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• Flights to the island of Corsica, and French overseas territories, including Mayotte, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and French Polynesia will be exempt from the tax increases. Fodors Travel Guide
• Heavy rains and flooding lashed nearby Guadeloupe, where local authorities extended school closures and warned that factory shutdowns would cause interruptions to water supplies across the French territory. Reuters
• In Guadeloupe, the ARS does not plan to reopen the specialized anti-Covid 19 vaccination centers. DayFR Euro
• Officials in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe warned of up to 3 in (8 mm) of rain in a span of three hours or less for some areas, while officials in the French territories of St Barts and St Martin said flooding in some coastal areas was possible. The Guardian
• Last year, the proportion of older people in some countries and territories, mainly in the Caribbean, was above 20% and will exceed 30% in the next decade, for example, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. DominicanToday
• With delivery expected to start in 2024, the new container ships will serve the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, as well as replace smaller ships on routes between the French West Indies, France and Europe. Ship Technology
• France's Caribbean territories, such as Guadeloupe and Saint Barthelemy, are at risk from hurricanes, which are becoming stronger and more dangerous as a result of climate change. Carbon Brief
• France's government decided to tighten restrictions in Martinique and Guadeloupe earlier this month as spikes in infections overwhelmed hospitals and President Emmanuel Macron warned of a dramatic situation in the Caribbean islands, which have been hit hard by the Delta variant. FRANCE 24
• A surge of coronavirus cases in Martinique and Guadeloupe, two French territories in the Caribbean, threatens to overwhelm hospital capacity. LinkedIn
• In Europe, France's overseas territory of Guadeloupe will go into a new lockdown for at least three weeks. CBC
• In Europe, France's overseas territory of Guadeloupe will to go into a new lockdown for at least three weeks. CBC
• On average, the projected claims for Martinique, Guadeloupe and Reunion islands exceed the 'all perils' average for mainland France.
• Long term drought might possibly develop in parts of western Belize, Dominica, northern parts of the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Martinique, southeast Puerto Rico, and Tobago. rcc.cimh.edu.bb
• Le 3 mars 2021, la Commission europeenne a adopte une proposition renouvelant le regime de l' octroi de mer dans les regions ultraperipheriques de l' UE de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane francaise, de la Martinique et de la Reunion pour la periode 2022-2027. Fiscalite et Union douaniere - European Commission
• In 2017, EDF installed 5 MW of battery storage for frequency support on Guadeloupe and storage developers are expecting increased deployment over the next years. Energy Storage World Forum 14-18 May 2018, Berlin

Last updated: 17 June 2025