The Monaco Red Cross has jumped to the aid of victims of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which devastated the Caribbean in September. After the Red Cross issued an urgent appeal for donations, more than €47,000 were raised.
Thirty thousand euros were handed immediately to the French Red Cross, which had already reacted, particularly in St Barts and St Martin.
In addition to the balance of €17,000, the Monaco Red Cross has also given €53,000 from its own resources for International Federation of the Red Cross relief operations in Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and Cuba.
Monaco Town Hall is about to be renovated extensively in order to restore its former splendour and offer better facilities to the thousands of people who visit the historic site each year.
The last week of October will mark the start of the work, which will be divided into different phases and last until spring 2018.
The redevelopment project, initiated in 2015, has a dual objective: to create a dynamic and homogeneous space in order to give a “monumental” visual dimension while respecting the fact that the building has not undergone any renovation work since the Nineties.
Bathed in light and harmoniously symmetrical, the main hall will be more spacious and functional. Elegant and soft, the luminous shades selected for the wall coverings will be enhanced by the frosted Calacatta marble floor. On the ceiling, the gilding will be preserved and careful plaster stucco on the wall will conserve the historic building’s patrimonial feel.
Throughout the duration of the work, the reception will remain open to the public and the provision of communal services will be maintained. From mid-January until the end of the work, the Civil-Nationality service will be transferred to the Council Chamber with direct access from outside. During this period, the meetings of the Communal Council will be held in the Wedding Hall. In addition, marriages will continue to be celebrated normally in the Town Hall.
Hey Monaco, how you doing? Still looking good, as I’ve seen. Just because I’m in Milan at the moment doesn’t mean that I haven’t kept tabs on who’s wearing what on avenue Princesse Grace.
Autumn’s approach in Monaco has everyone experimenting with layers and textures. It’s great to go back to black without looking like you’re attending the summer funeral of your rich aunt Beatrice. Necklines have gone up and hemlines down, unless you happen to be milling about the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel without a room (if you know what I mean). So let’s get into this weekend style recap.
Jonathan Germain
@jonathan_germain Instagram star Jonathan Germain has returned home to Monaco after his public breakup with social media darling Elisabeth Rioux and while most of us (not me though) would have put on some pyjamas and hid in the house with Netflix, he was out and about looking stylish in a black studded hoodie, black skinny jeans and black sneakers by Axel Rigato, accessorised with Summer 2017’s eyewear trend of yellow-tinted aviators. Jonathan’s cool and relatable style is one of the reasons he has reached 340K+ following on social media. Anyone can wear black jeans and a plain black hoodie. The key is, as Jonathan shows, is to find versions that have a little bit of an edge.
Yana Weiman
@yanaweimanBack again in my roundup is Russian beauty queen and model Yana Weiman. A nice change from her usual style, she is serving pure Bond Girl with a high ponytail, La Bombshell tee (cause she kinda is the bomb), black jeans and fur sliders by Ice Queen Design. Has a good girl gone bad in the best way possible? Yana’s edgy look has me shook.
Liza Yushchenko
@liza_u Next on my list is jewellery designer Liza Yushchenko. Kind of obsessed with her rock and roll street-style look. Now at first glance you’ll probably be like ok, she’s wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a band T-shirt – what’s the “it factor”? The hoodie is Chanel FW 17 featuring an astronaut with a Chanel double C insignia that is kinda out of this world. The T-shirt … that didn’t come out of some vintage shop or Zara. It’s Gucci.
Now that I’ve educated you let’s move on to the very on trend flared jeans, the raw edges keeping with the dark mood Liza is channelling. The look is completed by red Hermès Calfskin OZ Mini Kelly Buckle Mules and Porsche Design’s iconic P’8479 wraparound sunglasses. Being fashionably incognito never looked so good.
Svetlana Kryzhevskaya
@svetlana_kryzhevskaya If there was ever a back-to-school look in Monaco to be done, I’d say Svetlana Kryzhevskaya nailed it! In a gray plaid blazer and high-waisted matching pants with an athletic stripe down the side, high school never looked so high fashion. An embroidered backpack and crystal-accented sneakers lend a girly vibe to this feminine take on menswear.
Floriana Paris Baldassarre
@florianaparis Last but not least Monaco scene queen Floriana Paris Baldassarre made a dazzling re-entry back into the Principality fully embracing autumnal tones. She looked stunning on a girls’ night out at Cipriani in a yellow, white and olive green Max & Co dress and cape, paired with olive Gianvito Rossi sandals, and a black micro Christian Dior Lady Dior bag. Always looking perfectly put together, Floriana knows what to wear to best flatter her body … something a few women in the principality could learn from … No Tea, No Shade.
Didier Gamerdinger (fourth from left), guest speaker at the JCE Monaco networking breakfast. Photo: DC
Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, was the guest on Friday, October 6, at a breakfast debate organised by the Junior Chamber of Commerce on the role of the State in the fight against undeclared work.
He said that the Principality is vigilant on the issue and is working towards one of the lowest rates in Europe.
Mr Gamerdinger said that undeclared work hurts all involved: “Everyone is a loser: the wage-earners, the employers who play the game, the social funds, and the State. The message of the Government is clear and firm: undeclared work has no place in the Principality.”
Nearly 1,400 workers were checked during the summer, mainly in the building and catering sectors. These operations were carried out by the Labour Inspectorate in collaboration with the Directorate of Public Safety.
If necessary, checks may also carried out by the Division of Food Safety and Security. A new tool simplifies State controls in the construction sector, with a professional index for each building.
Any infringement results in immediate exclusion from the site and information is sent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The penalty – which is applied to the employer, never to the employee – can amount to a fine of up to €9,000 in the event of a repeat offence.
The Minister pointed out that the undeclared worker, without any social security or accident insurance, finds himself in a position of extreme precariousness. Before replying to questions from the audience, he said: “The Government is carrying out major, significant and methodical actions and intends to continue its checks.”
The Principality has 56,000 employees in the private sector while the resident population is just over 38,000.
Airlines serving Nice and other airports in France have been asked to reduce the number of flights by 30 percent on Tuesday, October 10, due to a strike by air traffic controllers and other state workers. Disruption is likely to start late on Monday and extend into Wednesday.
The airports affected are Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Beauvais, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Nantes.
“Disruptions are expected across the country,” a spokeswoman of France’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.
A number of unions have come together for the day of “inter-professional action” in protest against “attacks on the status of civil servants, the suppression of 120,000 public jobs, threats to the 35-hour week, and attacks on our pensions”, according to a joint statement.
About 200 beneficiaries of the Social Action Service of the Town Hall gathered at Espace Léo Ferré on Thursday, October 5, for the traditional autumn tasting.
Welcomed by Mayor Georges Marsan and several members of the Communal Council – 1st Deputy Deputy of the Social Action Service-Home Support Section Camille Svara, André J. Campana, Henri Doria, Chloe Boscagli-Leclercq and Claude Bollati – joined in the applause for the Orchestra of the Prince’s Guards, who graciously offered the musical entertainment for the afternoon.
In thanks, the Social Action Service had prepared a surprise, a superb cake bearing the effigy of the Prince’s Carabinieri on the occasion of the celebration of their bicentenary in 2017.
On their arrival, the elected representatives took pleasure in greeting all the guests from table to table, offering a rose to each. These biannual meetings, organised in the spring and autumn by the City Council, offer conviviality for the beneficiaries who appreciate the warm and festive atmosphere.
Strawberry cake, sweets and petits-four, as well as hot and cold drinks and cider, accompanied the musical afternoon.
At the official table, the Mayor and the elected representatives were joined by Véronique Segui-Charlot and Nathalie Vaccarezza, Director and Deputy Director of Action and Social Welfare of the Prince’s Government, as well as Commander Maxime Yvrard of the Sappers Corps-Firemasters of Monaco.
Jonathan Germain
Yana Weiman
Floriana Paris Baldassarre
