AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoOcean & Hospitality: Ahead of World Ocean Day (8 June), Novotel published its second Ocean Impact Report with WWF France, detailing progress on ocean-focused operations, sustainable food, and marine conservation across its 600+ hotels. Aviation Connectivity: Air France is running an unusual Miami–Guadeloupe Airbus A320 service that links onward to French Caribbean islands and can include French Guiana on an island-hopping network, after suspending a Haiti stop due to security and an FAA ban. Caribbean Air Links: LIAT (2020) and Air Caraïbes launched an interline agreement for single-ticket travel, through-checked baggage, and easier connections between English- and French-speaking Caribbean routes, including services tied to French Guiana and onward to Paris-Orly. Trade Infrastructure Watch: France urged Guyana to fast-track its planned deepwater port to unlock wider European trade, while also pointing to growing regional ties across the Caribbean and French overseas communities. Space & Local Industry: PLD Space announced a €35m investment to expand its Guiana Space Centre launch complex in Kourou, with €13m earmarked for 20+ French Guiana firms and jobs tied to future MIURA 5 operations. Legal & Historical Reckoning: France’s National Assembly voted 254-0 to repeal the Code Noir, the 1685 slavery decree that kept enslaved people legally classified as property; the bill now heads to the Senate.
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