Good Morning Monaco
Saturday, February 18, 2023
| Casino de Monte-Carlo wins top prizes The Casino de Monte-Carlo has been once again rewarded by its peers at ICE London, the major international meeting place for gaming professionals…  Monte-Carlo Diary: Menace of Monaco’s drunk drivers In the wake of the sentence of a 75-euro fine – and a suspended jail sentence – handed out to the youth who overturned a Porsche… Conservation takes centre stage at Monaco Ocean Week The need for a week of meetings, debates and mobilisation for the ocean was blatantly obvious, arctic.org reports, adding that leading marine sector stakeholders need… Scorpio Tankers falls a little short of expectations Monaco-based Scorpio Tankers Inc. (STNG) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $264.4 million, according to Zacks Investment Research… Roca Team eliminated from LNB Leaders’ Cup Competition favourites, the Roca Team were eliminated from the LNB Pro A Leaders Cup in the quarter finals of the tournament by Bourg-en-Bresse… |
DULY NOTED:
Unsurprisingly, Brigitte Boccone-Pagès has been elected as President of the National Council, having led her party to a landslide victory in recent elections.
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Nine out of 13 alleged right-wing extremists have been cleared by a Paris court of attempting to assassinate President Macron in 2018. Three of the remaining four were sent to jail for between one and three years and a fourth given a suspended sentence for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Farmers and environmentalists are holding their breath in Italy due to the lack of rain in recent months. There are hopes that, unlike last year, spring rains will help fill aquifers and waterways.
compiled by Jeff Daniels
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