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More Brits want to be French

The number of British citizens who have requested French nationality rocketed by 254 percent last year in the wake of the Brexit vote, according to Interior Ministry figures. The numbers remains...

A degree in finance Axel Sategna can take to the bank

Axel Sategna is one of thirteen students to complete the first year of the International University of Monaco’s “Monaco Banking and Financial Services” Bachelor Program. IUM’s Bachelor of...

Lawyer gets off lightly in drink-driving case

A French lawyer who stalled his car in the middle of the road at Port Hercules while over the drink-drive limit has been fined €800 by Monaco’s criminal court. The thirty-two-year-old jurist had...

Monaco hosts first exclusive Burmese ruby exhibition

Ravi Lunia, Director of Faidee, the world’s largest Burmese ruby company, has hosted the inaugural Burmese Ruby Exhibition in Monaco. The highlight was the August 3 unveiling of “The Imperial...

Monaco joins Convention on bees

As part of the partnership with the Parco Europeo Alpi Marittime and the Mercantour National Park, the Government of Monaco is joining up to the new Convention signed on August 3: “Bees of the...

Traffic disrupted by fire report and broken-down car

Monaco firefighters were called out early on Wednesday evening after reports of a burning smell at the Hotel Métropole. Traffic on avenue des Spelugues was held up for some time as several...