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In September 2020, the Grand Port Maritime bought the “big houses” from the State, also called “engineers’ houses”. They were built at the end of the 19th century to accommodate CPR engineers., the company operating the new port of Pointe-des-Galets as well as the railway. Today they present a strong....

Only 42% of Reunionese women worked in 2017, i.e. 8 points less than men, according to INSEE figures published on March 8 on the occasion of Women's Rights Day. This gap has nevertheless decreased in 10 years : it was 13 points in 2007. Reunion Island women are also much less integrated..

The government has released an envelope of 2 million euros to finance the creation of a gymnasium in the Chaudron district, in Saint-Denis. The sum, which represents almost two thirds of the total amount of the investment (3,1 million euros), comes from the Exceptional Investment Fund, set up in 2009 as part of Lodéom to support projects..

The meeting welcomed only 216,716 tourists in 2020, or 59,4% less compared to 2019, according to Reunion Island Tourism. A flashback of three decades ! After a satisfactory start to the year and progress in January and February, outdoor tourist numbers fell to zero during confinement, to resume only....

The Grand Port Maritime de la Réunion achieved a turnover of 49 million euros in 2020, impacted by the health crisis in the same proportions as traffic, which fell by 4%. During the supervisory board meeting on March 11, the multi-annual investment programming for 2021-2023 has been revised to take into account...

Metiss submarine cable (Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System) entered service on March 5. A length of 3,200 kilometers, He connects Mauritius, Reunion and Madagascar (Fort-Dauphin) in the South African coasts, In terms of Durban. Created in July 2016 for the specific needs of this new cable, the METISS consortium brings together six operators in the area..

The Réunion Region officially took possession of the 5,400 meter viaduct linking Saint-Denis to Grande-Chaloupe on March 30. Even if the conciliation procedures are far from being completed between the project owner and the group of companies led by Vinci, which requires several hundred euros to add to the initial envelope (716 million euros), a symbolic step is....

The Corsair company will open its Lyon-Marseille-Réunion line on June 21, twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from mainland France. These flights departing from the province will be scheduled at times that facilitate connections, at Roland-Garros airport, for passengers to and from Mayotte. They will be operated by Airbus A330-900neo, whose....

Air Austral announced at the end of March the scheduling of a series of one-off direct flights between Mayotte and Marseille for the entire school holiday period of July-August 2021. Two rotations will be operated each week between June 17 and September 12, Thursday and Sunday, with a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. In the Dzaoudzi-Marseille direction, the flights will....

Le Syndicat mixte de Pierrefonds et la Région Réunion ont signé le 6 mars une convention-cadre portant sur un ambitieux programme d'investissements : 83 million euros in six years to get the southern airport off the ground again, at a standstill since the start of the health crisis. The most important envelope (41,5 millions) will be devoted to extending the track by 300 meters..