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Guadeloupe
Pôle-Caraïbes airport renamed in honor of Maryse Condé
Emmanuel Macron had promised. At the national tribute to Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé on April 15, the President of the Republic agreed that the Guadeloupean airport would be renamed in her honor.the President of the Republic agreed that the Guadeloupe airport should be renamed in tribute to this great lady. The idea was put forward by regional president Ary Chalus at a public tribute held at the Mémorial ACTe in Pointe-à-Pitre, a few days after the announcement of her death at the age of 90. Today, September 29, it's a done deal. A decision by the Guadeloupe regional council was published in the Journal Officiel. It states that the airfield "Pointe-à-Pitre - Le Raizet" (administrative name) is now "Guadeloupe - Maryse Condé". This decision has delighted many Guadeloupeans, first and foremost the writer's children. There's a link, somewhere, with her, with all the founding fathers like Aimée Césaire, who also gave his name to Martinique's airport," her daughter Sylvie-Anne Condé told RCI. They are poets and writers who have done a great deal to promote their island throughout the world. "This is the first time that an airport has been named in honor of a black woman in France. As RCI points out, the commercial name remains "Guadeloupe Pole Caraïbes".
Saint-Martin
Louis Mussington reacts to Chambre des Comptes report
In an official press release issued on Thursday September 26, Louis Mussington, President of the Collectivité de Saint-Martin, recalls the provisional status of the report by the Chambre Territoriale des Comptes (CTC). For the record, an article published by Guadeloupe 1ère on September 24 referred to "a very worrying financial situation" for the Collectivité de Saint-Martin, based on a report by the Chambre Territoriale des Comptes. In their report, the magistrates highlighted financial projects deemed risky, the explosion in personnel costs, including the employment of family members of the president and vice-president, and a "spectacular" deterioration in the financial situation since the change in governance. In his press release, Louis Mussington announced that he would not be commenting on a provisional and confidential report. "I deeply regret that elements taken out of context and without possible contradiction have been divulged by a Guadeloupean media from Guadeloupe, even though the document has not been circulated by the CTC", says the President of the Collectivité. He deplores this "haste", which "distorts (...) the public's appreciation". The President of the Collectivité added that he had sent "detailed answers" in July, which would "complete the work of the CTC". Louis Mussington specifies that he will only speak to the media once the final report has been published.
Caribbean Airlines opens
services to Guadeloupe and Martinique
Starting this winter, it will be easier to visit the English-speaking islands of the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago's national airline, Caribbean Airlines, has announced the opening of flights to Martinique and Guadeloupe. From December 3 for Martinique, and December 7 for Guadeloupe, it will now be possible to fly to Trinidad and Tobago. From Fort-de-France, passengers will have a non-stop flight twice a week, and a flight with a stopover in Barbados once a week. From Guadeloupe, passengers will necessarily have at least one stopover. One route will stop in Barbados before landing in Trinidad and Tobago. The other route will serve Dominica and Saint Lucia, before terminating in Trinidad and Tobago. As RCI points out, this announcement comes at a time when the airline Winair has also announced the opening of a direct route between Fort-de-France and Barbados.
Haiti
A population facing serious food shortages
In Haiti, the political and social crisis is creating extreme levels of food insecurity. On Monday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published a report on the situation in the country. This tool classifies the degree of food crisis facing a country, or a population, according to different levels. According to their report, some 5.4 million people, or almost half the Haitian population, are facing serious food shortages. At least 6,000 Haitians are living in starvation conditions, meaning they cannot access food despite all available coping strategies. "Escalating violence in and around the capital Port-au-Prince has severely disrupted the supply of basic foodstuffs, physically and financially limiting access to food," says Caribbean National Weekly. Some 18% of the population is in a humanitarian emergency situation concerning food security, and the country is not far from being declared in a famine situation.
