Struggles of Newly Arrived Migrants in New York: Overwhelmed City Faces Housing Crisis

Struggles of Newly Arrived Migrants in New York: Overwhelmed City Faces Housing Crisis

Our correspondent went to meet migrants who had just arrived in New York on a bus from Texas. Forty people, including many children, who are struggling to find a place to sleep in a city overwhelmed by the number of daily arrivals. The solutions are rarely comfortable: centers for the homeless, gymnasiums converted into reception … Read more

Viral circulation continues to decrease even though the virus remains present

The epidemic situation remained stable for 15 consecutive weeks. Contamination data is decreasing week by week. Last week, 287 people tested positive on 2,876 screenings (up from 325 the previous week). No clusters were declared. Unfortunately 2 deaths are to be deplored. On the evening of October 18, the hospital situation remains favorable, with only … Read more

Franck Danican opens fashion week in New York

MODE On 10 September Franck Danican opened the fashion week shows at 48 Wall Street in New York. Guadeloupe inaugurated the show with the clothes of the designer Apotts and closed it with those of the Los Angeles creator Valdecio. He also presented the Franco-American bilingual magazine Contorno. We saw him parading alongside Miss Ethiopia … Read more

VIDEO – Storm Fiona hits Guadeloupe, one died in the flood

Guadeloupe is facing storm Fiona. The island, put on red alert for heavy rains and thunderstorms since Friday by Météo-France, was hit by violent rainfall for several hours. The sixth tropical system of the season on the Atlantic basin, Storm Fiona, which formed Thursday in the middle of the ocean, “crossed the archipelago of Guadeloupe … Read more

The airline Jet Blue will resume flights between Guadeloupe and New York

The airline Jet Blue will resume its rotations between Guadeloupe and New York from November 5. After taking over from Norwegian, which was the pioneer in rotations to New York in February 2020, then suspended during the health crisis, the New York/Pointe-à-Pitre air link will make its big comeback from the month of november. #JetBlue … Read more

The campaign for the “Bourses Talents” scheme has been launched

The Talent Grant aims to financially support the most deserving candidates with modest incomes who undertake to follow a preparation and to take part in one or more civil service competitions. The Talents Scholarship provides financial support to candidates who undertake to follow a preparation and to present category A or B competitions from the … Read more

The EFS warns of the need for blood bags before the summer holidays

The French Blood Establishment in France has issued an alert recalling the historically low level of blood reserves in France. The EFS Guadeloupe Guyane takes the opportunity to remind the population that the archipelago must find a sufficient level of stock to reduce imports of blood bags from France. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) in … Read more

Covid-19 in Guadeloupe: 2,272 contaminations, circulation of the virus still active

Last week, the number of new positive cases for covid-19 decreased by 3.8%, according to the latest figures communicated by Ars and the prefecture. The health authorities transmitted the statistics of the contaminations of the last days on the Covid-19 via a press release. Numbers From May 2 to 8, 2022, the number of new … Read more

The Maison sport-santé is now open in Valkanaers

GOURBEYRE Psychologist, sophrologist, physiotherapist, dietician and many other specialists are available at the Maison sport-santé to support the resumption of sports activities. “A Maison sport-santé (MMS) is a structure bringing together health and sports professionals, with the aim of reactivating the populations who have moved away from it”, confided Cédrick Pisiou, coordinator of the Maison … Read more

Jocelyn Sapotille loses his seat as mayor of Lamentin

LAMENTIN A week after the municipal elections in March, which saw the victory of Jocelyn Sapotille, Reinette Juliard, his political opponent, lodged an appeal for annulment, then a second, to request the mayor’s ineligibility. The administrative court of Guadeloupe canceled the electoral operations by judgment dated December 17, 2020. The Council of State has just … Read more