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Early estimates of minimal damage after two cyclones hit Madagascar
Topix - Sunday, April 15, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"So even if there's some damage--up to 25 percent--the crop will still be OK. We're still looking at 2,000 tons worldwide for the year--and worldwide demand now is 1,500 to 1,600 tons." After six cyclones tore through the island nation earlier this year, vanilla marketers remain... more
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Orchid growers strike deal with perfume industry
Topix - Saturday, April 14, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Orchids have hydrating and softening properties. They also have a very powerful image, which is important for our industry" Leisure Regulars Frederic Garlan Paris, France 10 April 2007 08:27 A slender delicately-perfumed white orchid unique to Madagascar is the pick of the French cosmetics... more
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Madagascar: UN Sends Disaster Assessment Team in Wake of Another Cyclone
Topix - Friday, April 13, 2007
p> The United Nations humanitarian arm has dispatched a five-member disaster assessment and coordination team to Madagascar, where relief operations are under way after the sixth cyclone of the season struck the ... via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Asaramanitra, the Malagasy new year
Topix - Thursday, April 12, 2007
p> Malagasy traditional New Year's day, or Asaramanitra, was celebrated again this year on the royal hill of Ambohimanga. via Madagascar Online ... more
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Madagascar: English as an Official Language, Tribute to Victims of Colonial Conflicts and Cyclones (Again)
Global Voices Online - Wednesday, April 11, 2007
p>Busy couple of weeks in terms of news in Madagascar: 3 items were particularly
discussed among Malagasy bloggers:
1) A referendum on the constitution is currently on the way in
Madagascar. The question that Malagasy will have to answer is as... more
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Madagascar votes for English
Topix - Wednesday, April 11, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"This is to promote English, not to replace French. It is to open up to the world" French -speaking Madagascar voted this week to reform its constitution, partly to make English an official language in a bid to woo foreign investments and open up to... more
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English to become Madagascar's third official language
Topix - Tuesday, April 10, 2007
p> The island of Madagascar off the African coast will adopt English as its third official language alongside French and Malagasy following a referendum to change the country's constitution, reports said Monday. via Earth Times ... more
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UN Sends Disaster Assessment Team in Wake of Another Cyclone
allAfrica.com - Monday, April 09, 2007
he United Nations humanitarian arm has dispatched a five-member disaster assessment and coordination team to Madagascar, where relief operations are under way after the sixth cyclone of the season struck the island nation last ... more
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Indian Ocean volcano raises alarm
Topix - Monday, April 09, 2007
p> ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar , April 7 Lava pouring from a volcano on remote Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean could be a sign of bigger things to come, scientists warned Saturday. via Earth Times ... more
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Madagascan PM meets Pocurator-General of China
Topix - Sunday, April 08, 2007
p> Madagascan Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara expressed his hope on Friday that Madagascar and China strengthen cooperation in judicial and procuratorial fields. via People's Daily Online ... more
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Another cyclone kills three in Madagascar
Topix - Saturday, April 07, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Half Sambava town was devastated" A cyclone has killed three people in Madagascar weeks after 80 others died when an earlier storm hit the Indian Ocean island, officials said on Thursday. via Alertnet.org ... more
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Referendum goes on calmly in Madagascar
Topix - Friday, April 06, 2007
p> Millions of Madagascans including President Marc Ravalomanana cast their votes Wednesday on revision of the constitution, which was also approved by a referendum in 1992. via People's Daily Online ... more
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Kong-Rey lashes Marianas & Jaya strikes Madagascar.
Topix - Thursday, April 05, 2007
p> Typhoon KONG-REY Forecast Track - click to enlarge Typhoon KONG-REY Jaya Strikes Northern Madagascar Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 4 April, 2007 : - - As of early Tuesday, EDT, Typhoon Kong-Rey was centered ... via Surfing News and Contests, Surf Reports, Wave Forecasts ... more
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Successive Cyclones Bring Country to Its Knees
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
s the sixth major cyclone to hit Madagascar this season tears across the northeast of the impoverished Indian ocean island, a relentless succession of natural disasters has left nearly half a million people in desperate need of humanitarian ... more
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MADAGASCAR: Successive cyclones bring Madagascar to its knees
Topix - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"It is striking that so little attention is being paid to a crisis that affects so many that are already vulnerable because of poverty" JOHANNESBURG, 3 April 2007 - As the sixth mayor cyclone to hit Madagascar this season tears across the northeast of the impoverished... more
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Successive Cyclones Bring Country to Its Knees
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 03, 2007
s the sixth mayor cyclone to hit Madagascar this season tears across the northeast of the impoverished Indian ocean island, a relentless succession of natural disasters has left nearly half a million people in desperate need of humanitarian ... more
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MADAGASCAR: A plan for moving from slash-and-burn to conservation
IRIN - Tuesday, April 03, 2007
AHITSIARONGANA Tuesday, January 17, 2006 (IRIN) - President Marc Ravalomanana's government has embarked on an ambitious national effort to protect Madagascar's remaining biodiversity while simultaneously reducing poverty and promoting rural ... more
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MADAGASCAR: $125 million bailout for state utilities company
IRIN - Tuesday, April 03, 2007
OHANNESBURG Wednesday, January 18, 2006 (IRIN) - Donors have approved a US $125 million plan to address the financial and structural problems plaguing Madagascar's state-owned utilities company, but whether the bailout will bring power to the people remains ... more
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MADAGASCAR: Under-resourced aid agencies struggle to raise nutrition levels
IRIN - Tuesday, April 03, 2007
OHANNESBURG Monday, January 23, 2006 (IRIN) - Despite efforts by relief agencies to stabilise alarming malnutrition levels in southeastern Madagascar, the nutritional situation remains ... more
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Antananarivo: Authorities on alert as tropical storm heads toward island
IRIN - Tuesday, April 03, 2007
OHANNESBURG Friday, January 27, 2006 (IRIN) - A tropical storm threatens Madagascar's southeast coast but officials believe the Indian Ocean island is better prepared for the cyclone season this ... more
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