The Skating Club of Monaco (SCOM) is in full swing this season with 80 children enrolled in classes, and eight signed up for free-style skating.
In addition, 15 boys are playing in junior ice hockey division while 30 players are in the Barracudas division, coached by Fabien Bonilla, along with Fabien Guardiola and Jean Philippe Tron.
Thanks to club volunteers, skating lessons are organised every night of the week (except Friday), from 6 pm to 8 pm, and provided by Christine Sabbatini and her team.
SCOM Barracudas
SCOM is hosting two hockey games – free to the public – at Stade Nautique Rainier III – on Saturday, February 17. First, from 9 am to 10 am, SCOM’s Barracudas Juniors will take on the “Nice Eagles” followed by a game between Les Barracudas and a team from Marseille, from 10:30 am to noon.
A second free event open to the public will take place Saturday, February 24, from 9 am to 11 am, when the Monaco Skating Championship. Later in the day, at 5 pm, the Club Gala will exhibit different disciplines of the Club, which will be followed by the Championship Awards.
Hibiki Iwano of Horizon Lab making coffee at Castelroc. Photo: Monaco Life
Hibiki Iwano is not your average teenager. Named by Tokyo Weekender as one of “Japan’s Astounding Teen Prodigies”, Hibiki launched his own coffee business – Horizon Labo – in April 2017 at the age of 15.
What makes the young entrepreneur’s story more extraordinary is that after years of struggling at school – from an inability to keep up with the rest of the class to not being able go to the bathroom alone – he was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 8.
Hibiki Iwano with his mom at Castelroc. Photo: Monaco Life
By 13, he had quit school where he didn’t connect with other students and within two years, turned his focus to a fascination with coffee and the roasting process, starting with a small 1kg coffee roaster.
“I realised the infinity of flavours there are to discover in coffee … I really like that part … that there’s no end,” Hibiki told Good Coffee.
With the support of his parents, the teen opened Horizon Labo in Gunma Prefecture, but with crowds becoming larger and larger, the family decided to temporarily close the café as to not disturb neighbours. Hibiki continues to sell his coffee beans online.
Hibiki Iwano in Monaco. Photo: Facebook Ripple Yōhinten
Hibiki is currently visiting Monaco with his parents and offering a free tasting of his coffee this Friday, at 10:30 am, at Castelroc restaurant.
“I had a hard time copying words written on the board, and there were many things I couldn’t do that brought me down,” he told Tokyo Weekender. “I wanted to focus on what I could do with my own working style. I found that roasting coffee was the ideal way of expressing myself.”
Sampling Horizon Lab coffee at Castelroc. Photo: Monaco Life
Follow Hibiki Iwano on Instagram: horizon_labo. Article first published on February 14, 2018.
The Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel is known many things, including the famous Grand Prix hairpin turn, the Nikki Beach rooftop lounge and its Clef d’Or concierge service.
But the 4-star luxury resort – one of Europe’s larges – is also well-known for its annual Recruitment Day, which this year falls on Friday, February 16, from 9 am to 6 pm.
Nearly 100 seasonal jobs are up for grabs, with around 500 applicants hoping to secure a position in one of the 24 different service sectors, ranging from concierge to kitchen, and from cars to cleaning. They are also hiring a lifeguard and a sushi man or woman.
Photo: Facebook Fairmont Monte Carlo
Anyone interested should go to the hotel at 12 ave des Spélugues with a CV and cover letter in hand this Friday.
Candidates should be resident in Monaco or in one of the bordering towns, although the hotel commented on Facebook that while “priority is given to Monegasques, then to the neighbouring communities, if your CV and experience correspond exactly to our search criteria, even if you live further away, you are more likely to be hired than a Monegasque who does not match our search.”
Hiring is a priority on Friday, but candidates who can’t attend on the day can still send a resumé and apply on the dedicated website.
The Fairmont Monte Carlo won the Monegasque Tourism Green Award 2017 for “Best Youth Eco program” and the Prevue Visionary Award: Gold winner in the “Best Hotel/Resort Property” international category 2017.
MonacoTech, Monaco Telecom and the Festival Printemps des Arts joined forces on Tuesday, February 13, to offer a conference on IanniX software and an electroacoustic concert in the premises of the “startup program”.
Intended for digital creation, this highly innovative project, mixing new technologies and electronics, was presented to interested startups.
Photo: Charly Gallo/DC
Inspired by the work of Iannis Xenakis and designed by Thierry Coduys and Guillaume Jacquemin, this open-source graphic sequencer makes it possible to generate, manipulate and interpret scores for digital art. Easy to use, it draws and spatialises sounds and controls light, video and, more broadly, all artistic media.
As part of the next Spring Arts Festival, workshops will be held in March for artists, students, amateurs and anyone interested in new technologies. Some projects may be selected to be produced as part of the 2019 festival.
Michel Dotta, President of the Monaco Economic Board; Igor Yurgens, Monaco Consul in Moscow and Vice-President of RSPP; HE Mireille Petiti, Ambassador of Monaco to Russia; Evgeny Potapov, member of Business Russia and Bruno Dumetrescu, Managing Director of Bank Julius Baer.
In the spotlight at a Monaco Economic Board conference held with the support of Bank Julius Baer, Russia sparked the enthusiasm of nearly 100 Monegasque economic players who were curious about the potential of developing business in the country. The event took place in the presence of HE Mireille Pettiti, Ambassador of Monaco to Russia at the Metropole Hotel.
Igor Yurgens, Monaco’s Consul in Moscow and Vice-President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), gave a comprehensive overview of the economic environment in Russia. He was followed by Evgeny Potapov, who presented Business Russia, an organisation of which he is a member and which aims to promote the development of a business-friendly environment.
According to Igor Yurgens Russia is at a decisive stage in its economic development. A modest recovery has been taking place since the end of 2016 due to the positive influence of the rise in oil prices on confidence and domestic demand.
But the real challenge today is to develop Russia’s growth rate. In this context, an increase in productivity and structural reforms are needed. Russia must continue to improve the business and investment climate and promote competition, he said. The medium and long-term prospects aroused interest and many questions from attendees, including professionals in finance, international trade, real estate and the environment.
In her opening speech Mireille Pettiti recalled the development of exchanges between Monaco and Russia and, in particular, the initiative carried out by the Monaco Embassy since its inception in 2015.
In addition, Michel Dotta, MEB President, pointed out in his speech that “Russia is the country with which the MEB has organised the most initiatives since 2013, the year Prince Albert made his first official visit”.
Mr Dotta also recalled the signing of cooperation agreements in 2015 between the MEB and Russian counterparts RSPP, Business Russia and CCI of Russia, three major economic organisations, concluding that “Monaco now has all the necessary contacts on site to develop long-term economic exchanges with Russia.”
As a centre of competitiveness uniting interdependent organisations and companies in the same sector, Monaco Yachting Cluster aims to unite all yachting professionals working in the Monaco marketplace, including representing the sector at international trade shows.
At the Dubai International Yacht Show, taking place from February 27 until March 3, the Cluster will showcase Espen Oeino International, Hill Dickinson, the Monaco Economic Board, the Monaco Yacht Club, G-Yachts, Monaco Marine, OnlyYacht and Charter & Charter, all of which are taking an active part in the show.
With 300-plus companies operating in its yachting sector, the Principality is world number three after the USA and France in Brokerage and Yacht Management, the Cluster says. All of them recognise that such a significant industry deserves a higher profile both locally and on the international stage.
The Cluster, originally an initiative of the Government and its Strategic Council on Attraction, aims to provide a platform for dialogue and a united body to lobby decision-makers; encourage interaction; implement synergies between professionals; and embrace industry-related activities to give fresh impetus to local businesses. The purpose is to keep Monaco as the world’s “Capital of Yachting.”
