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The Saint-Pierre company Australe Concrete was commissioned by the French group Cercis to supply its high-resistance colored coating Color Skin to the Dakar corniche development site., in Senegal. Highly resistant to wear and UV rays, the material has already covered half of a total surface area of ​​100,000 m2 on the corniche of the capital..

Operation of the rear port area, file blocked for a long time due to the lack of a common vision of the communities, reached a new milestone on April 30. That day, Cyrille Melchior, president of the Departmental Council, owner of the ZAP land, and Éric Legrigeois, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Grand Port Maritime de La Réunion, signed a lease....

The Sapmer shipping line was awarded MSC sustainable fishing certification at the beginning of May, issued by the international NGO Marine Stewardship Council, for its catches of skipjack tuna by purse seine in the Indian Ocean. This certification was awarded after eighteen months of audit and evaluation carried out by the independent certification body Control Union.. “Sapmer joins the certification initiated by the shipowner CFTO in 2021...

The Madagascar Airlines agency at Roland-Garros airport closed its doors on May 1. The Malagasy company has no longer served Reunion Island for several months and does not envisage a resumption of its international activities before 2026, if it manages to regain profitability thanks to its domestic activity. It will soon be equipped with four new ATR 72-500s which will be....

The annual report of the Department of Economy, employment, work and solidarity (DEETS) of Reunion Island revealed its usual share of fraud and illicit practices. Illegal work remains a very present reality on the island’s construction sites., where officials intervened 397 times last year and drew up 47 reports. The agents....

On the occasion of the presentation of its annual report, April 11, the Department of Economy, employment, work and solidarity (DEETS) gave some details on the Reunion side of the “Urgo affair”. The manufacturer of dressings and compresses was very generous, between 2015 and 2021, to thousands of pharmacists, who were offered....

The first stone of a new type of residence for the elderly was laid on March 13 at Ravine des Cabris.. The Béguinage de la Ravine will offer 27 accommodations “organized around a garden and common living spaces, designed to preserve the independence of residents while promoting close social bonds”. The concept of beguinage is promoted by....

The Concrete Industry Study and Research Center (Cérib) sets up in the Indian Ocean via the opening of a subsidiary in Saint-Denis de La Réunion. Cérib is an industrial technical center, recognized as being of public utility and established in 1967 jointly by the Ministers of Industry and Economy and Finance, at the request of the Concrete Industry Federation..

On March 20, the departmental council inaugurated a raw water delivery chain towards the heights of Saint-Leu and Trois-Bassins., intended to secure the supply of livestock. Water is pumped from a reservoir on the irrigated perimeter of the west coast, at 755 m altitude. It is sent up to 1,800 m altitude to supply six water intake terminals. Ce...

The La Créole community water and sanitation authority, serving the municipalities of Saint-Paul and Trois-Bassins, adopted a austerity plan on March 27, noting significant reductions in operating expenses, or 3,5 million euros in savings. This decision follows the report of the regional chamber of accounts which noted numerous irregularities and shortcomings within...