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Shops ransacked as protests rock French Caribbean island of Martinique
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Shops ransacked as protests rock French Caribbean island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Looters ransacked shops overnight on the French Caribbean island of Martinique as violent protests against rising living costs showed little sign of abating despite the imposition of a curfew. The…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2024
Hurricane Beryl: ‘Grim’ situation as multiple deaths reported in massive storm’s path
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Hurricane Beryl: ‘Grim’ situation as multiple deaths reported in massive storm’s path

Multiple deaths have been reported in Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officials on those islands said Tuesday as Hurricane Beryl continues to pummel the Caribbean as a Category 5…
Posted by John McCarthy July 2, 2024
How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
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How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead, experts…
Posted by John McCarthy July 2, 2024
Grenada man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling
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Grenada man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling

CHRISTIANSTED — A Grenada man faces a maximum 20 years in prison after admitting in federal court on St. Croix that he smuggled 70 pounds of cocaine. Rodney de Roche,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2024
Rights groups petition European watchdog to secure clean water in French Caribbean
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy March 23, 2024
France’s Supreme Court rejects groups’ request for slavery reparations in case from Martinique
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France’s Supreme Court rejects groups’ request for slavery reparations in case from Martinique

PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court has rejected a request by three groups seeking reparations for slavery in a case that originated on the French Caribbean island of Martinique. The…
Posted by John McCarthy July 31, 2023
Riots erupt in French Caribbean territories in reaction to unrest in France over teen’s death
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Riots erupt in French Caribbean territories in reaction to unrest in France over teen’s death

CAYENNE (AP) — Riots have erupted in French Caribbean territories to protest the police shooting death of a teenager in a Paris suburb, with at least one person killed as…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2023
Cyberattack Halts Martinique’s Search For New Flag, Hymn
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Cyberattack Halts Martinique’s Search For New Flag, Hymn

FORT-DE-FRANCE (AP) — A quest to select the first official flag and hymn for the French Caribbean island of Martinique was interrupted Wednesday by a cyberattack. The attack on government…
Posted by John McCarthy January 21, 2023
Martinique’s Nightly Curfew Gets Pushed Back 2 Hours As Some COVID Restrictions Are Relaxed
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Martinique’s Nightly Curfew Gets Pushed Back 2 Hours As Some COVID Restrictions Are Relaxed

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Health protocols to protect against the coronavirus virus are loosening a little in Martinique.  The curfew that began in July in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic will be pushed back two…
Posted by Bro Bot February 16, 2022
Martinique Court Dismisses Slavery Reparations Lawsuit
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Martinique Court Dismisses Slavery Reparations Lawsuit

FORT-DE-FRANCE — An appeals court in the French Caribbean island of Martinique on Tuesday dismissed a request from groups seeking slavery reparations in a blow to efforts that began more…
Posted by Bro Bot January 19, 2022

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