Monaco news in brief, 22-31 December 2010

Christmas news in Monaco.

22-29 December

Following Karement's closure in July 2010, local newspaper Nice Matin asks where the 6000 weekly clubbers, many of them teenagers, are spending their time.

Where have Karement's clients gone?

Monegasque Bernard Gastaud is elected onto the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. He takes up his seat from March 2011.

Bernard Gastaud elected to the UN Committee for the Rights of Children

1.5 m euros is being set aside to fund a World Health Organization initiative in Madagascar to distribute 5 million mosquito nets impregnated with insecticide.

The Government finances the fight against malaria in Madagascar

New Year's Eve party deals from 100 euros to 800 euros.

Tables for all tastes

American Steve Wynn is given Monegasque citizenship and a position on the board of Monaco QD International Hotels and Resorts Management.

Wynn Resorts announces Steve Wynn's role in Monaco Joint Venture

The final of the 6th International Ice-Hockey Tournament took place between the Moscow Sputniks and the Kings of Stkalica (Slovakia).

The final came from the cold