Insight: Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule

World World Insight: Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule Close Insight: Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule Published On: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:28:30 PKT FORT-DE-FRANCE (Reuters) - In Martinique, a French territory in...

A word from Martinique

Dear Comrade, All the elements of a solution to the present problems of America have, at different times, existed in African thought or elsewhere really. Such is the place for the cross-pollination of ideas and the commonwealth of human knowledge....

TTMA launches trade mission on the sea

Business Mya Quamie 56 Minutes Ago TTMA leads a delegation of 39 people from 25 companies onboard its first-ever cruise-ship trade mission. - Photo courtesy TTMA THE Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association (TTMA) has launched its first-ever...

99% trade tariff! Trump’s tariff algorithm triggers heaviest duty on this French island, critics call it ‘insane’

A remote French island with barely 6,000 residents has just become the most tariffed place on earth—thanks to what critics are calling a “bizarre” trade formula from the White House. St. Pierre et Miquelon, a French overseas territory off the...

Lions Club in Martinique Donates Corrective Eyewear to Help Saint Lucians with Visual Impairments

The Lions Club Internationale District 63 Zone based in neighbouring Martinique has donated more than 6 000 pieces of correction eyewear to the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, and Empowerment. The initiative will provide critical support to...

Abbas Abbasov: International community has not yet adequately assessed crimes against humanity committed in Africa

Baku, October 17, AZERTAC From October 7 to 17, the OSCE Human Dimension Conference was held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The event brought together representatives of 57 OSCE member states, OSCE institutions and executive bodies, as well as...

Volotea accused of illegally taking money from customers' bank cards

Low-cost airline Volotea is in turmoil after being accused of illegally applying the increased solidarity tax on airline tickets (TSBA) directly to its passengers' bank cards. An investigation has been opened. The matter is being taken very...

SIX MAJOR WORLD BANK PROJECTS

With an allocation of 47 million dollars from the 2025 budget, the Ministry of Mobilisation, Implementation and Transformation has earmarked six major world bank projects to bring considerable benefits to communities, families and individuals...

Eau No! Martinique Fed Up With French Water Fails.

- Advertisement - In Martinique, a French Caribbean island, tourists enjoy beautiful waterfalls, but at home, many locals have yellow water coming from their taps. Residents can and do buy bottled water, but it costs twice as much as in Paris....

Economic Crises in Africa and the Role of International Finance Capital

Events in Liberia and Mayotte reveals the role of imperialism and the continuing underdevelopment of the continent Geostrategic Analysis In the West African state of Liberia, a worsening economic situation is impacting the political stability of...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

San Diego Arab Film Festival highlights Oscar-winning documentary and stories from Gaza, West Bank

The San Diego Arab Film Festival, presented by the nonprofit organization Karama, will showcase films over the next two weekends at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, with a pair of Palestinian documentaries bookending the festival....

Trump's Tariffs Target Uninhabited Islands, Economic Dead Zones, and Individual Regions of France

If you've ever played the online game Worldle, where players guess a country based on its silhouette, you'll know the frustrating experience of failing to accurately identify the day's blob that turns out to be some insignificant island territory....

EIT Jumpstarter 2025: Final chance to join Europe’s top pre-accelerator for EU entrepreneurs! (Sponsored)

The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), an EU body that aims to support and convert innovative ideas into promising businesses, has announced the final registration call for the 2025 edition of EIT Jumpstarter. This flagship EU...

Grenada’s Blue Economy: Turning ocean wealth into sustainable prosperity

by Michael Derek Roberts Grenada’s 26,000 km² ocean territory — 75 times larger than its landmass — holds the key to its economic future. The Blue Growth Coastal Master Plan (2016) positions the island as a regional leader in sustainable...

Inside the San Francisco Fall Show's Preview Gala

On October 15, it was an aesthete’s oasis at the opening-night gala for the San Francisco Fall Show, where a veritable well of beauty—in the form of antiques, art and design—sprung up as a timely reminder that paradise can be found wherever you...

Martinique’s Vie Chère Protests and the Fight for Caribbean Justice

By Alyssa A. L. James Alyssa A. L. James, Ph.D. is a Jamaican Canadian anthropologist and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southern California’s Society of Fellows in the Humanities. Her research explores the intersections of food,...

Japan's Cross-Border E-Commerce“WAFUU” Adds Shipping To 37 New Countries

(MENAFN- AETOSWire) (BUSINESS WIRE ) -- QRESTIA Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hidemasa Fukada) is pleased to announce that WAFUU, its cross-border e-commerce site, has expanded its shipping Network to an additional 37...

New Opening in Martinique

Martinique, a French island in the Caribbean with a rich and often overlooked Jewish history, is looking forward to a new boost in Jewish life. Rabbi Reuven and Chaya Naparstek were recently recruited by the community to serve the local Jewish...

Understanding the ban on fish exports from Grenada to US

by Arley Salimbi Gill Come 1 January 2026, Grenada will be banned from exporting fish to the United States of America. This is significant because, in many respects, the US has been the main export destination for our fish, providing a ready...