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Eroding coastlines unearth and destroy slave graves in French Caribbean

Rising seas and coastal erosion are exposing the graves of enslaved people on beaches in the French Caribbean departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, bringing long-buried remains back into view. Archaeologists say the retreating coastline is revealing new information about people who were enslaved centuries ago, but also destroying sites of…

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Paris court rejects bid to reopen probe into Caribbean chlordecone contamination

The Paris appeals court has upheld a decision not to reopen a criminal investigation into the use of chlordecone, a toxic pesticide that has been linked to cancer and other health problems in around 90 percent of the adult population in Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Radio France Internationale

France recognises role in pesticide harm across Caribbean islands

France's parliament has unanimously acknowledged the state's role in a pesticide scandal that contaminated most people in Guadeloupe and Martinique and has been linked to cancer and other health problems. The vote marks a significant moment in a decades-long fight over chlordecone, a toxic chemical that continued to be used…

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'It's unfair you can't do everything here': Education comes with exile in Martinique

Every year, 45 percent of university-bound students from France's overseas territories leave their island to pursue higher education. From Réunion to Guadeloupe, brain drain keeps growing, driven by a lack of opportunity. Nowhere is this more acute than in Martinique, which is on track to become France's oldest department within…

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French parliament inches towards symbolic repeal of 'Code noir' slavery legislation

France abolished enslaving humans more than 170 years ago and in 2001 recognised slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity."

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‘Such huge consequences’: pressure mounts on France to act on enslavement reparatory justice

As a Mast of Fraternity and Memory is unveiled in Nantes, calls are growing for Macron to announce framework for discussions

The Guardian - UK

Did iShowSpeed really get Guadeloupe citizenship during his viral Caribbean tour moment?

Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. did not receive Guadeloupean citizenship despite viral claims online. A video showing a symbolic moment confused viewers, but Guadeloupe cannot legally grant citizenship as it is part of France. There was no official confirmation. Fans compared it to his Ghana passport moment, but this claim has…

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Guadeloupe hit by drought alert as water supplies deteriorate

Half of the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe has been placed under a drought alert, with restrictions on water use, because of a decline in groundwater levels.

Radio France Internationale

French local elections reshape political landscape in overseas territories

Local elections across France’s overseas territories have delivered a series of striking results, reshaping political balances from the Pacific to the Caribbean. From a breakthrough for the left in Reunion Island to a symbolic defeat for a regional heavyweight in Guadeloupe, voters have sent a clear – and sometimes surprising…

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Guadeloupe: 16,000 cars with defective Takata airbags still on the road

The French overseas department of Guadeloupe still has 16,000 vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbags on its roads, despite the island having already seen several fatal accidents linked to the faulty equipment.

Radio France Internationale

Festive Lights Event Ends in Bloodshed as Car Mows Down Families in Sainte-Anne

A festive lights event in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, turned chaotic as a drunk driver ploughed into a crowd, injuring 19, including seven children.

International Business Times UK

Man described as a Caribbean serial killer gets 30-year prison sentence in Guadeloupe

Kathron ‘Cuchi’ Fortune, 47, found guilty of torture and murder of a woman, one week after double murder sentence in separate case

The Guardian - US

How the Caribbean became a front line in France's fight against the cocaine trade

France is to boost its military and police presence in its Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe, in a bid to clamp down on escalating cocaine trafficking in the region that is driving unprecedented levels of violence. Local officials in both Guadeloupe and Martinique say they're finally being heard, but one…

Radio France Internationale

Riders disqualified after sneaking back into Tour de Guadeloupe peloton - Video

'I had two videos to support this big charade', says local official

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The Conversation

Gwada-negative: the rarest blood group on Earth

In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest blood group. The sole known carrier is a woman from Guadeloupe whose blood is so unique that doctors couldn’t find a single compatible donor.

LiveScience

'She is the only person in the world compatible with herself' — scientists discover new blood type but it's unique to just one person from Guadeloupe

After years of study, scientists have discovered a new blood type in a woman from Guadeloupe. They're now searching for more people with the characteristic.

Radio France Internationale

Chlordecone victims in French West Indies demand justice as state denies liability

The French state continues to deny responsibility in the chlordecone scandal, after authorising the use of the pesticide for years in banana plantations in Martinique and Guadeloupe. RFI met with several victims who are calling those responsible to account and seeking compensation.

The National (Scotland)

How obscure FIFA rule means Chris Jullien is 'set' to play for Caribbean island

Former Celtic central defender Christopher Jullien is set to represent the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe this summer.

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The Guardian - UK

‘A deliberate poisoning’: how a banned pesticide haunts the French Caribbean

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

Radio France Internationale

Guadeloupe to fell 'exotic' coconut trees to stem coastal erosion

France's Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe, famed for its tropical beaches, plans to remove some of its exotic coconut palms to stem coastal erosion and eradicate a tree disease.

Radio France Internationale

Maison Gaston, the virtual art gallery promoting Caribbean creativity

A young entrepreneur from Guadeloupe is putting Caribbean talent on the global art map, with her online gallery Maison Gaston.

Radio France Internationale

French overseas territory Guadeloupe declares dengue epidemic

The Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe has declared a dengue epidemic, with authorities noting the outbreak was being driven by a less common strain of the mosquito-borne disease.

The Independent UK

Death in Paradise reveals first look at Don Gilet as show’s new lead detective

Filming for the Christmas special and new series has wrapped in Guadeloupe

The Conversation

The colonial legacy lurking beneath economic unrest in the French Caribbean

For weeks, the French Caribbean island of Martinique has been the site of at-times violent protests over high living costs and worsening economic conditions. And Martinique isn’t alone; in the neighboring French island of Guadeloupe, striking workers stormed the control room of a power station on Oct. 26, 2024, causing…

The Guardian - US

Guadeloupe loses electricity after striking workers seize power station

French Caribbean island without power after employees cause ‘emergency shutdown of all the engines’

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