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Many Reunion residents were surprised by the serious tone of the austerity announcements made by the flight attendants as the long-haul planes prepared to land at Roland-Garros airport.. List of risks (sharks, mosquito-borne diseases, volcanic eruptions) and prohibitions (plant imports, coral collection…) somewhat killed the charm of an arrival under the....

The meeting welcomed 263,596 external tourists from January to June 2023, i.e. a progression of 30,1% compared to 2022, when air travel was still disrupted by the health crisis. The figure is also higher than in 2019, the reference year, highlights Reunion Island Tourism, who released this data at the beginning of October. L’Hexagone reste...

The share of renewable energies in Reunion's electricity production increased from 28,2% in 2021 at 37,7% last year, according to the 2022 energy balance. This strong increase is mainly explained by favorable rainfall., which caused hydroelectric production to rebound (21% of total electricity), but also by the continued growth of photovoltaics (près...

The Réunion Region announced on September 20 the birth of the Regional Innovation Agency, called to unite the efforts of all players in the sector. In the regional organization, this domain was until now that of the development agency Nexa. For the sake of visibility, it will now be entrusted to a specific agency, dont le directeur sera désigné d’ici la fin...

Customs officers from Reunion and Marseille received congratulations from the government, September 19, for a particularly spectacular capture. Following information transmitted by their counterparts in Marseille, On July 7, customs officers from Reunion Island intercepted a container coming from China and destined for Madagascar., déclaré contenir 1 450 cartons de...

Shenaz Zadwat, at the head of the office furniture company Offital, was elected “entrepreneur of the year” by the regional economic monthly L’Éco austral, September 21. She received from the hands of Alain Foulon, founder and director of the magazine, le Tecoma Award, 25th of the name. This distinction, created in 1996, n’avait plus été décernée depuis la crise sanitaire....

The first stone of the Chaudron intercommunal media library was laid on August 23, near the Chaudron mall and the cable car departure station. The building will be delivered at the end of 2024, and the commissioning of the media library is planned for the first half of 2025. Le montant du projet porté par la Cinor...

Orange officially inaugurated its 5G mobile telephone network (in 3,5 GHz) in Cilaos, September 15. It currently covers the city center but will be extended to the other islets of the circus in the near future.. “After Mafate, Orange continues to deploy its 5G network in Hauts, commented André Martin, Managing Director of Orange Réunion-Mayotte. Avec la...

Closed for over a year, the Department of Reunion store in Paris, located rue du Renard, in the Marais district, will be taken over by two private operators. The Union of Agri-Food Processors of Reunion Island (OUTSIDE) et la SCA Fruits se sont associés à la suite d’un appel à projet lancé par le conseil départemental pour constituer...

La French Tech La Réunion affirmed its commitment to gender equality by organizing two workshops dedicated to parity, September 1 and October 6. The association highlights initiatives aimed at promoting parity within the technology industry, where women are underrepresented. Elle relaie un projet national initié par la...