AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAviation & Connectivity: Air France is keeping an unusual Miami–Pointe-à-Pitre link alive with Airbus A320 service, part of an island-hopping network that can route onward to Martinique and French Guiana before reaching Brazil. Regional Travel Boost: LIAT (2020) and Air Caraïbes launched an interline deal for single-ticket journeys with through-checked baggage, linking Eastern Caribbean routes with Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Air Caraïbes’ Paris-Orly service. Security & Drugs: A French Navy operation in the Caribbean seized 737kg of cocaine from a speedboat, with two suspects detained and the cargo handed to Colombian authorities. Local Environment: An OECS delegation visited Martinique and Guadeloupe to study sargassum management, focusing on collection and turning seaweed into value-added products. Justice & History: France’s National Assembly voted unanimously to repeal the 1685 Code Noir, a slavery-era law that treated enslaved people as property, though the move remains symbolic and reparations are still unresolved. Health & Accountability: French lawmakers backed state responsibility for chlordecone (Kepone) pesticide harm in Martinique and Guadeloupe, citing widespread contamination and long-term health impacts. Sports: Saint Lucia rugby suffered heavy losses to Martinique and Jamaica, but the union says the matches delivered key development experience.
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