AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLocal Environment & Politics: Two Guyanese MPs from French Guiana, Jean-Victor Castor and Davy Rimane, have broken with the French left after a committee rejection of a bill that would allow oil exploration in overseas territories, arguing Paris is imposing “green colonialism” while mainland France’s Hulot-era rules block local economic development. Biodiversity Protection: France announced seven new biological reserves and expanded two others, protecting an extra 157,000 hectares, with about 99.5% of the new protected area in French Guiana’s Armontabo Rocky Peaks reserve. Justice: The Cayenne Assize Court sentenced Dane Langhorne to 30 years for the 2021 murder of Alicia Faye, tied to a cocaine trafficking network; he was tried in absentia, with an international arrest warrant. Health & Asylum (France): An updated AIDA report reviews 2025 asylum trends, including 160,303 registrations, a first-instance protection rate of 41.2%, and details on access and returns under the France-UK “one in, one out” deal. Aviation Connectivity (Caribbean-Europe): New interline agreements involving LIAT 2020 and Air Caraïbes, plus other regional airline partnerships, aim to make multi-island travel smoother with single-ticket options that include French Guiana. Animal Health: A new case of New World screwworm has been detected in Texas, with researchers linking its comeback to illegal cattle smuggling and organized crime.
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