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The latest assessment of extended producer responsibility sectors (REP) is intended to be encouraging, with a slight increase of 3% in collections. 54,098 tonnes of waste, in total, was collected in 2021 in a context marked by numerous repercussions linked to the health and economic crisis, selon les chiffres présentés le 18 octobre par le Syndicat...

The blue economy brings together everything that, near or far, relates to maritime and aquatic activities. It thus brings together a very wide variety of activities, such as shipping, fishing, protection of the coastal and marine environment, coastal tourism, defense, search or all related services. Une étude de l’Insee menée à partir...

The consumer price index measured by INSEE fell 0,9% in August in Reunion. For the first time since February, energy prices have fallen (-8,1 %). The prices of unleaded fuel and diesel fell respectively by 9,3 % et 9,1 %, sous l’effet de la baisse des cours mondiaux....

The professional organization for the prevention of building and public works (OPPBTP) is now active in Réunion. This national structure supports construction companies to develop their culture of professional risk prevention (accident and illness) by implementing targeted collective and individual actions. It offers a range of services adapted to each size of business,...

In the second quarter of 2022, 1,800 jobs were created, après le ralentissement du trimestre précédent lié aux conditions sanitaires, annonce l’Insee dans sa note de conjoncture. L’activité touristique retrouve une dynamique, avec une progression de 5 % de la fréquentation hôtelière sur le trimestre par rapport à 2019. Le volume d’heures de travail rémunérées en juillet 2022 était de...

The number of deaths increased significantly in 2021 compared to 2019, before the health crisis, selon le dernier bilan démographique de l’Insee. 5 750 personnes résidant sur l’île ont perdu la vie l’an passé, soit 690 de plus qu’en 2019 (+13,5 %). Cette hausse ne concerne que des personnes des 65 ans ou plus. Elle est plus prononcée...

The Departmental Anti-Fraud Operational Committee (I get up) presented its 2021 results on October 10. In the fight against illegal work, 82 reports were recorded last year and four establishments were subject to administrative closure. La CGSS, the CAF and Pôle Emploi, for their part, detected a total amount of 14,4 millions, et évité près...

Saint-Denis became the seventh city in France to adopt the UMAY application, which offers a subscription to local authorities to have a dynamic map constructed from anonymized user reports. They choose people they trust among their loved ones ; when traveling, their geolocation is transmitted to them in real time. Les signalements des autres utilisateurs qui...

The University of Reunion celebrated its fortieth anniversary at the beginning of October. Since its official birth in 1982, its numbers increased from 2,000 to 19,200 students. It now has seven training sites and 22 research units., and offers 200 training courses. In four decades, le nombre de ses enseignants a été multiplié par six et celui des diplômes...

La population vivant à La Réunion est composée en très large majorité de personnes qui y sont nées, according to the latest figures from INSEE (ceux de 2018). On a dénombré cette année-là 706 000 natives et natifs de l'île, soit 82.5 % des habitants. La Réunion est la deuxième région de France où la part de natifs parmi ses...