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Good Morning Monaco Tuesday, August 31, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Death announced of Monaco personality Kate Powers Kate Powers, co-founder of the Stars’N’Bars restaurant in Monaco and one of the Principality’s most beloved adopted citizens, has died after a brief illness. Sharp fall in coronavirus infections in Monaco The benchmark coronavirus infection rat...

Good Morning Monaco Monday, August 30, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Superyachts gain in popularity as pandemic endures If there were a league table for superyachts, Italy would come out top, according to Bloomberg. A total of 228 superyachts have been cruising off the Italian coast over the five days to August 27... Monegasque businessman wins UK legal case Man...

Good Morning Monaco Friday, August 27, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter French administration brings out its big guns Anxious to prove that everything is pretty much under control as schools prepare for the annual big event – rentrée – on Thursday next week, a slew of government ministers took to the airwaves of France... Macron caught between left and right On a v...

Good Morning Monaco Thursday, August 26, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Princess shares family snaps HSH Princess Charlene has posted a number of photos on her Instagram account showing the family reunited in South Africa. Parisian students learn hard lesson Two students from the Paris region have appeared in court in Monaco after beating someone they perceived a...

Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, August 25, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Growing unease as French schools plan for return With back to school fast approaching, there is growing concern that the pandemic situation in France will take a serious turn for the worse. Winegrowers count cost of recent Var fires Last week’s disastrous forest fires north-west of Saint-Tro...

Good Morning Monaco Tuesday, August 24, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Government pushes free post-holiday tests Monaco will continue to offer free tests for coronavirus until September 11, “in order to avoid a new epidemic rebound.” Disquiet over pandemic stats in Alpes-Maritimes The number of patients in intensive care with coronavirus in the neighbouring Frenc...

Good Morning Monaco Monday, August 23, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Russian avoids jail after beating girlfriend A Russian resident of the Columbia Palace on ave. Princesse Grace has avoided spending time in jail, despite beating his girlfriend so violently that her nose was broken. PACA and Monaco have jabbed similar numbers In Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur the p...

Good Morning Monaco Friday, August 20, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Monaco relaxes important Health Pass rules From Monday, August 23, a Health Pass will be needed to access cafes, bars and restaurants in the Principality... National Council welcomes Health Pass decision The elected National Council issued a press statement on Thursday, August 19, following the...

Good Morning Monaco Thursday, August 19, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Var fire claims two lives The huge fire west of Saint Tropez has claimed two victims, a man and a woman in their fifties. There is also concern that a 32 year-old woman living in a small hamlet at the centre of the conflagration has also perished... Narrow miss for boaters in Bay of Saint-Tro...

Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, August 18, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Macron visits site of disastrous fire President Emanuel Macron visited the scene of the fire in the Var that caused the evacuation of 7,000 people on Tuesday... Wildfires close to Saint-Tropez destroy large area Fierce fires that broke out overnight from Monday to Tuesday have destroyed larg...

Good Morning Monaco Tuesday, August 17, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Free coronavirus tests continue Despite an announcement in mid-July that PCR coronavirus tests will no longer be offered free of charge from August 15, Monegasques and residents can continue to avail themselves of this service... After Afghan rout, Macron makes noises In an appeal that seems a...

Good Morning Monaco Monday, August 16, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Le Fisc will use spy-in-the-sky Google Hot on the heels of last week’s announcement that Apple will take on the role of policeman in finding child abuse images comes a report that Google has been enlisted by France’s notorious tax authorities to identify swimming pools... Another English rule c...

Good Morning Monaco Friday, August 13, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Unvaccinated account for almost all cases Only one patient hospitalised at Princess Grace Hospital since the start of July had been fully vaccinated, Director of CHPG Benoîte de Sevelinges said on Wednesday. Watch out in Saint Tropez - muggings galore A British millionaire who spends half his t...

Good Morning Monaco Thursday, August 12, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter One more coronavirus-related death A 75 year-old Monaco resident who had tested positive for coronavirus has died, the Government announced on Wednesday. Death of Gianluigi Gelmetti of OPMC There has been an outpouring of affection for Italian and Monegasque conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti whose...

Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, August 11, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Twenty-nine positive tests for coronavirus Twenty-nine Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, August 10. Eighteen residents were declared fully-recovered. MonacoUSA looks for members to join NY team MonacoUSA board member Merrily Lustig-Tornatore and her husband Rémy ha...

Good Morning Monaco Tuesday, August 10, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Monaco mobilises for Moneyval inspection The Principality could find itself on the so-called grey list of countries that do not fully cooperate with other states in the fight against money-laundering and the financing of terrorism. Co-founding Netflix exec invests into UseCrypt Co-founding sen...

Good Morning Monaco Monday, August 9, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Important Health Pass restriction eased Health Minister Olivier Véran has loosened one of the most important restrictions that come into effect on Monday, August 9, as the Health Pass enters almost areas of French life. Long-serving minister steps down Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Infrast...

Good Morning Monaco Friday, August 6, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter France leaves UK amber-plus list Fully-jabbed travellers will be able to return to UK from France without having to self-isolate, the UK administration has announced. Big jump in coronavirus hospital cases Thirteen residents were among the 24 patients receiving treatment for coronavirus at Princ...

Good Morning Monaco Thursday, August 5, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Corona virus outbreak at SBM causes concern The Société des Bains de Mer has been facing challenging times since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and has had to slim down its workforce in the face of serious financial challenges. Now it faces a new challenge... Belarus art expo keeps us g...

Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, August 4, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Disappointing jump in cases in Monaco The number of Monaco residents testing positive for coronavirus jumped to 29 on Tuesday, August 3. Polite stand-off between campaigners and Government A meeting between Government ministers and Monaco anti-pass campaigners lasted more than two hours on Mo...

Good Morning Monaco Tuesday, August 3, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Many tests; encouraging incidence rate in Monaco While the benchmark coronavirus infection rate in the neighbouring Alpes-Maritimes has rocketed to 742, with no sign of slowing, the figure per 100,000 inhabitants in Monaco stood at 276.4... Six new cases, 14 recoveries Six Monaco residents test...

Good Morning Monaco Monday, August 2, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter France has dropped negative test requirement Travellers from the UK to France no longer need to present a recent coronavirus test result, provided that they are fully-vaccinated against coronavirus. However... Two restaurants closed for breaking coronavirus regs Two of Monaco’s restaurants were...

Good Morning Monaco Friday, July 30, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Government clarifies Health Pass eligibility Monaco’s Ministry of Health has responded to a number of queries raised by NEWS.MC about who qualifies for the Health Pass. Twenty new coronavirus cases Twenty Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, July 29. Eleven residents were...

Good Morning Monaco Thursday, July 29, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Larvotto venue forced to close because of infractions A popular restaurant on the beach at Larvotto has been obliged to close for four days because members of staff were found not to be wearing face masks while serving customers. Nineteen new cases, 22 recoveries Nineteen Monaco residents teste...

Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, July 28, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Health Pass needed in restaurants The Government announced late on Tuesday afternoon that a Health Pass will be needed for all Monegasques, residents and employees to access bars, cafes and restaurants from August 23. Regional health situation causing concern The Regional Health Agency (ARS) r...