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Le boom des boissons artisanales aux plantes médicinales

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The content originally appeared on: Martinique FranceAntilles

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Un nombre croissant d’artisans martiniquais se lancent dans la production de thés, de boissons rafraîchissantes, voire de liqueurs à base d’atoumo, de brisée, et autres plantes stars de la pharmacopée locale. Plongée au cœur d’une activité en pleine expansion.

Audrey Ecrabet se souvient du jour où elle a eu le déclic. C’était il y a un peu moins de trois ans, peu après son retour en Martinique. « Un jour j’étais à la plage et j’avais soif. Mais on ne proposait que du sinobol ou des boissons trop sucrées. Je n’avais pas spécialement envie de consommer cela », se remémore, avec une moue, cette Samaritaine, installée sur les hauteurs du Marigot avec sa petite famille depuis sa reconversion professionnelle.

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Tropical Storm Lester forms, warnings issued for Mexican coast Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

Heavy rainfall, swells, rip conditions expected for southern Mexico

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According to the National Hurricane Center, newly formed Tropical Storm Lester is expected to approach the southern Mexican coastline Friday night.

Although Lester is only displaying maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph, the system is projected to strengthen until it hits land.

In terms of impacts:

Up to 10 inches of rainfall can be expected across coastal portions of the Mexican States of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Michoacan through Sunday morningMudslides and flash flooding may be associated with heavy rainfallLife-threatening surf and rip current conditions may develop, with swells affecting portions of the coast of southern Mexico by late Friday and over the weekend.

As a result of the foregoing, a tropical storm warning is in effect for Punta Maldonado westward to Zihuatanejo and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Laguna De Chacahua westward to Punta Maldonado and Zihuatanejo westward to Lazaro Cardenas.

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The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) has reportedly commenced an investigation into an alleged drunken incident at the Ritz Carlton involving a member of parliament.

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The National Hurricane Center said that Tropical Storm Fiona is likely to impact the Leeward Islands, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Haiti by this weekend.

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Reports that up to 100 staff at King Charles III’s former residence could lose their jobs have drawn criticism of the British monarchy, within days of his accession to the throne.

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The RCIPS is expected to reach out to the two women who were allegedly assaulted by a senior politician at a formal event on Tuesday evening.

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Legal, procedural issues snag trial of Rajaee Ali and others

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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ALLEGED gang leader Rajaee Ali and nine others are nowhere close to going to trial on gang charges as there are outstanding issues of disclosure, representation and refusal of service by some of the men.

Only five of the ten appeared virtually before Magistrate Kerrianne Byer, as four others refused to come to court. A prison officer could not say why the four took that position.

One of the men is expected to advise the court on a new lawyer as his attorney was seeking leave to withdraw in order to pursue studies abroad, while two others are self-represented and will have to say if they will continue doing so.

Another accused, Devaughn Cummings is refusing to accept the service of a summons so he can be properly before the court.

In March, it was realised when the Appeal Court ruled in 2020 that the gang charges against them should be reinstated, they should have been ordered to appear in court via summons. Up until that time, the men were being brought to court by a “court note.”

This situation was rectified but Cummings is insisting as far as he is concerned, he has no matter before the court.

He said when the officer came to serve the summons, he was only told someone was at the prison to see him. He said he refused the visit since he was not told who was there. He also said he is seeking legal advice on what is taking place and until he gets that advice, he will not be waiving his right to proper service.

During Thursday’s sitting, Cummings had to be warned about his outbursts and was told he would be removed if he continued to disturb proceedings.

Byer said she had hoped they would be closer to setting a trial date, but advised she will not give directions until the State serves the four remaining statements, and the issue of representation is sorted out. She had hoped to set a trial date in December.

At the next hearing, she said she will possibly advise attorneys on the filing of defence statements after which trial dates are likely to be set.

Byer also reminded the men of their right to consider entering into plea agreements with the State.

“I am not encouraging you to do anything (I am) only reminding you that is an option.”

Ali quipped, “I cannot plead guilty for a gang if I didn’t have a gang.” The matter was adjourned to October 27.

THE ISSUESThe Appeal Court’s ruling in March 2020, came after it was asked to determine if a blunder by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, in laying the gang charges, resulted in a nullity.

The State applied to have the charges amended, but this was denied by then senior magistrate Indrani Cedeno in May 2016, after the DPP’s office admitted laying charges indictably, as opposed to summarily, as prescribed by the Anti-Gang Act.

In their decision, the Appeal Court judges said the charges were capable of an amendment and were not affected by the six-month limitation period set by statute.

The matter was sent back to a new magistrate and separated from a murder charge some in the group of accused men also face. Some of the men are also charged with the murder of attorney Dana Seetahal, SC, and have been committed to stand trial.

Those before the court are Rajaee Ali, Earl Richards, Leston Gonzales, Devaughn Cummings, Roget Boucher, Ricardo Stewart, Hamid Ali, Kevin Parkinson, Ishmael Ali and Deon Peters – the latter still being unaccounted for in order for the serving of the summons.

Another man, David Ector, was also on gang charges but he and Peters were freed since they were not charged with Seetahal’s murder. Ector was murdered in July 2018.

Representing the State is deputy DPP Tricia Hudlin-Cooper, while representing some of the men are attorneys Roshan Tota-Maharaj, Kirby Joseph, Keresse Khan and Kashief Gibson.

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World Bank Calls For Urgent Climate Action In Caribbean, Latin America – St. Lucia Times News

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The content originally appeared on: St. Lucia Times News

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A new World Bank report calls on countries in the region to take urgent action to help reduce the impacts of climate change and set a path for the transition to low-carbon economies.

According to the report, A Roadmap for Climate Action in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021-2025, climate-related disasters such as hurricanes, droughts, fires, and floods are becoming increasingly frequent and intense in the region and are the cause of enormous economic losses.

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is among the regions most vulnerable to the destructive power of such events, with annual costs due to disruptions in energy and transport infrastructure equivalent to 1 percent of regional GDP and up to 2 percent in some Central American countries.

Furthermore, climate change is expected to have negative impacts on productivity and harvests in several countries in the region.

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This could exacerbate acute food insecurity, which increased rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic to affect more than 16 million people across the region, with many families at risk in 2022 due to higher inflation and food prices.

Without action, by 2030, up to 5.8 million people could fall into extreme poverty as a result of climate change, and by 2050 over 17 million people could be forced to leave their homes to escape climate impacts.

“Countries in LAC have a unique opportunity to act swiftly and lead the change towards more resilient and low-carbon economies that foster a better future for their people,” said Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean.

“The World Bank has long been a strong partner to the region and as part of our long-term commitment to achieving sustainable and inclusive development, we have stepped up our support, providing about $4.7 billion in climate-related financing during the last year.”

The region is responsible for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The agricultural sector, together with changes in land use and deforestation, accounts for 47 percent of emissions in LAC, well above the global average of 19 percent. Energy, electricity consumption and transportation account for another 43 percent of emissions.

The report emphasizes opportunities in these areas for both economic growth and services with lower emissions as key to accelerating climate action and leading an urgent transition to low-carbon economies to avoid the irreversible effects of climate change.

“This report offers an ambitious and urgent roadmap for transformative climate action in the region, building on country climate priorities and commitments and focusing on adaptation and resilience, while supporting countries to achieve their low carbon development goals,” said Anna Wellenstein, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean in sustainable development.

The report highlights several priority areas in key sectors for new and accelerated climate action:

Managing landscapes, agriculture and food systems that include deforestation-free value chains

Decarbonizing power generation, transport systems and manufacturing while reducing infrastructure disruptions

Making cities more resilient to climate shocks and reducing urban emissions

While supporting cross-cutting actions that:

help vulnerable populations adapt to climate change and achieve just and equitable transitions to low carbon economies; and

promote green growth while reducing financial sector risks and anticipating market transitions.

In FY22, the World Bank provided US$4,691 million for climate action in the region, in projects such as:

Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture (Belize)

Resilient Connectivity and Urban Transport Accessibility (Haiti)

Enabling a Green and Resilient Development Policy Financing (Peru)

Second Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Credit (Honduras)

Belgrano Sur Passenger Railway Line Modernization Project (Argentina)

The targets of the Roadmap for Climate Action in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021-2025 are grounded in the World Bank Group’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) and fully integrate all parts of the World Bank Group to work with a broad range of partners in the development of multisectoral solutions.

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Meteoróloga anticipa a las 11 AM podríamos estar bajo aviso de tormenta tropical

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The content originally appeared on: Radio Isla TV

La meteoróloga Glorián Rivera, del Servicio Nacional de Meteorología en San Juan (SNM), anticipó en RADIO ISLA que a las 11 de la mañana de hoy podríamos estar bajo aviso de tormenta tropical debido al paso del ciclón Fiona. Al momento, Puerto Rico se encuentra bajo vigilancia de tormenta tropical.

Glorián Rivera explicó que el ojo de Fiona debe de estar pasando a unas 60 millas náuticas al Sur de Ponce entre la noche del sábado y la mañana del domingo. Este será el punto más cercano a la isla, pero el radio de los vientos de tormenta se extienden a unas 140 millas del centro. Por ello, toda la isla experimentará vientos de tormenta tropical. Rivera agregó que se esperan de 6 a 8 pulgadas de lluvia para sectores del Este y Sur de la isla. Además, se anticipan hasta 10 pulgadas de lluvia en sectores más aislados.

Según el boletín de las 5 de la mañana del Centro Nacional de Huracanes, la tormenta tropical Fiona tiene vientos sostenidos de 50 millas por hora. Ese fue uno de los cambios más notables entre este y el boletín de las 2 de la mañana ya que redujo la fuerza de sus vientos por 10 millas por hora.

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Denuncian que 25 a 30 familias viven en módulos de madera que se podrían caer “con un soplo”

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Carmen Villanueva, una líder comunitaria, denunció hoy en RADIO ISLA que entre 25 a 30 familias viven en módulos de madera en la comunidad Ciénaga en Yauco luego de los terremotos del 2020 y que estas viviendas se podrían caer “con un soplo” de viento. Villanueva indicó que esa comunidad es la más cercana a los epicentros de los sismos.

Esto, en momentos en que se aproxima a Puerto Rico la tormenta tropical Fiona y que se anticipa que su ojo pase a unas 60 millas náuticas al Sur de Ponce. 

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“Estas familias viven en módulos tan pequeños como los que se usan en las fiestas patronales, cuadraditos con paneles y viven alrededor de entre 25 a 30 familias, entre ellos envejecientes”, detalló Villanueva. 

Según Villanueva, ese lugar parece como si hubiesen bombardeado. Las casas están destruidas y los vecinos lograron levantar sus módulos con ayuda de una iglesia y personas de la diáspora.

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Director di Hospital cu audiencia na Gobernador di Aruba

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The content originally appeared on: Diario

ORANJESYAD (AAN):  Parti di e funcionamento (actividadnan di trabou) di un Hunta di Directiva ta reuni regularmente cu alto dignatarionan y stakeholdernan importante.

Ta esencial pa informa otro di asuntonan cu ta andando, pa ‘brainstorm’ riba opcionnan y tambe futuro.

            Horacio Oduber Hospital tin un impacto social di sumo importancia pa e comunidad di Aruba, turistanan y tambe e indocumentadonan. E importancia pa tin un hospital cu ta operaciona mane debe ser, ta financieramente saludabel, amabel y calitativamente fuerte ta esencial pa e salud publico y e continuacion di turismo cual ta e pilar economico.

            Durante combersacionnan asina no solamente ta intercambia conocemento pero tambe ta comparti preocupacionnan, retonan cu ta encontra y alabes busca solucionnan pa e cambionan necesario.

Inseguridadnan mundial actual pa loke ta trata inflacion cu ta aumenta continuamente, prijsnan cu ta sigui subi y un posibel recesion ta afecta un y tur.

            Den cuadro di esey, nos como hospital, ta busca riba diferente tereno solucionnan sostenibel cu ta yuda garantisa e cuido pa pashentnan y alabes garantia di trabou y ofrece compensacion laboral adecuado. 

            Durante e audiencia  Gobernador a wordo informa door di sr. Vroegop tocante e desaroyonan cu ta afecta hospital.

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Ya por haci pago poco-poco pa bo keda cla na tempo cu Plachi Number di 2023

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The content originally appeared on: Diario

DIMP su sistema ta full cla caba

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Algun siman pasa, DIARIO a publica relaciona cu e plan cu Departamento di Impuesto tin pa yuda comunidad haci pago na un forma mas suave pa Impuesto di Motor di 2023.

   Diahuebs mainta durante un conferencia di prensa, Meverly Romano di DIMP a confirma cu ya caba automobilistanan por cuminza paga nan Nummerplaat di 2023 cerca nan.  Esaki ta un paso importante, unda ta habri e posibilidad di pago mucho mas trempan compara cu December.

   Awor cu DIMP tin e sistema di pago parcial cu ta brinda e automobilista mas espacio financiero pa nan completa e pago di impuesto na tempo, pues no mas laat cu 31 di Januari 2023.

   Ta cuminza awor mas trempan y awe ya caba bo por cuminza haci e pagonan parcial, otro luna na October bo ta haci atrobe parcial, y na November mescos.

   DIARIO a compronde cu hopi ciudadano ta haciendo uso di e sistema di ‘paga poco-poco’ pa bo keda cla cu pago di Nummerplaat na tempo, y adelanta!  Pasobra corda bon, cu bo Nummerplaat bo no por pag’e despues di e deadline.  Pasobra bo ta haya extra boet y gasto innecesario e ora ey.

   DIMP a habri espacio pa tur hende paga poco-poco di awor fin di September, te cu fin di Januari 2023 pa  haci e pago.  Cada automobilista ta haya mas tempo, pa nan cuminza paga riba nan impuesto, y cu e meta pa ora e deadline yega, ya e no mester di stress mas, ni para den rij, ni haya boet.

   Kiermeen awor e chens pa paga Nummerplaat poco-poco, por ehemplo pagando 50 Florin awor na September, etc., e automobilista lo tin pa Januari 2023 sigur e prome mitar di aña paga.  (Cada categoria tin un diferente minimum, pues si bo tin un nummerplaat cu nomber ‘personaliza’, e minimum pa luna ta 200 Florin).

   Esaki sigur ta un situacion ‘win-win’ pa esnan cu ta paga mucho mas hopi pa nan nummerplaat, e.o. esnan cu tin Bus grandi, vehiculo Diesel, y companianan cu tin mas cu un auto… lo sali beneficia pagando poco-poco cu e sistema aki.

   E sistema di pago parcial ta un beneficio cu DIMP ta duna tur automobilista pa nan por cumpli cu nan Impuesto na tempo.  Djis  tene cuenta cu e pago minimo mensual cu ta exigi:  Pa A-nummer ta 50 Florin.  Pa MFA-nummer ta 50 Florin.  Pa Autobus chikito ta 50 Florin.   Autobus grandi ta 200 Florin pa luna.  Truck di Diesel ta minimo 200 Florin pa luna.

   DIMP ta pidi esnan cu ta haci pago Online via e app di nan banco, pa por fabor haci uso di e sistema di ‘Bill Payments’, y evita di usa pago via Transfer.  Pasobra Bill Payments ta uno cu ta integra facilmente pa DIMP procesa e pago.

   Percura tambe pa bo inclui bo Persoonsnummer, e number di plachi (incluyendo si ta A, MFA, DT, etc) y e number di plachi, y tambe e periodo di pago, pues aki bo ta hinca e aña pa cual bo ta pagando, esta ‘2023’.  No ta necesario hinca si ta 1er aña of full aña.  Djis pone ‘2023’.

   Corda cu e persoonsnummer mester cuadra cu esun registra na DIMP cu e plachi di number!  Un cliente cu ta haci pago pa plachi number di su mama, tin di corda pone e persoonsnummer di e mama ora di haci e pago ey.

   Romano a admiti cu tin hopi hende ta comete e eror ey, y pesey varios pago ta keda sin wordo procesa, debi cu erornan vago asina ta pone nan imposible di haci e proceso.  Simplemente corda cu e Persoonsnummer tin di cuadra cu e registro oficial di e persona na cual e nomber ta poni pa e plachi di number.

   DIMP lo acepta e pago di 2023 solamente si bo impuesto di 2022 ta completamente paga.  Pa 2023 tambe, lo keda usa e mesun plachinan cora cu blanco di aña 2020.  E decision ey ta debi cu e ta yuda baha gasto di Gobierno.

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Poutine et Xi se posent en contrepoids à…

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The content originally appeared on: Guadeloupe FranceAntilles

Les présidents chinois Xi Jinping et russe Vladimir Poutine se sont posés vendredi en contrepoids à l’influence occidentale, lors d’un sommet régional réunissant plusieurs pays aux relations tendues avec les Etats-Unis.

Les deux dirigeants sont en tête d’affiche d’un sommet de l’Organisation de coopération de Shanghai (OCS), un groupe qui entend concurrencer les institutions occidentales, à Samarcande (Ouzbékistan).

Ce sommet intervient au moment où Moscou et Pékin ont des relations extrêmement tendues avec les Etats-Unis, à cause de l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine et du soutien américain à Taïwan.

Lors de la session principale du sommet de l’OCS, M. Xi a appelé les dirigeants réunis à “travailler ensemble à la promotion d’un ordre international qui aille dans une direction plus juste et rationnelle”.

“Il convient de promouvoir les valeurs communes de l’humanité, d’abandonner les jeux à somme nulle et la politique consistant à créer des blocs”, a-t-il poursuivi. Il n’a cité aucun pays, mais Pékin utilise généralement ce vocabulaire pour dénoncer les Etats-Unis et leurs proches alliés.

Le président russe, de son côté, s’est félicité du “rôle croissant des nouveaux centres de pouvoir” qui, selon lui, “devient de plus en plus évident”.

M. Poutine a affirmé que la coopération entre les pays membres de l’OCS, à la différence des Occidentaux, se basait sur des principes “dénués d’égoïsme”.

L’OCS, dont les membres sont la Chine, la Russie, l’Inde, le Pakistan et quatre ex-républiques soviétiques d’Asie centrale, a été créée en 2001 en tant que plateforme de coopération concurrente des organisations occidentales.

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Les déclarations de MM. Xi et Poutine illustrent les turbulences qui secouent depuis plusieurs mois les relations internationales, en particulier depuis le début de l’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie, fin février.

La Russie est visée depuis par de lourdes sanctions économiques occidentales et se tourne de plus en plus vers l’Asie pour chercher des soutiens économiques et diplomatiques.

M. Poutine a ainsi multiplié depuis jeudi les rencontres bilatérales en marge du sommet.

Lors d’un entretien jeudi avec M. Xi, M. Poutine a remercié son homologue chinois pour sa “position équilibrée” sur l’invasion de l’Ukraine par Moscou, tout en lui promettant des “explications” face à ses “inquiétudes”.

Vendredi, le président russe doit s’entretenir avec le Premier ministre indien Narendra Modi, dont le pays achète de plus en plus d’hydrocarbures à Moscou malgré les sanctions occidentales.

Il verra ensuite le président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan, avec qui il veut rediscuter d’un accord ayant permis de débloquer les exportations de céréales ukrainiennes affectées par la guerre.

Puis viendra un entretien avec le président azerbaïdjanais Ilham Aliev, après des affrontements entre l’Azerbaïdjan et l’Arménie qui ont fait plus de 200 morts et suscité la crainte d’une nouvelle guerre dans le Caucase, zone d’influence traditionnelle de Moscou.

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M. Xi, qui effectue en Asie centrale son premier déplacement à l’étranger depuis le début de la pandémie de coronavirus, espère encore renforcer sa stature de dirigeant de premier plan avant un congrès du Parti communiste chinois en octobre au cours duquel il brigue un nouveau mandat.

Le choix de l’Asie centrale comme première destination étrangère en plus de deux ans illustre surtout l’importance que Pékin accorde à cette région, qui est traversée par les “nouvelles routes de la soie”, un projet titanesque porté par M. Xi pour renforcer les liaisons commerciales avec le monde.

Or, plusieurs pays d’Asie centrale ont connu cette année des troubles, comme des émeutes meurtrières au Kazakhstan ou encore des affrontements vendredi entre le Kirghizstan et le Tadjikistan, dont les dirigeants sont présents à Samarcande.

Avant le sommet, M. Xi s’était rendu mercredi au Kazakhstan, promettant de l’aider à “sauvegarder sa souveraineté” alors que ce pays traditionnellement allié de Moscou s’inquiète des ambitions russes après l’invasion de l’Ukraine.

M. Xi s’est en outre entretenu vendredi avec M. Erdogan et le dirigeant iranien Ebrahim Raïssi, au moment où les négociations sur le nucléaire iranien patinent.

Aucune rencontre n’a été annoncée en revanche entre MM. Xi et Modi, dont les deux pays, des puissances nucléaires, traversent une période de tensions depuis des affrontements frontaliers meurtriers en 2020.

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Tempête Fiona : L’Express des Îles annule la liaison Martinique – Guadeloupe ce vendredi matin

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The content originally appeared on: Martinique FranceAntilles

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Vedette Express des Iles – © Roberto Birhus

L’arrivée de la tempête Fiona perturbe également les liaisons maritimes entre la Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, la Dominique et la Martinique.

La compagnie maritime l’Express-des-Iles a annoncé sur ses réseaux sociaux la suspension de ses dessertes en raison de l’approche de la tempête tropicale Fiona.

Pointe-à-Pitre et Marie-Galante

Annulation de l’ensemble des rotations au départ de Pointe-à-Pitre  pour la journée du Vendredi 16 septembre.

Toutes les rotations entre Marie-Galante et Pointe-à-Pitre et inversement sont annulées et reprendront le samedi 17 septembre à 6h00 entre Grand-Bourg et Pointe-à-Pitre, si l’état de la mer le permet.

Pointe-à-Pitre / Martinique

Le départ de 8h00 de Pointe-à-Pitre vers la Dominique et la Martinique est également annulé ce vendredi 16 septembre.

Seul le tronçon Fort-de-France (Martinique)/Castries (Sainte Lucie) est maintenu.

Le départ de Fort de France est programmé à 13H15.

Le retour à la normale est prévu dès le samedi 17 septembre sur l’ensemble de nos lignes, si l’état de la mer le permet.

Le service clientèle de la compagnie est disponible au 0590919520 

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