AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDisaster Readiness in the Antilles: France’s Armed Forces in the Antilles are running “Operation Caribbean 26,” a multinational drill ending June 4, simulating a major cyclone and testing humanitarian and disaster-relief coordination across France, Martinique, and Guadeloupe, with RSMA units and specialized engineering, reconnaissance, route-recovery, rescue, and protection teams. Pesticide Justice for Guadeloupe & Martinique: French lawmakers have voted to recognize the state’s partial responsibility for long-term harm from chlordecone (Kepone), used on banana plantations from 1972–1993 despite warnings; the bill targets decontamination, compensation, and renewed research, with health agencies citing contamination affecting nearly 90% of adults and links to prostate cancer plus other health impacts. Sailing Tech & Local Routes: Guadeloupe is in the spotlight for offshore racing as a solo sailor plans to sail the Route du Rhum from France to Guadeloupe, while B&G has signed on as an official supplier for a foiling IMOCA campaign aimed at the 2028 Vendée Globe. Colonial Legacy & Health Context: Ongoing coverage ties France’s public reckoning with slavery and colonial responsibility to present-day realities in the Caribbean, including the lasting pesticide fallout.
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