AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAviation & Connectivity: Air France is keeping an unusual Airbus A320 link running from Miami to Guadeloupe, with the wider island-hopping network also reaching Martinique and French Guiana before continuing toward Brazil—an option that now avoids a Haiti stop after security issues and an FAA ban. Caribbean Travel Boost: LIAT (2020) and Air Caraïbes have signed an interline deal to let passengers book across both airlines on one ticket, with baggage checked through to the final destination, improving routes that include Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana plus LIAT’s wider Eastern Caribbean network. Space & Local Industry: PLD Space announced a €35m investment to expand its launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, with €13m earmarked for more than 20 French Guiana firms. Justice & History: France’s National Assembly voted 254-0 to repeal the Code Noir, the 1685 slavery-era law that treated enslaved people as property; the bill now heads to the Senate. Regional Diplomacy: President Macron reaffirmed France’s support for Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity amid the Essequibo dispute at the ICJ.
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