as of September 2, 2016, 4580 in the public school system and 1303 in the private school.
Ms Bonnal assured the audience that both systems enjoy the “same quality of teaching” from Monaco’s 813 teachers.
Students will have 148 vacation days this year, 72 which make up summer holidays, 14 days more than the Academy of Nice.
Three new schools are planned for the coming years, with “Operation Stella”, a kindergarten (maternelle) in the Condamine, opening in September 2018, the Collège Lycée FANB (middle school/high school) scheduled for end of that same year or beginning of 2019, and the first stone being laid in October for a new college Charles III, on the west side of the Principality due to open around 2020/2021.
During the major renovation work on Stade Louis II after 30 years of “loyal service”, access will continue for schools’ physical education lessons, assured Ms Bonnal. She also highlighted that intensive English and European studies will be maintained within the curriculum, insisting that language learning is a priority, with a particular emphasis on oral practice.
World Art Day (April 15), Canada Celebrates 150 (a week of Canadian food in conjunction with the Lycée Technique et Hotelier Monaco) and an Electric Bike assignment are a few of the projects lined up across the year to engage students culturally. The annual Christmas Charity Show involving students from 3me to 6me at Collège Charles III, will be held on January 20, 2017. On the sports side, a Monegasque delegation of four students will participate in the Francophonie Games 2017 in the Ivory Coast (July 21-30) and a weekly yoga class will be introduced in primary schools, led by a qualified Monegasque yoga instructor.
The question of security was raised at the end of the conference, as police officers were present at schools last week in Nice, where classes start a week earlier. Ms Bonnal quickly reminded the room that security has always been a priority in Monaco schools, and that pupils are met by a school official at the entrance of the building. Cars can no longer park outside a school to drop off, even for a minute, and each school has a “police reference”, a direct dial number to ensure the quickest response time in case of an emergency.
With a 100 percent success rate at the Baccalaureate last year, including 64 “très bien” honours, the department emphasised it will continue to assist students in their academic journey, and has the necessary tools in place, including 210 new tablets to help teach math, for the 2016-17 school year.
Photo: Pline
Regional trains serving Monaco Monte-Carlo are frequently subject to long delays, strikes and cancellations, but on Monday a new source of disruption was added to the list – migrants on the tracks.
French train operator SNCF said that migrants on the line just short of the Monaco tunnel had forced drivers to slow down, causing delays of several minutes. READ MORE:SNCF to compensate pass holders
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The French government is still promising a tax bonus for the middle classes, to be announced later this week, although the state’s generosity appears to have been subject to downward adjustment.
