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The campaign to release sterile male mosquitoes carried out since last year in an urban area in Duparc (Sainte-Marie) by the Research Institute for Development and supported by the Regional Health Agency (ARS) resulted in an average reduction of 50 to 60% in the natural fertility of Aedes albopictus tiger mosquitoes in the study area, annonce l’IRD....

The resumption of economic activity recorded in 2021 after the shock of the health crisis coincided with an increase of three points in the share of fossil fuels in the electricity production of Reunion Island., underlines the energy balance of Reunion Island recently presented by the Réunion Energy Observatory. Vice versa, la part des énergies renouvelables a reculé pour s’établir...

Grouped together since 2020 in the Run’Alim association, On September 14, agricultural sectors and agri-food manufacturers launched an Internet portal to raise awareness of local products available to public catering buyers.. In a sector where calculations are made to the nearest cent and based on very restrictive technical criteria, la production...

The regional council wants to benefit from the revision of the Regional Economic Development Plan, d’internationalisation et d’innovation (SRDEII), exercise imposed on him by the texts, to lay the foundations of a “new economy”, in line with the ambitions of the draft mandate presented at the start of the year. Huguette Bello wishes to build this project “in consultation with local stakeholders : intermunicipalities,...

Despite the uncertainties linked to the Russian war in Ukraine and its consequences on the activity of Reunion companies, the business climate is largely favorable on the island, according to the Iédom economic report drawn up at the end of the 2nd quarter of 2022. The business climate indicator stands at 118,4 et reste nettement supérieur à son niveau de longue...

An INSEE study highlights the extent of the dropout rate among young Reunion Islanders who are neither employed nor employed., nor in studies, you a formation (ou NEET, acronyme anglais de « neither in employment nor in education or training »). In 2021 on the island, only 27% of young people aged 15 to 29 were employed, compared to 47% national average :...

These are 176,000 households, or 371,350 people, including 151,165 children, who will benefit from exceptional solidarity aid paid by the State from September 15 ; 43% of the Reunion population, for a total amount of more than 25 million euros. Beneficiaries of social minimums and various allowances are concerned, as well as scholarship students. The...

The Intermunicipal Community of Solidarity Cities (CIVILIAN) put the ZenBus application online on September 16, which makes it possible to monitor the movement of school buses in real time and to predict the actual time of passage of buses at stops, taking into account traffic hazards. This is a first in Reunion Island. Plus de 14 000 enfants utilisent...

The three Reunion subsidiaries of CDC Habitat — Semader, SIDR and Sodiac – invested 223 million euros in Reunion in 2021, according to the activity report presented on September 7 by Anne-Sophie Grave, president of the board of directors. The three social landlords, owners of a total of nearly 42,000 homes, delivered an additional 708 last year, ont lancé la...

The “Ocean Space”, vacant land of three hectares between rue Maréchal-Leclerc and boulevard Lancastel in Saint-Denis, will be transformed into an urban park. On August 19, the municipality unveiled the development project selected following a citizen consultation.. Its dominant will be playful, primarily aimed at children. It will bring together play areas, des manèges et une...