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Gunshots Fired At Police In France’s Martinique, Guadeloupe Still Tense
FORT-DE-FRANCE — Gunshots were fired overnight at police in Martinique for the second night running, French media reported today, in a sign that unrest triggered by COVID-19 restrictions that has also rocked the nearby island of Guadeloupe. BFM TV, quoting police forces, reported that shootings
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New Caledonia rejects independence in final vote amid referendum boycott | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN The indigenous Kanak population, who largely favor independence, had called for non-participation in the referendum because they are in a 12-month mourning period following a September surge in coronavirus infections. Provisional results published by French
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Pockets of low vaccine uptake remain in Europe
The highly transmissible Delta variant and concerns that winter in the northern hemisphere could bring a bad flu season have increased the urgency for authorities to boost vaccine uptake. Reasons for hesitancy are varied. Some people believe they are fit, healthy and young, so getting vaccinated is
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Chomping On Some Bits: Shark Bites On The Rise
By Martin M Barillas Shark bites increased in 2021, following three consecutive years of decline, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File (ISAF). Researchers tallied 73 unprovoked attacks worldwide last year. While that is just over the five-year global
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Moderate 4.5 Earthquake Recorded Between Antigua and Guadeloupe Today
BASSE-TERRE — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck near Guadeloupe this morning. The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Center said it occurred about 8:41 a.m. today at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the UWI Seismic Research Center, the quake hit: 55 miles northeast of
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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 hours starting Friday. It will now start at 10 p.m. instead of 8 p.m., the prefecture
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France Says Several Police Injured During Unrest in Martinique and Guadeloupe
BASSE-TERRE — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said today that several members of the police force had been injured as a result of civil unrest during protests against COVID-19 protocols on France's Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. 'In Guadeloupe and Martinique, our security
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France Caves To Violent Protests In Martinique, Guadeloupe Over COVID Rules
PARIS — France has postponed a mandatory coronavirus vaccination requirement for health workers in Guadeloupe and Martinique, after the measure spurred several days of widespread protests and unrest in the French Caribbean territories. In a statement today, the French health ministry said the
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French Minister Holds COVID Talks On Ending Violent Protests In Guadeloupe
AFP:- France's minister for overseas territories will hold talks on Monday with union leaders on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on ways to end more than a week of violent protests sparked by Covid-19 restrictions. The riots began over compulsory Covid vaccinations for health workers and
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Newly Discovered Seabird Placed Straight On ‘Critically Endangered’ Species List
By Anamarija Brnjarchevska A newly discovered seabird has been placed straight on the 'critically endangered' species list. The fate of the New Caledonian storm petrel, found in the South Pacific, rests on scientists being able to find and protect its breeding grounds. The population is estimated
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French Interior Minister Heads To Caribbean Territories to Defuse Tensions
PARIS — France's minister for overseas territories will hold crisis talks on its Caribbean islands starting today, an official said, as the government looks to defuse tensions after more than a week of unrest stemming from its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic there. 'I don't think we will return
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Africa: House Dust From 35 Countries Reveals Our Global Toxic Contaminant Exposure and Health Risk
[The Conversation Africa] Everyone's home gets dusty, but is yours the same as house dust in China or the US? Researchers around the world have united to capture the world's first trans-continental data on household dust.
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WWII Navy veteran recounts his time aboard ship in South Pacific
Harold Dee "Dusty" Lansdale, the oldest living Fordyce Redbug, served aboard the battleship USS Maryland in the South Pacific through some of the worst fighting of World War II. The retired master electrician will mark his 97th birthday this April.
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France’s Martinique Territory Imposes Curfew After Looting, Lawlessness
FORT-DE-FRANCE — Authorities on the Caribbean island of Martinique ordered a curfew on Thursday after protesters looted shops and set up burning barricades as demonstrations against COVID-19 protocols spread across France's overseas' territories. Martinique and neighboring Guadeloupe have been hit
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Dozens Of Violent Anti-Vax Supporters Attack Guadeloupe Hospital Staff
BASSE-TERRE — Dozens of anti-vaccination protesters in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe attacked a hospital director and other medical staff following recent violent demonstrations against vaccines and COVID-19 restrictions, officials said Wednesday. The attack occurred Tuesday outside the
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90 People Arrested In Guadeloupe Over Clashes With Police Over COVID Rules
BASSE-TERRE — Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 clashed again with security forces on Tuesday as the Paris government vowed to restore order. French authorities have extended the curfew imposed on the island of Guadeloupe
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United States and France Demonstrate Military Cooperation In The Caribbean
FORT-DE-FRANCE — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) executed a bilateral maritime exercise with the French Navy off the coast of Martinique while operating in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday. Sioux City with her embarked MH-60S Seahawk attached to the “Sea Knights” of
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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 territory in the Caribbean, the island's local authority said on Friday. Shops were vandalized and there were attempted robberies during
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If You Want The World’s Cleanest Air, Try Moving To The U.S. Virgin Islands
CHRISTIANSTED — At leastfour million people die eachyear due to outdoor air pollution, according to theWorld Health Organization, a leadingglobal network of public health experts. Air particulates with a diameter of 2.5 microns or smaller can penetrate the lungs and enter the bloodstream, causing
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France Sends More Police, SWAT Team, Extends Curfew In Caribbean Territory
PARIS — The French government will send police reinforcements, including an elite SWAT team, and extend a curfew in the French island of Guadeloupe after two weeks of unrest, the overseas territories minister said on Monday. Police have been shot at and stores looted in protests against plans to
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Pierre To Open United Nations Decolonisation Seminar In Saint Lucia - St. Lucia Times News
Prime Minister Hon. Philip J Pierre, will on Wednesday 11th May 2022, formally open a United Nations Seminar on Decolonisation, which is to be held at the Sandals Grande Hotel from the 11-13th May 2022. The Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonisation is held under the auspices of the UN General
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Direct flight options between SA and Australia on hold until late 2021
Qantas has delayed the restart of its direct flights between Sydney and Johannesburg until October 2021.
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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 than 15 years ago. The court provided several reasons for its ruling, noting there’s a statute of limitations
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Guadeloupe Vaccine Hesitancy Directly Linked To Banana Crop Pesticide Poisonings, Scholar Says
BASSE-TERRE — Since July 2021, various trade union organizations have been calling for the cancellation of the vaccination obligation and the reinstatement of suspended non-vaccinated employees.The movement hardened on November 15, leading to roadblocks thus paralyzing the Guadeloupe
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