FORT-DE-FRANCE, MartiniqueFORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique — Thousands of demonstrators are marching and singing in the streets of Martinique after officials signed an agreement ending a monthlong strike on ...

At first glance, the setting is typical of France. A young boy saunters by carrying a long loaf of bread. Patrons at an outdoor café sip wine and speak in rapid French that defies my menu-level ...

FORT-DE-FRANCE, MartiniqueFORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique — Negotiations over higher wages and lower food prices are resuming in the French Caribbean island of Martinique where a monthlong strike has ...

GENERAL STRIKES in two French colonies in the Caribbean have won sweeping victories--and emboldened workers in France and beyond. On March 4, a 44-day general strike in Guadeloupe ended with an ...

As the two-week-long-protest in Guadeloupe continues, the other French Overseas Departments of America – French Guiana and Martinique – are thinking about their own contribution to this deep thinking ...

Il y a un an disparaissait le Nègre fondamental, laissant le pays et son peuple orphelins et livrés à leurs propres choix. The “Nègre fondamental” passed away one year ago, leaving his country and his ...

A 38-day general strike in the Caribbean colony of Martinique ended on March 14 with the signing of a protocol between the government and the February 5 Collective, a coalition of unions and other ...

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique — French police officers patroled Martinique’s capital late Wednesday after vandals burned cars and looted stores overnight as protests over high prices, low pay and alleged ...