Day: 24 September 2018

The Monte-Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean, hosted by the Prince Albert II Foundation, will bring a string of global celebrities together this week in Monaco.

On Wednesday September 26th, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation will hold its second Monte-Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean, a major fundraising event in the heart of Monte-Carlo, in order to support its worldwide initiatives in favor of a sustainable ocean, a crucial issue calling for immediate and collective action.

Held in the presence and under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Monte Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean will welcome prominent guests from around the globe, at the most exclusive venue of the Principality, the Terraces of the Opera of Monte-Carlo.

Event chairs include a string of global celebrities.

• Madonna
• Li Bingbing
• Orlando Bloom
• Adrien Brody
• Pierce Brosnan
• Gerard Butler
• Robert Davi
• Andy Garcia
• Hugh Grant
• Goldie Hawn
• Robert F Kennedy Jr
• Olga Kurylenko
• Diane Lane
• Eva Longoria
• Jacques Perrin
• Robin Thicke
• Chris Tucker

For full information, visit the official website www.montecarlogalafortheocean.mc

The Government of Monaco has renewed its partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), a partnership that has been running since 2011.

Her Excellency Mrs. Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Monaco to UNODC and Mr. Jean-Luc Lemahieu, Director of the Division of Analysis Policy and Public Relations at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna signed a new Partnership Agreement to continue providing assistance to victims of trafficking in Senegal, including children.

Particularly committed to the protection of vulnerable children, the Prince’s Government has been working with UNODC since 2011 on this issue. This partnership has already enabled the direct care of 200 victims, support for the creation of a national anti-trafficking unit, and the training of Senegalese magistrates and police officers in the care of the victims. specific cases. In Senegal, more than 100,000 children are forced into forced begging on a daily basis.

This third phase of the program (2018-2020) aims to strengthen the protection and assistance of victims, to support the Senegalese State in its intervention and to mobilize the general public on the existing protection measures in this area and the risks to the perpetrators of child trafficking.

From 2011 to 2020, the Prince’s Government allocated more than one million euros to this program, building a strong partnership with UNODC. It is pursuing this work in close collaboration with the Senegalese authorities for effective action within the framework of the United Nations Global Initiative to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings (UNGIF).

On this occasion, HE Mrs. Isabelle Berro-Amadeï welcomed the renewal of this cooperation with UNODC. She stressed that the program supported by Monaco is one of the most concrete projects in the field of child protection in Senegal.

Mr. Lemahieu warmly thanked the Principality for its firm and consistent commitment to the fight against human trafficking in West Africa.

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Digital workshops run by the Interministerial Delegation for Digital Transition, in partnership with Google and the Monaco Economic Board (MEB), were a great success. The workshops were held at Monaco’s Vocational and Catering School (Lycée Technique et Hôtelier de Monaco) between 17th and 19th September.

Around 700 participants – professionals from all sectors, students and job seekers – enrolled to familiarise themselves with this subject and improve their skills at the training sessions given by Google coaches.

The most popular workshops were How to Develop Your Company Using Natural Referencing and How to Prepare and Create Your Digital Project.

La Route du Goût (The Road to Taste) will take place in Monaco for the 3rd consecutive year, from 12 to 14 October, on the Quai Antoine 1er. This major annual event is organised by the Bio Chef Global Spirit Association and presided over by Michelin-starred organic chef Paolo Sari from the Monte-Carlo Beach, with the aim of introducing the public to local, seasonal organic gastronomy.

For four days, chefs, producers, those involved in the organic movement, and the Principality’s major institutions will offer fun, flavourful activities.

Workshops, cookery shows, ecological competitions and tastings will be the main focus of this festival, of which Riva, the Société des Bains de Mer and Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority are partners. New this year is a floating village with a vegetable garden and organic producers, who will be offering their products.

This event is free and open to all. It also encompasses the concepts of health, well-being and respect for the environment, and aims in particular to raise awareness among the younger generation.

To this end, a gala dinner, to be held on Friday evening at the Deck, will be prepared by children, paired with chefs from the Principality. On Saturday evening, ten Michelin-starred chefs will prepare a gala dinner at the Vigie on the theme of “Chefs Love the Planet.”

On Saturday afternoon, nine Michelin-starred chefs will prepare dishes aboard the legendary Riva boats.

The money raised from the Route du Goût will be used to equip the “Institut hôtelier et culinaire Biologique Moné et Paolo Sari,” a training centre for the hotel trade and organic cuisine in Madagascar, and build a sports campus there.

The shareholders of the Monte-Carlo group Société des Bains de Mer met on Friday, September 21st, to approve the financial statements for the 2017-2018 financial year and to specify the progress of the Group’s major projects.

The General Meeting approved the 2017-2018 fiscal year, with a turnover increase of €15.8 million resulting from improved revenues in the hotel sector and to a lesser extent rental sector.

The operating result of the S.B.M. a deficit of – €27.1 million compared to an operating loss of – €32.8 million for the previous financial year. This deficit is primarily related to the conduct of the renovation project of the Hotel de Paris. However, the operating losses inherent in the reduced reception capacity of the Hotel de Paris remain in line with forecasts, which projected losses of more than €50 million over the total duration of the works.

In the outlook, it was announced that in the first five months of the 2018/2019 financial year, ie at the end of August, the consolidated turnover of the S.B.M. is up 13% over the same period last year.

Gaming revenues increased by 16%, with the positive effects of the numerous actions undertaken to give a new impetus to all gaming establishments and to develop the activity of table games.

Mr. Jean-Luc Biamonti, Chairman and CEO also announced to the press, the forthcoming reopening of the entire Hotel de Paris for the end of 2018 and the inauguration of One Monte-Carlo, on February 22, 2019.