Month: July 2018

At the end of the school year, the traditional awards ceremonies have taken place in Monaco’s schools.

On the afternoon of Friday, June 29, Serge Telle, Minister of State, personally attended the Ecole Saint-Charles, where he congratulated the students and gave books as prizes to the two best students of the CM2 classes.

The Minister of State had already attended the awards ceremony for the Monegasque language competition on Monday, June 18, in the Courtyard of the Town Hall, then at the Rainier III Academy, on Monday, June 25.

Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Urban Planning, visited the parcel processing facilities of La Poste in Fontvieille on Friday, June 29. She was accompanied by Jean-Luc Delcroix, Director of Monaco Post and Cyril Gomez, Director General of the department of Infrastructure, Environment and Urban Planning.

The new sorting machine, which is 17 metres in length, processes Colissimo and Chronopost at a maximum rate of 3,000 parcels per hour. It has two cameras that read packages “label face down” with the ability to read the name of the recipient as well as all the address details.

Out of a total staff of 178 employees at the Post Office in Monaco, 17 employees are assigned to the processing of parcels. In 2017, Monaco Post processed 615,000 parcels. The figure is constantly growing flow due to the increased number of purchases made on the internet.

There will be a double reason for a street party at Stars’n’Bars on the fourth of July, as MonacoUSA marks Independence Day and Stars’n’Bars – the popular venue on Port Hercule – celebrates its 25th birthday.

The party starts at 18:00 with a street party, with live music, games and entertainment for the children, dancing cowgirls, food stands and a DJ. “If you would like to join the festivities but still want to have a quieter place to “chill out” away from the crowd from time to time, visit the MonacoUSA CHILL OUT ZONE on the StarDeck,” the organisers say.

Entrance is free and a cash bar will be available on the StarDeck starting at 18:00. Food Service will be offered on the terrace only. No table reservations will be available for this event which promises to be very popular.