Air Travel & Connectivity: Air France is adding a new winter nonstop link between Guadeloupe (Pointe-à-Pitre) and Panama City, launching Dec. 11 with twice-weekly flights, timed for connections from Martinique and French Guiana. Local Maritime Safety: Antigua and Barbuda’s Coast Guard is urging fishermen to stop keeping secret fishing spots, warning that missing GPS locations and unreturned safety gear can delay rescue operations—coordination includes the Guadeloupe search-and-rescue centre. Sports (CAC Games): Guadeloupe’s Ulric Portier won gold in the men’s 110m hurdles at the CAC Games in Santo Domingo, with Trinidad and Tobago’s Rinaldo Moore taking silver. Culture & Decolonization: The International Decolonization Front adopted the “Corte Declaration,” condemning French colonial exploitation and calling out economic pressure, forced silence, and impunity affecting overseas territories. Indigenous Rights: The Baku Initiative Group reaffirmed support for Indigenous peoples, explicitly naming Kalinago and other Indigenous communities of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Science & Nature: Researchers report a tiny red sea slug found near Guadeloupe that’s linked to a World Cup tribute, though its official naming is still pending.