Robert M. Persaud, minister of agriculture for the South American country of Guyana, will speak on a new approach to rainforest conservation at the next Town & Gown Cultural Series event.

The European rocket launch site in French Guiana may have become the world's most important commercial satellite spaceport, but Sue Nelson finds that its boom is alienating the locals.

The Alamogordo Pan American Round Table celebrated two birthdays Tuesday the 45th anniversary of the founding of the local organization, and the birthday of its director, Charlene Garing.

European defense authorities have successfully launched a next-generation military observation satellite as part of the five country Helios 2 program.

Ontario's Electricity Coalition slammed a $7 billion-dollar government venture to build wind and solar farms across Ontario, saying the deal with South Korea's Samsung will lead to higher rates.

Relatives yesterday identified the bloodied body that was found on the Kingston seashore behind the Guyana Forestry Commission a day earlier as Llewelyn Fitzgerald Campbell called Elton of Lamaha Street, Kitty.

Both Boz and Mr. Trend point to failed plebiscites over the weekend in the French Overseas Departments of French Guiana and give two reasons for their failure: The significant subsidies given by the French government to these colonies overseas departments.

Outremer Telecom, which provides telecoms services in the French overseas territories, has announced the commercial launch of its 3G networks in Guadeloupe and French Guiana.

One year after massive strikes and unrest in the Carribean countries of French Guyana and Martinique, and despite new protests on Jan.

Ideas , Breaking News , Diaspora , Economics , Elections , Governance , Law , Protest , Politics Languages: English Full Category List Excerpt The referendum which took place on Sunday, January 10th 2010, in the French Overseas Regions of Martinique and French Guiana to vote for either more autonomy from France or to keep the same status, was along ...

In the coming days the two countries hope to sign a 400,000 euro financial aid agreement approved in 2008 by the French government to boost up the police and justice cooperation in Suriname.

Residents of two of Francea TMs overseas territories have voted against greater autonomy from Paris.

Two French Caribbean departments are debating whether to vote for more autonomy from France after operating under mostly French regulations and laws since World War II.

Six days and about seven hours ago, Katie Spotz started rowing across the Atlantic.

The European Union executive on Thursday gave Germany's OHB System AG a euro566 million contract to build the first 14 satellites for the EU's new space-based navigation system Galileo.

Bloggers from Martinique [Fr] and French Guiana have been posting for months about the upcoming popular referendum to decide whether they want to change their political status and gain more autonomy from France [Fr], or keep the same status.

"Eighty Brazilians attacked by residents of the Surinamese border town Albina," reports a TV station in the northern Brazilian city of Belim.

In the South American country of Surinam, 13 people have been injured in riots in Albina, a small town on the border with French Guiana.

Gangs of men go on killing and raping spree as ethnic violence rears its ugly head in the town of Albina.

Barbadians will no longer need a visa to travel to the French overseas islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe , French Guiana and Reunion.