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The University of Reunion organized a welcome day for foreign students on September 6 : already more than 500 have registered while registrations are still possible until mid-October. The establishment intends to at least equal the number of international students welcomed during the previous academic year. : 1 303, belonging to 70 different nationalities. The university obtained....

This is the share of electricity of photovoltaic origin in the total electricity production of Reunion Island in 2023. Wind power, for its part, experienced a year of transition, with the start of replacement of the Sainte-Suzanne wind turbines by TotalEnergies and the dismantling of the Sainte-Rose farm (EDF), which will resume service in 2025 with increased capacity.

The provisions for the north and east of the island of the Regional Waste Prevention and Management Plan (PRPGD), adopted in June 2024 by the Region, are not suitable at all for SYDNE. So much so that the joint union, which combines Cinor and Cirest, filed an appeal for partial annulment before the....

After Kelly Rangama, Michelin-starred Réunion chef in Paris, another island talent becomes a partner of Air Austral : Lightweight Marimoutou, executive chef of the Iloha Seaview Hotel in Saint-Leu, ambassador of Reunionese cuisine that is both modern and anchored in tradition. He concocted four dishes (lamb kofta with massalé, soya-glazed beef fillet, parmentier of cheek of...

The consumer price index remained stable in July in Reunion compared to the previous month. Service prices increase by 0,8 %, particularly because of the increase in airfares. Those of rents, eau, kidnapping, household waste and communication services are stable. Prices of health services fall by 0,9% on....

Economic activity continued to slow down in the second quarter of 2024, according to Reunionese business leaders interviewed by the Overseas Departments Emission Institute (Iédom). They declared lower activity and workforce levels over the quarter and anticipate a continued deterioration in their activity and decline in their workforce in the third quarter.. The balance of forecasts...

The withdrawal of the Republic of Congo, who had announced his intention to contribute 15 million euros to the capital of Corsair before changing his mind at the end of July, had raised doubts about the company's ability to recover. She needs, a minima, the injection of 30 million in new money, in addition to the erasure of 100 million....

Digital access to the main banking services is becoming part of the habits of Reunion Islanders, confirms a study by the Issuing Institute of Overseas Departments. More than half of those surveyed (in 2022) declare to consult their accounts or use banking services via a mobile application made available to them by their bank. This modality precedes consultation on the Internet (with a computer,...

Côté Sun Hôtels announces the opening of the Wood Hotel & Spa for mid-December 2024. Boutique hotel and maritime lodge concept, le Wood Hotel & Spa is built in wood. It was considered by the architectural magazine AD Magazine as one of the 24 most anticipated exceptional hotels under construction in the world for the audacity of its....

Air Austral announced in mid-September the launch of a third weekly frequency between Reunion Island and Bangkok for the entire school holiday period of the next southern summer. Offered from December 10, 2024 until January 28, 2025, this frequency will complete the usual flight schedule on Wednesdays and Saturdays and will take place every Tuesday (takeoff at 8 p.m. for an arrival...