Tag: Martinique
Raphaël Confiant breathes new life into the rue Blomet ball
” The place has become a place of living together, of populations that should never have rubbed shoulders. » In his new novel The rue Blomet ball », Raphaël Confiant…
Lydie Salvayre questions the future of literature
“What will become of literature if it becomes globalized, therefore simplified to be accessible to all, to have the language of everyone, speaking the globish, by erasing all singularity? I…
Chlordecone still impacts cognitive development in children
Despite the cessation of its use in the Antilles 30 years ago as an insecticide, chlordecone persisting in the environment continues to contaminate populations. An international research team, involving researchers…
Martinique no longer responds… and adopts a Pan-African flag
The territorial community of Martinique adopted on February 2 the flag of independence activists, whose colors echo the Pan-African movement: red symbolizes the blood of Afro-descendants; the black, the people…
more than a quarter of young Guadeloupeans are not in education, employment or training
In Guadeloupe, 27.3% of young people aged 15 to 29 are neither in employment, nor in studies, nor in training, “ twice as much as in mainland France “, according…
screening of agricultural employees generalized from the beginning of February in Martinique
To what degree have farmers been exposed to chlordecone, used since the 1970s in the banana plantations of Martinique and Guadeloupe before being banned in 1993 due to its toxicity?…
Dismissal in the chlordecone case: “This decision is nonsense”
The pesticide used in banana plantations until 1993 is the cause of lasting pollution in the West Indies and many cancers. This health scandal ended in the dismissal of French…
Miss Martinique: who is Axelle René, the third runner-up to Miss France?
MISS MARTINIQUE. Martinique is represented by Axelle René, 21 years old. She rose to fourth place at Miss France 2023. Here is her portrait. [Mis à jour le 17 décembre 2022 à…
Miss Martinique: who is Axelle René, the third runner-up to Miss France?
MISS MARTINIQUE. Martinique is represented by Axelle René, 21 years old. She rose to fourth place at Miss France 2023. Here is her portrait. [Mis à jour le 17 décembre 2022 à…
Miss Martinique 2022: Axelle René, the hope of a first coronation for the island
MISS MARTINIQUE. Since the creation of the competition, no Martiniquaise has had the chance to be elected Miss France. Axelle René carries the hopes of her entire island to finally…