Prince Albert and Marek Eštok. Photo: Facebook Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry
Prince Albert has bestowed Monaco’s highest official award – The Order of Saint-Charles with the rank of Knight – on departing Slovak Ambassador to Monaco Marek Eštok.
Ambassador Eštok received the award for his merit and contributions in developing Monaco-Slovak relations during his tenure.
“By bestowing the award, the Prince of Monaco showed appreciation for the dynamic development of relations between the two countries, which resulted in his first official visit as head of state to Slovakia – in May – and in the first ever Slovak-Monaco economic forum in Bratislava,” the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
SBM, Monaco’s casino operator, has announced a joint venture with Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) to develop and operate a leisure complex in Japan.
Macau’s Galaxy has been a five percent stakeholder in SBM since 2015. The possibility of a joint project in Japan has come about since Japan’s Upper House passed enabling legislation in December, 2016.
SBM’s announcement of the project comes just 15 weeks after the legislation passed.
Galaxy President, Dr Lui Che Woo, commented: “Since opening our flagship Galaxy Macau facility in 2011, we have quickly earned a reputation for developing and operating some of the most incredible integrated resorts in the world, and together with SBM we look forward to creating hospitality and entertainment that our customers will enjoy in the years to come.”
Jean-Luc Biamonti, President and CEO of SBM, referred to “similarities in terms of business philosophy between SBM and GEG, a deep commitment to supporting the company’s employees, the local community, the environment, and maintaining the excellence of standards in line with SBM’s corporate values, both in the design of world-class resorts and in the proposed service.
SBM also welcomes the opportunity to increase the value of its international portfolio.
The end-of-year exams have confirmed the excellence of the Principality’s secondary and high schools.
The overall success rate for the baccalauréat, all series combined, was 98.6 percent at the end of the tests of the second group with 316 mentions, including 76 “Très Bien”.
A very impressive 98.8 percent of the students in the general series passed their bac, while the success rate for technological bacs was 98.6 percent.
The professional baccalaureates enjoyed 97.9 percent success, of which 93.6 percent was for the Management Administration series and 100 percent for all the other professional specialisms.
Collège François d’Assise-Nicolas Barré (FANB) achieved a 100 percent pass rate for the National Diploma (Diplôme National du Brevet) with 102 mentions for 114 candidates, including 47 “Très Bien”.
Charles III college scored 98.9 percent overall success with 257 mentions for 280 candidates, including 97 “Très Bien”.
One hundred percent of pupils who entered the DNB professional series obtained it.
Finally, 88.2 percent of students enrolled in the Higher Technician Diploma passed their examinations, 96.4 percent of them at the Lycée Albert 1er, 100 percent for the BTS Assistant Manager course, and 80 percent for the BTS Hôtellerie du Lycée Technique et Hôtelier.
The Prince’s government congratulates the students of the Principality for the excellent results obtained during this 2017 edition.
The government also extends its thanks the Directorate of National Education, Youth and Sports, together with the heads of schools and the educational and pedagogical teams concerned, who once again succeeded in guiding their students towards a very well-deserved success.
Kylian Mbappe scores team’s 150th this season in all competitions. Photo: Facebook AS Monaco
Teenage star Kylian Mbappe will remain at Monaco for at least one more season, according to a number of reliable press reports. Giving added credibility is the fact that the 18-year-old returned to training with the rest of the Monaco squad on Monday.
It is also believed that he has agreed a property lease close to the team’s training centre, meaning he will move out of the team’s communal living complex.
As the summer transfer window draws to a close, there has been very keen interest for Mbappe from three top European teams: Arsenal, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. Extensive talks have taken place with Kylian’s father, Wilfried, but it appears the young star would like to stay with the team for which he scored 15 league goals. He was also the youngest scorer in a Champions League semifinal.
While nothing has yet been confirmed, it’s believed that Mbappe’s weekly wages with Monaco will be in excess of €100,000 a week, making him the highest-paid teenager in football.
