The storm is expected to weaken after moving over the Lesser Antilles on Thursday night and then head into the Caribbean Sea.
Tag: Guadeloupe
Maryse Condé, at Home in the World
Throughout her four-decade literary career, the Guadeloupean writer has explored a global vision of the Black diaspora, and placed Caribbean life at the center.
Protesters in Martinique Fire at Police Officers and Journalists
Protests against the French island’s coronavirus protocols, requiring a health pass to enter most public venues, have been exacerbated by frustrations and anger over economic inequality with the mainland.
Unrest over vaccine mandates and economic inequality rocks Guadeloupe.
Demonstrations started with pickets of at a hospital on the main island, a French overseas department, and grew violent over the weekend. Protesters burned cars, looted businesses and clashed with riot police.
Jacob Desvarieux, Guitarist Who Forged Zouk Style, Dies at 65
His band, Kassav’, found millions of listeners as it held on to Caribbean roots while reaching out to the world. He died of Covid-19.