News from Reunion

Return of 'Robinson Crusoe'
Ananova, UK - 16 hours ago
Hu Wenhu, 58, went on a fishing trip to the Indian Ocean in 1981 and stopped at Reunion Island for a short stopover, reports Taiwan Network. ...

FACTBOX-Reunion Island
Reuters - 13 Aug 2008
Aug 14 (Reuters) - France's Reunion island wants renewable energy to fuel 100 percent of its electricity by 2025 and all its transport by 2050. ...

France's Reunion island aims for zero CO2
Reuters - 13 Aug 2008
By Ed Harris SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION (Reuters) - Ringed by volcanic rock, sandy beaches and the blue swell of the Indian Ocean, France's Reunion island is ...

Reunion Island, South Africa Connect on 2 Meters
ARRL, CT - 20 Aug 2008
Phil Mondon, FR5DN, on Reunion Island used this 2 meter antenna to make the first QSO via tropospheric propagation from Reunion to South Africa. ...

French Island Sets Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal
RedOrbit, TX - 14 Aug 2008
France’s Reunion Island has set itself the goal of cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to zero. The small island is far from being a major polluter, ...

Estimating Chikungunya prevalence in La Reunion Island outbreak by ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - 28 Jul 2008
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused a major two-wave seventeen-month-long outbreak in La Reunion Island in 2005-2006. The aim of this study was to refine ...

Sakifo Festival in The Reunion Island
Radio France Internationale, France - 1 Aug 2008
The annual Sakifo Festival kicks off on 6 August, with an impressive line-up that includes Tinariwen, Firmin Viry, Keziah Jones, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Asha, ...

Port Louis : Home to half of our national heritage
L'express.mu, Mauritius - 25 Aug 2008
In December 1721, the first French colonists landed on the island from Reunion Island and established their camp in Port Louis. In 1730, Governor Nicolas de ...

Battle looms over giant gem
The Standard, Hong Kong - 28 Jul 2008
It was allegedly shipped out of Madagascar through the French colony of Reunion Island. A spokesman of the gallery said the emerald belonged to a French ...

More tourists poured into Mauritius this year, say statistics
Afrique en ligne, France - 20 Aug 2008
From Africa, the arrivals increased by 5.2% to reach 102496 with arrivals from South Africa and Reunion Island, the two major markets of the region, ...