Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Monaco businessman sentenced to prison after dramatic Canton tunnel crash
A Monegasque businessman has been handed a six-month prison sentence, with five months suspended, following a dramatic car crash in the early hours of Saturday morning that left a Porsche in flames and two passengers injured.
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Vaccinations to begin within days
Monaco will receive the Covid vaccine on Wednesday ahead of the government’s free inoculation campaign that will begin next week as planned.
France takes “low-key” vaccine approach
Whilst European governments have been making big waves about their new Covid vaccination programmes, France has opted for a more discreet roll out.
New Covid variant appearing in France
A new variant of the Covid virus, first detected in the UK, has now spread outside the island nation and has been detected in France and as far away as Australia.
Tax free tests/vaccines
As part of the fight against Covid-19, Monaco will apply a 0% VAT charge on screening tests and vaccines until the end of 2022. It will also be backdated to mid-October.
Helping storm Alex victims
The Municipal Council has been busy handing out all of the donations collected in the Principality for the victims of October’s storm Alex, as well as its own significant contributions.
Enfants de Frankie
Enfants de Frankie has still managed to deliver some much needed Christmas cheer, despite having to cancel most of its December events.
