Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe – Another French Caribbean Hot Spot

This analysis was prepared by Research Fellow David Rosenblum Felson
May 20, 2009

-Economic inequities prompt unrest -Paris refueling unrest due to flawed economic policies -Government fails in authorizing policies -Attended by Guadeloupe’s well-fare The social unrest that plagued the French départments d’outre-mer earlier this year has largely subsided. Yet Paris’ problems with its organically connected Caribbean dependences are far from resolved. In fact, they’ve only just begun. On January 19, the Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon (LKP, or “Stand up Against Exploitation”) movement initiated a series of peaceful...

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Can Fading Caribbean Island-States Thrive in the World of Alternative Energy?

This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Associate David Rosenblum Felson
March 25, 2009

- Does the Caribbean sugar cane industry possess the will and resources to recover from its collapse and evade all-but total catastrophe? - Despite a number of opportunities, efforts towards orderly ethanol development in the region have been chaotic - Can lessons from Brazil’s acclaimed ethanol program motivate foreign investors to allow the Caribbean to follow suit? In the ongoing search for a way to reduce global dependence on crude oil, many countries are...

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What next for Guadeloupe?

This analysis was prepared by COHA Staff
March 5, 2009

March 5, 2009 BBCCaribbean.com Union leaders in Guadeloupe have agreed to end a 44-day-old general strike but will the scars of the unrest heal anytime soon? The announcement came after the LKP (League Against Profiteering) collective signed a deal with officials and business owners in the French department to raise workers’ pay and lower the cost of basic goods. But more worryingly, the strike exposed underlying tensions between workers on the island and a...

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Guadeloupe: Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind

This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Associate Romain Le Cour Grandmaison
March 2, 2009

- The French Caribbean department is facing what could be its most important social protest in its history - Following traditional neglect, Paris has greeted Guadeloupe’s concerns with near indifference - The socioeconomic situation on the island has deteriorated as has the gap with the métropole, which has never been so flagrant The French Caribbean is facing serious turbulence. Guadeloupe, one of the French islands in the West Indies, has been completely paralyzed by...

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