Category: Guadeloupe

Protesters Storm Guadeloupe Legislature Over Vaccine Rules

December 24, 2021
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PARIS—Protesters angry over virus and vaccine rules occupied Guadeloupe’s regional legislature because of stalled negotiations over their grievances about management of the French Caribbean island. Regional Council President Ary Chalus agreed to a meeting with some of the protesters’ representatives, the council said on Twitter after Thursday’s incursion. Officials in Guadeloupe and Paris denounced the…

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Guadeloupe Extends Nightly Curfew Amid Violent Protests Against COVID-19 Rules

December 3, 2021
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PARIS—The prefect of Guadeloupe, the representative of the French central state in the overseas territory, on Thursday said he would extend a nightly curfew until Dec. 7, citing a continued threat to public order amid protest over COVID-19 rules. The decision concerned Pointe-a-Pitre, the archipelago’s main city, as well as twenty other municipalities, the prefect…

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France Deploys Military Police to Caribbean Islands Amid Unrest Over Vaccine Mandate

December 1, 2021
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The French government has deployed military police to the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe amid intensifying protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic related restrictions. Following several weeks of unrest and violent protests over COVID-19 measures—including a vaccine mandate for health care workers—police reinforcements were sent to the French Caribbean territories on Tuesday….

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