AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCayenne Court Sentencing: The Cayenne Assize Court has sentenced Dane Langhorne to 30 years for the 2021 murder of Alicia Faye, a 25-year-old from Bordeaux killed in French Guiana during a cocaine trafficking operation; Langhorne was tried in absentia and remains a fugitive in Guyana, with an international arrest warrant, while his partner received six years for aggravated theft tied to the case. Ariane 6 / Amazon Satellites: Amazon will launch 36 “Amazon Leo” broadband satellites on Ariane 6 from French Guiana on June 17, using upgraded P160C boosters to boost low-Earth-orbit payload capacity versus earlier missions. Regional Air Connectivity: LIAT (2020) and Air Caraïbes signed an interline agreement enabling one-ticket, one-point-of-purchase travel with checked-through baggage across networks linking the Caribbean, Guyana, and French Guiana, plus onward connections to Paris-Orly. Kourou Space Investment: PLD Space announced a €35m investment to develop and deploy its orbital launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, with €13m earmarked for more than 20 local French Guiana companies. Trade Infrastructure Debate (Guyana): France is urging Guyana to fast-track its deepwater port project, arguing it will improve connectivity and trade—an editorial urges Guyanese decision-makers to scrutinize who benefits most. Aviation Route Watch: Air France continues a Miami–Guadeloupe A320 service that feeds an island-hopping network including stops in Martinique and French Guiana, extending onward to Brazil. Legal & History: France’s National Assembly voted unanimously to repeal the Code Noir, formally removing the slavery-era law that classified enslaved people as property; the bill now moves to the Senate.
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