French West Indies : News

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FREEPORT, Bahamas -- GAT CARAIBES, a group of transportation companies in Martinique, will present its strategic plan to the 12th Annual Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference , which opened on Monday in Grand Bahama.

On 15 April more than 100 fishermen demonstrated in the streets of Fort de France, the main town on Martinique , in the French West Indies.

It must be wonderful to walk walk down the same street every day, and be able to greet people as you go, to have the same conversations year after year, slight variations on a familiar timetable, a regular path worn through the constancies and changes, the patterns and cycles of events and seasons, maybe a particular bird that calls from a ... (more)

On 15 April more than 100 fishermen demonstrated in the streets of Fort de France, the main town on Martinique , in the French West Indies.

PETIONVILLE, Haiti -- The French-speaking Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has confirmed its commitment to working more closely with its neighbour countries and territories in the affairs of the region.

Keep it under your straw hat, but there are still some corners of the Caribbean untouched by the jet set, where the vibe is laid-back and the culture remains authentic and unspoilt.

American began its non-stop Saturday service to Guadeloupe's Pointe-A -Pitre International Airport and Martinique AimA© CA©saire International Airport on April 6. Both routes are operated with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 150 seats, according to a news release.

Seaborne Airlines , the US Virgin Islands headquartered carrier, inaugurated a new route from San Juan in Puerto Rico on 1 April.

Under the auspices of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, the third edition of the Congress of Caribbean Writers will be held at the Langley Fort Royal Resort in Deshaies, the Guadeloupe Islands, from April 10-13. T he purpose of this major international forum is to promote the creation of a Caribbean literary space for the sharing of knowledge, ... (more)

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The late morning departure will enable passengers to benefit from easy connections from around the US, arriving in the Guadeloupe Islands in the afternoon.

Hospitality and tourism partners of Dutch and French St. Maarten signed an agreement on Friday to jointly host the 12th annual St.

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From the Department of Internal Medicine , the Department of Cardiology , the Laboratory of Immunology , and the Department of Radiology and Cardiovascular Imaging , Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique-HA pitaux de Paris, UniversitA© Paris-Descartes, Paris, France; and the Caribbean Reference Center for Neuromuscular Disorders, University ... (more)

Unbelievable is the only way I can explain the contrast between Dominica and Martinique! The two islands are only 26 nautical miles apart in open passage, but the 76nm from the harbor of Portsmouth, Dominica to Fort de France, Martinique are worlds apart.

It is the kind of job most actors dream about - filming a hit TV comedy drama on a spectacularly beautiful Caribbean island.

These days glitzy St Barthelemy is best known as a haven for the smart set, but there's also a complex colonial history to explore, says Kate Simon Kate Simon is the Travel Correspondent of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

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PITRE, Guadeloupe -- The European Union's Regional Development Fund will fund two major sustainable development projects in the Dutch and French Caribbean under the INTERREG IV Caribbean program.

If you're familiar with Mercer's annual Quality of Living surveys, the 2012 winner should come as no surprise.

XL Airways expanded its winter offering from France to the French overseas outposts in both the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Bywater, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and bounded roughly by North Villere Street on the north, Chartres Street on the south, the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal on the east and Press Street on the west.

The Howell Center post office re-opened in Marigot on September 8 following a major renovation to modernise and update the facility took two months of labour to complete.

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Oct 11 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Department of Guadeloupe's Long-term foreign and local currency ratings at 'AA-' and Short-term foreign currency rating at 'F1+'. The Outlooks on the Long-term ratings are Stable.

There are three great ways to see a Caribbean island: landing in a plane ; offshore from a boat, and looking down from a mountain.

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- Saint Lucia should see an increase in passenger arrivals from mainland France and other nearby European destinations via a code share agreement between Air France and Air Antilles.

Air France and Air Antilles Express will implement what is described as a "free flow" agreement on flights between Fort de France , Martinique and Saint Lucia in the French West Indies.

FRANCE, Martinique -- The Martinique Tourism Authority is ratcheting up its efforts to attract more cruise business by hosting a delegation of Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association members September 17-19, 2012.

Veteran French rock star Johnny Hallyday was treated in an intensive care unit at a hospital in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Monday but his producer said he was stable and being treated for a recurring case of bronchitis.