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Elsa Carpenter

As Sub-Editor and Journalist at Monaco Life, Elsa builds upon years of experience in writing as well as marketing and PR in the local media scene. Originally from the UK, she is based in the French Riviera and has a passion for spreading the word on news throughout the region.

Author’s Articles

Beausoleil mayor handed €150,000 fine and suspended prison sentence 

Gérard Spinelli, the mayor of Beausoleil since 2008, has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence and a €150,000 fine for the misappropriation of public funds, which reportedly included a...

News round-up: Classroom closures, a new marine charter and the Princely family at work

All the latest news from the Principality of Monaco, including information on the unplanned closure of several classrooms at the Ecole de la Condamine and updates to the public lift systems.

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Jean Castellini, Monaco’s Minister of Finance, steps down

After more than a decade in the job, Jean Castellini has left his role as Monaco’s Minister of Finance and the Economy with immediate effect. 

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Pope Francis to make historic visit to Marseille later this month 

Pope Francis will be visiting Marseille for two days later in September, marking the first time a head of the Catholic Church has returned to the city since 1533.  

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International visits and delegations buoyed by Monaco’s booming local economy

Monaco Life rounds up all the latest business and economy news from the Principality of Monaco.

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Drought: Nice and Cannes among the 20 Riviera communes classed as “natural disaster zones”

Over 1,000 communes across France have been recognised as places of “natural disaster” following the droughts of 2022. Among them are 18 towns and cities in the Alpes-Maritimes and one in the...