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Carnival takes to the high seas during Martinique's Yawl Bowl Race |
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 NEW YORK, USA -- Carnival is to the Caribbean as fish are to the sea – one simply cannot exist without the other. In Martinique, the analogy is taken one step further when carnival and sea are brought together for a celebration unlike any other, the famed Yawl Boat Race (Tour des Yoles Rondes).
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Sarkozy offers autonomy vote for Martinique |
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 FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique (AFP) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy offered Friday to hold a referendum on autonomy for the island of Martinique, one of France's Caribbean territories gripped by unrest early this year. The French leader on Thursday began a visit to Martinique and neighbouring Guadeloupe.
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Status quo not possible, says French president on visit to Martinique |
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 FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AFP) -- French president Nicolas Sarkozy affirmed on Thursday that the “status quo was not possible”, on his arrival in Martinique, before going on Friday to Guadeloupe, four months after the violent strikes that shook the two Caribbean islands. “I am persuaded that the status quo...
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Fourth ICG session concludes in Martinique |
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 FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (BGIS) -- Significant progress has been made towards the establishment of a Caribbean Tsunami Warning Centre and a Caribbean Tsunami Information Centre. This was announced at the conclusion of the Fourth Session of the Inter-governmental Coordination Group
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Jamaica piling up the medals at Carifta Games - Day Three Report |
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VIEUX FORT, St Lucia -- Jamaican athletes won 12 gold medals, including all four sprint relay titles on another dominating third day at the 38th Carifta Games at the George Odlum Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday. Six records were broken, with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago athletes accounting for them.
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American Eagle expands service to Martinique |
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NEW YORK, USA: Martinique has become more accessible to US travelers thanks to newly expanded service from American Eagle Airlines. Beginning May 1, 2009, American Eagle will offer daily service between its hub in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Fort-de-France, the capital of Martinique.
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Net News Group signs on as contributor to McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
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Martinique Tourism Authority welcomes end to general strike |
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NEW YORK, USA: Madeleine de Grandmaison, chairwoman of the Martinique Tourism Authority, issued a statement on Friday celebrating the resolution of a general strike in effect on the island over the past few weeks: “It gives me great pleasure to confirm the official end to the general strike in Martinique."
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Appeal for calm following clashes in Martinique |
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 FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AFP): The top official on the French island of Martinique has appealed for calm following violent confrontations with demonstrators in which shots were fired at police. Violence first broke out on Friday in Fort-de-France on the margin of a demonstration by farmers.
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Guadeloupe strike ends with pay rises |
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POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe (AFP): Businesses began to reopen on Thursday in Guadeloupe after a general strike that had paralysed the French Caribbean island for 44 days ended with a promise of pay rises. President Nicolas Sarkozy's government still faces a strike on neighbouring Martinique.
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French PM says order to be maintained in Martinique |
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 PARIS, France (Reuters): French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Thursday security forces would maintain order on the Caribbean island of Martinique after youths clashed with police overnight in a protest over economic conditions. The unrest on Martinique has spread from the neighbouring island of Guadeloupe.
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