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French scientists identify new blood type in Guadeloupe woman

BASSE-TERRE — A French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been identified as the only known carrier of a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative," France's blood supply agency has announced.…

John McCarthy June 21, 2025

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Caribbean island town shuts down following spat between mayor and council

BASSE-TERRE (AP) — The mayor of a small town on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe shuttered government agencies, cancelled classes and halted municipal services on Monday following a spat…

John McCarthy May 13, 2025

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Mike Birch, inaugural winner of Route du Rhum, dies at 90

SAINT-MALO, France (AP) — Canadian skipper Mike Birch, who won the Route du Rhum solo trans-Atlantic race by 98 seconds, has died, the event’s organizers said Wednesday. He was 90.…

John McCarthy November 20, 2024

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Armed activists launch new protests in Martinique over high living costs

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Protesters with automatic weapons targeted police and firefighters in the French Caribbean island of Martinique during a fresh round of violent demonstrations, the government said Wednesday. No injuries were…

John McCarthy November 2, 2024

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Curfew extended in French Caribbean territory amid power blackout

FORT-DE-FRANCE — French authorities maintained a night curfew amid fresh unrest on the Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe as they battled to restore power they accused striking energy workers of sabotaging. Guadeloupe…

John McCarthy November 1, 2024

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Cars burned and police attacked in new protests on French island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Protesters torched cars and attacked police in a new night of trouble on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, the local government said on Tuesday, as violent demonstrations over rising…

John McCarthy October 30, 2024

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Police clash with protesters on French island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE - Protesters defied curfews and clashed with police on the French Caribbean island of Martinique overnight into Friday morning, officials there said, more than a month since demonstrations erupted over rising…

John McCarthy October 26, 2024

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UN experts decry water woes in Guadeloupe and say scientists and activists are being censored

BASSE-TERRE (AP) — U.N. independent experts are denouncing chronic water cuts in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, adding that they are concerned about tap water pollution, excessive prices and attempts…

John McCarthy May 25, 2024

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Maryse Conde, Caribbean chronicler of colonialism, dies at 90

PARIS — Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Conde, who wrote about colonialism, slavery and the French-Caribbean diaspora, died in southern France at the age of 90. Often cited as a potential winner…

John McCarthy April 2, 2024

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Rights groups petition European watchdog to secure clean water in French Caribbean

BASSE-TERRE — The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said this week it has filed a collective complaint to a European rights body to demand that France urgently ensures access…

John McCarthy March 23, 2024