AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAviation & Tourism: Air France is running an unusual Miami–Pointe-à-Pitre service on an Airbus A320, part of an island-hopping network that also links Martinique and French Guiana and continues onward to Brazil, with the Haiti stop dropped after security and FAA restrictions. Regional Connectivity: LIAT (2020) and Air Caraïbes have signed an interline deal starting June 1, letting passengers book on one ticket with through-checked baggage across Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and the wider Eastern Caribbean into Europe via Paris-Orly. Local Disruption: Ferry services to Dominica are disrupted after a fishermen’s strike in Guadeloupe blocked Pointe-à-Pitre port, leaving passengers to be accommodated by operators. Environment & Public Health: An OECS delegation is visiting Martinique and Guadeloupe to study sargassum management, including turning seaweed into value-added products. Justice & History: France’s National Assembly voted unanimously to repeal the Code Noir, the 1685 slavery law that treated enslaved people as property—an important symbolic step, but without reparations in the bill. Health Watch: French authorities report 92 imported mosquito-borne cases in May, with dengue the majority and links to overseas territories including Martinique and Guadeloupe.
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