News from DR:
Contestants dazzle at Miss India World Wide Pageant in Suriname
February 27, 2012
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Contestants from Suriname, Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica and French Guiana were among the crowd’s favourites last Thursday night during the Talent Competition of the Miss India World Wide pageant here in Paramaribo.
Commentary: French bridge to Brazil: The Caribbean should not be stranded
January 20, 2012
The world is about to see Europe linked to South America in a way that has never happened before. A bridge will link French Guiana, the last European outpost in the Americas, with Brazil, the largest country in South America and now the sixth largest economy...
French Caribbean departments focus on integration
November 28, 2011
POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe -- The closer integration of French Caribbean departments with non-French speaking countries and territories in the region is the focus of a conference in Guadeloupe this week.
Chevron completes sale of fuel businesses in French Caribbean territories
August 1, 2011
FORT-DE-FRANCE , Martinique -- US energy company Chevron on Friday announced that it has concluded the sale of its fuels marketing and aviation businesses in the Eastern Caribbean countries of Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana.
Chevron completes sale of Caribbean business
April 5, 2011
NEW YORK, USA -- Chevron Corp on Friday finalised the sale of its fuel marketing business in the Caribbean and South American peripheral nations. The deal struck with French-based Rubis last November will see the sale of...
French territories contribute generously to Saint Lucia's recovery efforts
November 27, 2010
CASTRIES, St Lucia -- A barge from the neighbouring French Territories recently brought in relief items -- worth over one hundred thousand Euros -- for onward distribution to residents of St Lucia affected by Hurricane Tomas.
French agency preserves Caribbean beaches and coasts
November 13, 2010
PARIS, France -- For 35 years the Conservatoire du Littoral has been administering, protecting and promoting France’s most remarkable and most threatened coastal areas, both in mainland France and its overseas territories.
