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France’s plan to build a maximum security prison wing in French Guiana angers local officials
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France’s plan to build a maximum security prison wing in French Guiana angers local officials

CAYENNE (AP) — France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and Islamic militants near a former penal colony in French Guiana, sparking an outcry among residents and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 19, 2025
Two hikers dead and seven rescued in flooding on the Caribbean island of Martinique
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Two hikers dead and seven rescued in flooding on the Caribbean island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE (AP) — Nine hikers on the French Caribbean island of Martinique were swept away by a swollen river, leaving two of them dead and seven requiring a rescue, officials…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Martinique’s water woes drive anger at French rule 
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Martinique’s water woes drive anger at French rule 

FORT-DE-FRANCE (Reuters) — In Martinique, a French territory in the Caribbean, tourists flock to crystalline waterfalls nestling in the tropical rainforests. But the water that comes out of Christelle Marie-Sainte's…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2025
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Anguilla this morning
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Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Anguilla this morning

THE VALLEY — Anguilla residents felt a 4.2-magnitude earthquake early this morning, authorities said. No injuries were reported, The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter hit about 32 miles…
Posted by John McCarthy March 27, 2025
Miss France pageant names 34-year-old winner after rule change
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Miss France pageant names 34-year-old winner after rule change

Angélique Angarni-Filopon, a 34-year-old flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique, became the oldest contestant to win the Miss France pageant after a rule change allowed women over…
Posted by John McCarthy January 14, 2025
Grenada native gets just 3 months for trafficking 70 pounds of cocaine
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Grenada native gets just 3 months for trafficking 70 pounds of cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Rodney Dennis de Roche, 39, of Grenada, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Wilma A. Lewis to 37 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to conspiracy to…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2024
Armed activists launch new protests in Martinique over high living costs
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2024
Curfew extended in French Caribbean territory amid power blackout
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Cars burned and police attacked in new protests on French island of Martinique
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2024
Police clash with protesters on French island of Martinique
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2024

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