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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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If You Want The World’s Cleanest Air, Try Moving To The U.S. Virgin Islands

CHRISTIANSTED — At least four million people die each year due to outdoor air pollution, according to the World Health Organization, a leading global network of public health experts. Air particulates with a diameter…

VI Free Press March 23, 2022