Martinique News

Associated Press Writer= FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique A A A' French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that Martinique is free to hold a referendum on greater political autonomy but made clear the island would always belong to France.

Four troupes from Turkey's Anadolu AteA Yi dance company will stage the company's critically acclaimed shows in four locations on three continents over the next week, as the company continues to grow, with new dance schools opening in various Turkish cities and auditions for new dancers running almost nonstop year-round. The Fire of Anatolia ...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved a law that could legalize landholdings by some 1 million squatters occupying a Texas-sized chunk of the Amazon rain forest, despite environmentalists' fears it will accelerate deforestation.

Martinique's croissant culture adds a little Carib spice to the mix June 18, 2009 GEORGE MEDOVOY They're popping corks of French Bordeaux for a romantic dinner at Plein Soleil in the hills above Baie du Robert.

A A A magical place Opened in 1955, Disneyland has offered countless smiles and thrills, undergone a number of changes to keep up with the times, and its success has spawned other theme parks across the country and globe.

A few days ago, the mobile phone boarding pass service was introduced on all flights to the French Overseas Departments .

Martinique has announced its first confirmed case of swine flu after an islander tested positive upon returning from the United States.

The Bishops of the Antilles Bishops' Conference have issued a Message to all the priests of the region at the close of their Plenary Assembly in Fort-de-France on the island of Martinique .

How far will the U.S. authorities' paranoia go? And why do Air France and the French authorities continue to keep silent about it all? An AirFrance flight was forced to divert a plane thousands of miles because a journalist was considered a national security threat.

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Brooklyn, New York -- - On Saturday, April 18, the English Department of Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York will host a one-day conference on the life and work of the famed Martinican poet, playwright, and politician Aim Csaire .

Martinique AimA© CA©saire International Airport is the international airport of Martinique in the French West Indies.

Away from the land of his ancestors, the acclaimed poet and long-time mayor of Martinique's capital Fort-de-France could be claimed for France.

The agreement grants the coalition's key demands. About 20,000 people celebrated the historic victory in a march through the streets.

Geithner in England...Silva meets with Obama...End of Martinique strike brings celebrations HORSHAM, England Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is giving a strongly positive assessment of the meeting of the Group ...

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique_Thousands of demonstrators are marching and singing in the streets of Martinique after officials signed an agreement ending a monthlong strike on the French Caribbean island.

OBAMA WASHINGTON _ Trying to buck up a dispirited America, President Barack Obama promises that prosperous days will return and cast these bleak times as nothing less than a great opportunity.

Union leaders said Wednesday they are ending a monthlong strike on the French Caribbean island of Martinique after reaching agreement with employers on a pay raise.

LKP Votes to End Strike in Guadeloupe, While Negotiations Continue in Martinique and La Reunion More violence erupts in Martinique while France makes concessions in La Reunion by Abayomi Azikiwe, Editor ...