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News
Dismasted yacht yields cocaine haulGendarmes of Brigade Nautique accompanied by a seven-man SWAT team have arrested two men from a dismasted yacht that ran aground on a reef at Tintamarre Island on Friday night, after packages of cocaine were ...
Source : Topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 19:33
Martinique heats up Bastille Day celebration in Atlanta
The Bastille Day celebration in Atlanta drew some 530 Francophiles who danced the night away to Martinican rhythms and lamented the absence of a nonstop flight from Georgia's capital to the island known as "the ...
Source : Topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 21:14
Martinique cruise arrivals on the rise
NEW YORK, USA: Cruise passengers are enjoying Martinique in growing numbers this year according to the latest statistics from the Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA. From January to April 2008 cruise arrivals totaled 51,718, a 10.55-percent increase over the same period in 2007.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Jul-2008 02:00
Art & Culture
Liberation Heroes launched with Angola's Antonio Agostino Neto and continued last week with Dr Neto's mentor and comrade, the great Guinean revolutionary and thinker, Amilcar Cabral.
Source : Topix.net | 25-Jun-2008 00:06
Culture
Return of Obelisk of Axoum settles Italo-Ethiopian dispute The return of the Obelisk of Axoum in Ethiopia will contr ibute to the settlement of the dispute that existed between Addis Ababa and Rome , the ...
Source : Topix.net | 29-May-2008 04:14
Culture
Egypt's chief of antiquities on Thursday welcomed a Britis h museum's decision to cover its mummies collection.
Source : Topix.net | 23-May-2008 04:44
EU clears French state aid for Caribbean overseas regions
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters): The European Commission gave the green light to France on Tuesday to dole out 500 million euros ($779 million) in state aid to support freight to overseas departments in 2007-2013. The European Union executive monitors whether the bloc's 27 members obey strict rules on state aid.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 21-May-2008 02:00
Cesaire honoured by Writers Union
AIME CESAIRE, renowned Martiniquan poet and father of the "Negritude" movement was honoured and remembered with a minute of silence by the Writers Union of Trinidad and Tobago at its last monthly session at the ...
Source : Topix.net | 20-May-2008 13:30
Martinique man found guilty of burning woman
A jury in Martinique has found a man guilty of murder after he set his ex-girlfriend on fire in front of town hall three years ago. via York Dispatch
Source : Topix.net | 17-May-2008 03:10
Culture
The 475-page book, entitled "Africa Retorts to Sarkozy", signed by 23 African authors, in response to the controversial speech delivered by the French president here last July, was Thursday presented at ... via Panapress
Source : Topix.net | 13-May-2008 05:36
Slow Down in Revenue Attribued to Low Property Sales
A slowdown in property sales has reduced revenues coming into the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Raymond J. Williams, chief of staff for Lt. via St Croix Source
Source : Topix.net | 11-May-2008 05:22
French Sailors Delighted to Find Compatriots on St. Thomas
"I had not known the close relation St. Thomas has with France"
" La Fougueuse, a French Navy ship based in Fort-de-France, Martinique, sailed into Crown Bay at 9 a.m. Thursday, and its captain and crew haven't had time to catch their breath since. via St Croix Source
Source : Topix.net | 09-May-2008 05:11
Entertainment
Jamaica Broilers says thank you with Best Dressed 50 Fest WESTERN BUREAU: With a police estimate of 45,000, western Jamaica graciously accepted the 'Thank you Jamaica' gesture of Jamaica Broilers' Best Dressed ... via Jamaica Gleaner
Source : Topix.net | 06-May-2008 21:45
Culture
The National Tourist Board of DR Congo has sig ned an agreement with the Canadian Tourist Board aimed at fostering cooperation b etween the two countries in the area of tourism. via Panapress
Source : Topix.net | 04-May-2008 21:38
Dead Poets' Society
"In the early 1960s, many Guyanese felt ashamed of things that were clearly of African and East Indian origin. In some segments of the society, cook-up rice was considered - improper' for polite circles."
The recent passing of two very different regional poets, offers an opportunity to consider the diminishing role of literary culture in the contemporary Caribbean. via Stabroek News
Source : Topix.net | 02-May-2008 21:33
Aime Cesaire, 1913-2008, Obituary of the Founder of Negritude
"The West told us that in order to be universal we had to start by denying that we were black"
Journal of Pan African Studies http://www.jpanafrican.com joins thousands, and perhaps millions in celebrating the life of Aim © C ©saire . Hence, we are considering featuring some of his work in the ... via Pan-African News Wire
Source : Topix.net | 30-Apr-2008 21:28
In the Diaspora
By Linden Lewis, a Professor of Sociology at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, USA. via Stabroek News
Source : Topix.net | 28-Apr-2008 21:08
Grief for black pride pioneer
FRANCE, Martinique: French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday led thousands of mourners at a state funeral in Martinique for Aime Cesaire, poet and pioneer of the black pride movement. via The Austrailian
Source : Topix.net | 26-Apr-2008 20:58
News from Friday April 18, 2008
Aime Cesaire passes on ~ Region mourns loss of a great ambassador ~ MARIGOT/FORT-DE-FRANCE--President Louis-Constant Fleming has extended his condolences on behalf of the Territorial Council, St. via The Daily Herald
Source : Topix.net | 24-Apr-2008 20:52
Aim C saire
Aim Csaire, the Martinican intellectual and politician who has died aged 94, left his mark in two separate, seemingly contradictory, fields. via Guardian Unlimited
Source : Topix.net | 22-Apr-2008 20:49
France bids farewell to Martinique's black pride poet Aime Cesaire
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AFP): French President Nicolas Sarkozy led thousands of mourners at a state funeral Sunday in Martinique for Aime Cesaire, poet and pioneer of the black pride movement. Revered on his native Caribbean island and elsewhere in the French-speaking world, Cesaire died aged 94.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 21-Apr-2008 02:00
France Bids Farewell to Black Pride Poet Aime Cesaire
"He embodied his birthplace in such a profound way that he may not have wanted to leave it, even for the Pantheon."
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to join mourners on Sunday at the state funeral of Aime Cesaire, a poet and pioneer of the black pride movement who died at age 94 in Martinique. via The Tocqueville Connection
Source : Topix.net | 20-Apr-2008 20:40
Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT Usa Mourns the Passing of Poet & Politician Aime Cesaire
The Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA is mourning the loss of the Isle of Flowers ' favorite son, Aim C saire, who passed away earlier today in the island ' s capital city of Fort-de-France at the age of 94. via Earth Times
Source : Topix.net | 19-Apr-2008 16:52
Martinique poet Aime Cesaire dies at age 94
"A great voice has died out, that of a man of conviction, of creation, of testimony, who awakened consciousness throughout his life, blasted apart hypocrisies, brought hope to all who were humiliated, and was a tireless fighter for human dignity"
In this March, 10, 2006 file photo, poet and former Fort de France mayor Aime Cesaire is shown after a meeting in Fort de France, Martinique. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Source : Topix.net | 18-Apr-2008 16:35
Aime Cesaire, voice of French Black pride, dies
"Notebook of a Return to the Native Land", written in the late 1930s, in which he says "my negritude is neither tower nor cathedral, it plunges into the red flesh of the soil."
French Caribbean poet Aime Cesaire, founding father of the "negritude" movement that celebrated black consciousness, died in his native Martinique, the France's Ministry of Culture said on Thursday. via Reuters
Source : Topix.net | 17-Apr-2008 16:22
French black identity poet Aime Cesaire dies at 94 in Martinique
PARIS, France (AFP): French poet Aime Cesaire, an energetic promoter of black cultural identity, died Thursday in the Caribbean island of Martinique, a government source said. He was 94. Cesaire died in hospital in Fort-de-France where he had been admitted on April 9 for heart problems. Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 17-Apr-2008 02:00
French Caribbean poet Aime Cesaire seriously ill
"Cesaire's health has deteriorated in recent days and his condition is worrying."
French-Caribbean writer Aime Cesaire, one of the founding fathers of the negritude movement that celebrated black consciousness, is seriously ill in hospital, officials said on Saturday. via XtraMSN Real Estate
Source : Topix.net | 14-Apr-2008 08:37
Martinique: Martinique poet, human rights leader undergoes medical tests
Poet and elder statesman Aime Cesaire has been hospitalized for unknown reasons in the capital of Martinique. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Source : Topix.net | 12-Apr-2008 08:30
Martinique
Paul Gauguin arrived in Martinique in 1887 to broaden his visual palette. And despite a recent building flurry of luxury resorts, much of the seaside serenity and rugged landscapes on this overseas region of ... via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Source : Topix.net | 04-Apr-2008 16:35
Discover Martinique via Delta
Ooo, la, la. Over the next two weekends, head down to the Caribbean island of Martinque -- soaking in French flair, natural beauty and fab French restaurants. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Source : Topix.net | 26-Mar-2008 16:14
Martinique: Dockworkers on strike. Again.
The world is talking. Are you listening? In Martinique, le blog de [moi] writes that the port of Fort-de-France is completely blocked [Fr], and has been for a week, by dockworkers on strike. via Global Voices Online
Source : Topix.net | 21-Feb-2008 00:56
Coast Guard Rescues 2 Men, Tows Disabled Sailing Vessel to Safety
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oak rescued two men and towed their sailing vessel Wonder Lust to safety Thursday morning after their vessel became disabled and adrift Wednesday evening, approximately 50 ... via United States Coast Guard
Source : Topix.net | 08-Feb-2008 02:06
Dominica's culture, history & heritage: Thaly, Daniel
Physician, poet, ornithologist and museum curator. Best known as a poet, he is the most neglected of Dominica's writers, because all of his works remain in French and since he studied and worked in Martinique, ... via News Dominica
Source : Topix.net | 10-Jan-2008 09:00
Missing missionaries found unharmed
Thursday, December 6, 2007 FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique - Two missionaries missing since Monday on the tiny Caribbean island of Martinique have been found unharmed by a farmer. via Standard-Examiner
Source : Topix.net | 09-Dec-2007 22:58
Moderate quake strikes Martinique, no damage reported
"I felt that the building and I rocked like a boat"
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique : A moderate earthquake rattled Martinique on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of schools and businesses. via International Herald Tribune
Source : Topix.net | 08-Dec-2007 22:49
2 Mormon missionaries disappear in Martinique
"There are accidents from time to time, but they're rare."
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique : Two Mormon missionaries who vanished while hiking a volcanic peak were being sought Wednesday on this eastern Caribbean island. via International Herald Tribune
Source : Topix.net | 06-Dec-2007 08:20
Panic as 7.3 quake shakes Eastern Caribbean
"It was the strongest I have ever felt. We saw buildings literally swerving. I think if it had lasted a minute longer, they would have collapsed-it was that bad. A lot of people were screaming and running out into the streets in panic"
THE 7.3 magnitude earthquake yesterday was the strongest felt in the eastern Caribbean in almost two-and-a-half centuries and the second largest ever recorded in the region. via Express
Source : Topix.net | 06-Dec-2007 02:49
WORLD at 0400GMT
NEW THIS DIGEST CARIBBEAN EARTHQUAKE. Magnitude-7.4 earthquake rocks Caribbean. IRAQ-BALANCING ACT. via PR-inside.com
Source : Topix.net | 04-Dec-2007 02:38
7.4 Quake Jolts East Caribbean
"The door, the windows, everything shook."
The magnitude-7.4 earthquake, which was centered 14 miles northwest of Martinique's coastline, lasted longer than 20 seconds. via Black Enterprise
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2007 02:31
When the Caribbean trembled
"The preliminary information that we have is that the event occurred 25 km south southwest of Roseau that put it pretty close to Dominica, at coordinates 14.9-6.12. The magnitude was 7.3 so it was quite intense"
THE earth trembled yesterday as a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 severely shook the Caribbean at 3 pm. via Newsday
Source : Topix.net | 01-Dec-2007 02:22
Powerful quake kills one on Caribbean islands
"We have rarely seen anything like this. This lasted for more than 30 seconds. The last time round was in 1970 and it was less powerful"
Regulars Interact Fort-de-France, Martinique 30 November 2007 05:00 One person was killed and at least six injured after a powerful 7,4-magnitude earthquake shook several Caribbean holiday islands, officials ... via Mail & Guardian
Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2007 18:08
Earthquake rattles the Carribeans
Panic in Fort de France after a deep earthquake that hit the Carribeans. The quake hit at 3 p.m. local time at a depth of 90 miles. via Reuters
Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2007 09:48
Martinique's museums are a lesson in art de vire
NEW YORK, USA: Travelers who believe Martinique’s 426 square miles are comprised of little more than sun, surf and sand should think again. Just as Paris is a mecca for history, the fine arts and culture, so too does Martinique pay homage to its history and rich cultural heritage.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 30-Nov-2007 07:22
Strong earthquake hits Martinique
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique (AFP): A strong earthquake measuring 7.4 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey, struck near the French Caribbean island of Martinique Thursday, causing at least one death. An Englishman died after suffering a heart attack, the civil security officials in Martinique said.Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 30-Nov-2007 07:22
Martinique tourism industry unscathed following earthquake
NEW YORK, USA: The Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA reports that the island’s tourism infrastructure emerged unscathed following Thursday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake, which according to the US Geological Survey struck 90 miles deep in the ocean floor 13 miles northwest of Martinique.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 30-Nov-2007 07:22
Strong earthquake strikes Caribbean
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck near the Caribbean island of Martinique on Thursday, sending tremors and panic through the region but causing little damage, witnesses said.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2007 01:06