AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCaribbean Connectivity: LIAT (2020) Limited and Air Caraïbes launched a new interline agreement letting passengers book combined itineraries on a single ticket, with baggage checked through to the final destination—linking LIAT’s hub at Antigua with Air Caraïbes services from Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana, plus onward connections to Paris Orly. French Politics & Memory: France’s National Assembly voted 254-0 to repeal the slavery-era Code Noir (“Black Code”), a 1685 decree that treated enslaved people as property; the move is widely seen as symbolic but comes amid renewed calls for deeper action and possible reparations. Space & Local Economy (Kourou): PLD Space announced a €35m investment to develop and deploy its launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, with €13m earmarked for more than 20 French Guiana companies, aiming to boost European sovereign launch capacity. Diplomacy (Guyana/Essequibo): President Macron reaffirmed France’s support for Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in a letter to President Irfaan Ali, pointing to the ICJ case over Essequibo and highlighting cooperation in the Guiana Shield.
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