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
Read more
Khatia Buniatishvili is a classical music superstar. Her new album honors Mozart — in her own way
NEW YORK (AP) — Khatia Buniatishvili has been one of the most well-known classical musicians for more than a decade, but she prefers to keep the chatter
Read more
French ambassador to Haiti, known for his frankness, outreach, bids adieu after 3 years
PORT-AU-PRINCE — During the three years Fabrice Mauriès has served as the French ambassador to Haiti, his nation’s presence hasn’t always been well received, and
Read more
Haiti’s army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The announcement that Haiti’s military wanted recruits crackled through a small radio perched on a street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince where Maurenceley
Read more
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media report
NICE, France (AP) — The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport, French media reported today. Pavel Durov,
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
Cops Face Gunfire As Lawless Anti-Vaxxers Take To The Streets In Guadeloupe
BASSE-TERRE — One police officer was injured and police faced gunfire during a night of civil unrest over COVID-19 restrictions in Guadeloupe, a French overseas
Read more
Rabid Anti-Vaxxers Throw Rocks At Police In Latest COVID Unrest On Guadeloupe
BASSE-TERRE — Protesters attacked police with stones in the early hours of Monday as police moved in to clear out some blockades on Guadeloupe, the
Read more
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
Read more