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New youth leisure centre to open in Fontvieille in early spring
Monaco is set to welcome a new youth leisure centre on the site of the former Prince of Monaco’s Car Collection museum in Fontvieille by March 2025. It will reportedly feature an e-karting track, bowling alley and arcade, offering a much-needed hub for entertainment and social activities for the younger generation.
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Scorpio renegotiates ship prices
Scorpio Bulkers has reached agreements with a shipyard to reduce the price to be paid under the shipbuilding contracts of two Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels that are to be delivered between Q1 2017 and...
Monaco’s Princess joins global plea for children
Princess Charlene joined with other eminent proponents of children’s rights at a major summit in Delhi at the weekend. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, the Dalai Lama, and former President of...
Monaco helps celebrate Alpine success
The Alpine Convention this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. Monaco has been a member since 1994. Monaco’s interest in the conservation of mountain regions began well before the Alpine...
Tax advantage to go, QROPS overhaul
If the UK government gets its way, expat pensioners living abroad will pay considerably more in tax on pensions. A scheme known as Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (Qrops), which lowers...
Monaco’s Stars’n’Bars hits the slopes this weekend
A new Stars’n’Bars is opening this weekend in Courchevel at Aquamotion, Europe’s largest mountain water park. The establishment will include a main restaurant and a smaller “SNB Grill”,...
Monaco’s Princely twins turn two
Happy Birthday to Hereditary Prince Jacques and HSH Princess Gabriella as they celebrate their second birthday Saturday, officially at 5:05 pm. The Princely twins, who surprised Monaco residents last...
