Month: March 2018

Prince Albert will address the undergraduate commencement ceremony at Thomas Jefferson University on Wednesday, May 9, at the Pennsylvania Convention Centre.

On the same day, Prince Albert and Jamie Siminoff, CEO and chief inventor at Ring, the video doorbell company designed to enhance home security, will each receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters.

This spring marks the first commencement ceremonies since Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University merged on July 1, 2017.

Prince Albert has ties to Pennsylvania as his mother, actress Grace Kelly, grew up in the East Falls neighbourhood just blocks from the University.

The house, built in 1935 by Prince Albert’s grandfather John B. Kelly, was where Prince Albert’s father, Prince Rainier, proposed to then actress Grace Kelly, the Prince said that the refurbished 6-bedroom brick colonial mansion at 3901 Henry Avenue could open sooner.

The sovereign bought the house in the fall of 2016 after it had been on the open market for several months.

In addition to being a museum open for special events, the building will house regional offices of the Princess Grace Foundation and a US extension of Monaco’s Princess Grace Irish Library.

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Meet the Ministries: Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister for Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development

Prince Albert has sent a letter to President Macron to express his “very strong emotion” and “the solidarity” of Monaco following the terror attack in Trèbes last week that cost the lives of four people, including a senior gendarme.

“With my family and the people of Monaco, I want to express to you here our very strong emotion and our solidarity with the relatives of the victims as well as with the law enforcement officers who are bereaved by the attack on Trèbes,” the Sovereign wrote.

In reference to the police officer who lost his life, Prince Albert said: “We all bow with respect to the heroic gift of his life made by Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame.”

On Wednesday, March 28, Colonel Beltrame was given a state funeral at which President Macron expressed the “gratitude, admiration and affection of the whole country.”

In his speech, the President, who was delivering his first state funeral homage since his election in May 2017, referred to others who had died for their country, including Joan of Arc and members of the French resistance.

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Prince Albert Foundation extends help to Small Islands waste management

On the occasion of the 138th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, from March 24-28, the President of the External Relations Commission of the Conseil National, José Badia, met the Andorran delegation and the President of the General Council, Vicenç Mateu Zamora, to discuss the state of progress of the EU negotiations.

“More than ever, we remain attentive to the progress of negotiations with the European Union. The recent creation of the Negotiations Monitoring Commission with the European Union allows the National Council to be better involved in the progress of the file.”

The 72-year-old added, “Along this line of thinking, the Assembly reserves the right to request the conduct of impact studies essential to the negotiation strategy.”

Councillor Michèle Dittlota, who is also President of the Association Les amis du Printemps des Arts, was also present in Geneva and involved in the fight against the under-representation of women in politics. “The idea of our new mandate is to positively evolve the main principles of gender equality to level from above the concept of political commitment and therefore the representation of women,” she said.

“There is still a long way to go to better representation of women in politics, it’s is within our walls that we must prepare the future for the next generations!”

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8 reasons why Monaco women rock … and not just on March 8

“Young, talented, international, emerging, sustainable, innovative, glamorous …” describe the designers and brands participating in the upcoming edition of the Monte-Carlo Fashion Week, from May 16-20.

Described by Suzy Menkes as India’s national treasure, Rahul Mishra will showcase his SS2019 capsule collection. Following his debut at Lakme Fashion Week, Mishra became the first non-European designer to win a scholarship at Istituto Marangoni in Milan. He was awarded the MTV Youth Icon in India, and won the International Woolmark Prize in 2014 at Milan Fashion Week, becoming the first Indian designer to be recognised with this award, previously bestowed on fashion icons such as Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani.

A regular in the official calendar of Paris Fashion Week, Mishra became known for incorporating traditional Indian textiles and handmade artisanship to his designs and believes, “Sustainability isn’t just a desire, it’s a necessity.”

The innovative creations of talented emerging designers participating in Monte-Carlo Fashion Week come are from different ethnic backgrounds, generating a lively multicultural exchange with visions resulting in a successful combination of fashion, art and design.

Amal Azhari will display her creativity from Lebanon, with her modern yet romantic caftans and bags with soft edges. Thelma Espina from Guatemala will share her Mayan futurist vision.
Firmly believing in social responsibility, Monte-Carlo Fashion Week will support the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation for the second year in a row.

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Minister of State Serge Telle and Frédéric Genta, Interministerial Delegate in charge of the Digital Transition of the Principality, presented the challenges of the shift during a breakfast with the press on Wednesday, March 28.

Noting the importance of the evolution of the digital world, the Minister of State insisted “on the need to develop a strategy for economic transformation of the country through digital technology and to promote the conversion of the whole Principality to enable it to have the same level of excellence as other major players in this field.”

Frédéric Genta, whose recent appointment is evidence of the determination of Prince Albert and the Government to make Monaco shine in the global digital field, said it was his mission “to establish a real roadmap to help Monaco enter the digital world and to bring the digital ecosystem to Monaco”.

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Record turnout for MEB, with new features

A clean-up operation in Portier Cove dealt with a leak of hydraulic fluid on Monday, March 26. The spill was the result of a technical problem aboard the vessel Minar Sinan, which was working on the land extension in Portier. Part of the oil spread to the beach at Larvotto.

The Jan De Nul company, owner of the ship, deployed absorbent rods while waiting for additional resources that enabled the oil to be pumped to the surface.
There was only a limited impact on swimming. The Directorate of Maritime Affairs and the Maritime Police are closely following the situation.

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Portier land extension project makes progress