The notorious Code Noir is gone. But people in Guadeloupe and Martinique continue to live with the consequences
“Vive la République, et vive la France.”
Emmanuel Macron closed his 21 May speech marking…
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Caribbean beaches blighted by record masses of stinking seaweed ○
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Scientists puzzled by huge amounts of prickly sargassum suffocating shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana
A record amount of sargassum has piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and mo…
14 months ago
‘A deliberate poisoning’: how a banned pesticide haunts the French Caribbean ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Prostate cancer rates are among the world’s highest in Guadeloupe and Martinique, where chlordecone was widely used on plantations for more than 20 years
Tiburce Cléon was just a teenager when he bega…
17 months ago
Miss France announces its oldest-ever winner - so can you guess how old she is? ○
Angélique Angarni-Filopon declared her win as proof that it is 'never too late' to change your career. The flight attendant, who represented Martinique, said she hoped her victory would inspire other…
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