Monaco news in brief, 22-31 December 2010

Christmas news in Monaco.

22-29 December

Following Karement's closure [1] 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? [2]

Monegasque Bernard Gastaud is elected onto the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child [3]. He takes up his seat from March 2011.

Bernard Gastaud elected to the UN Committee for the Rights of Children [4]

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 [5]

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

Tables for all tastes [6]

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 [7]

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 [8]