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Socialist candidate drums up support in French tropics
13/01/2012 - FRENCH POLITICS

Socialist candidate drums up support in French tropics

Socialist presidential hopeful Francois Hollande and President Nicolas Sarkozy will both visit French overseas regions Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana in upcoming weeks, with Hollande kicking off the charm offensive first.
The Pulitzer Prize Surprise: 'Tinkers'
06/04/2011 - CULTURE

The Pulitzer Prize Surprise: 'Tinkers'

Pulitzer prize winning author Paul Harding is here in the studio to talk about his outstanding novel "Tinkers". Dances with birds: humans and birds share the stage in Luc Petton's enchanting and poetic show. Plus a tribute to Aimé Césaire, the poet from Martinique who inspired great artists.
Caribbean women take to the stage
26/10/2010 - CULTURE

Caribbean women take to the stage

Tuesday: Amobé Mévégué brings us the best of the international musical trends. We kick off today in Paris welcoming the Caribbean Vibrations festival starting on the 5th of November. And yesterday a solidarity concert was given to support two French journalists held hostages in Afghanistan for 301 days now.
French Guiana, Martinique vote on greater autonomy
11/01/2010 - OVERSEAS FRANCE

French Guiana, Martinique vote on greater autonomy

Voting has begun in French Guiana and in the Caribbean island of Martinique in a referendum to determine whether the two French departments should have a greater say in how they run their own affairs.
FRENCH CARIBBEAN

Sarkozy tours overseas territories to quell discontent

President Nicolas Sarkozy has embarked on a two-day tour of the French Caribbean, his first visit since strikes and riots paralysed the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique for weeks earlier this year.
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