Direct from Mayotte Island

Prime Minister Francois Fillon went to Mayotte on Saturday 11 July 2009, accompanied by Patrick Devedjian, Minister to the Prime Minister, with responsibility for implementing the plan, Hervé Novelli, Secretary of State for Trade, handicrafts, small and medium enterprises, tourism, services and consumption, Chantal Jouanno, Secretary of State in charge of ecology and Marie-Luce Penchard, Secretary of State responsible for Overseas Wednesday

Isabelle Autissier, the first woman to have completed a round the world sailing competition, is vice-chair of working group of the "Grenelle of the sea" on "The delicate encounter between land and sea." After a trip in the Indian Ocean, the sailor gives a first analysis of Mayotte and its marine environment in the newspaper "Le Monde" (Article published in the edition of 21.06.09). Extracts.

Since 28 May 2009 until 31 December 2017, aid is created for the renovation of hotels in the overseas territories of Mayotte and Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.

It's confirmed: the current airport Mayotte will have a new terminal in 2011. And a long track in 2015!

Hamah The Beach Hotel - 4 star superior future - is built gradually on the beach of the Hangman, a few cables Mamoudzou, the capital of Mayotte.

In June 2007, Corsairfly launched its first flights to Mayotte. In 2008, the company expanded its service period, in the summer period, on the one hand, and secondly, on December 2008/janvier 2009, as we announced the first on this site .

"Do you agree with the processing of Mayotte into a single community, called the department, governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and exercising the powers devolved to departments and regions overseas?". Such was the question facing voters on the electoral lists of common Mayotte should respond by 29 March 2009.

Jégo Yves, Secretary of State for Overseas Territories, signed on Wednesday 18 March 2009 an agreement to support the tourism sector with the GIE Maison de la France, as he announced at the Forum of Tourism addition -Wednesday

On the occasion of the inauguration at Mamoudzou - the main city of Mayotte - the new building of the Committee of Tourism, located on a large plaza at the arrival of the barge near the covered market, the prefect, Denis Robin, announced that PADD (Layout and sustainable development) was finally approved by the State Council.

Jégo Yves, Secretary of State for Overseas Territories, has made the acceleration of the opening air (as well as maritime and digital) of the territories one of 5 major objectives of its strategy to grow overseas. In 2007 (latest figures available), 3.3 million people traveled on the routes metropolis - departments and overseas regions.