· July, 2006

Stories about French Guiana from July, 2006

France: The Beginnings of Affirmative Action

Says (Fr) France-based Senegalese blogger Seckasysteme about the allegedly affirmative-action induced hiring and debut of Black French newsanchor Harry Roselmack on French national television: “Roselmack's (…) professional competence and the...

19 July 2006

French Caribbean DOMs: Telecom Advertising

Of the three telecoms (Orange, Digicel and Only-Outremer Telecom) offering an increasing number of perks to new customers on the Martiniquan market, InternetRapide.com writes (Fr): “the battle between the two...

6 July 2006

French DOM/TOMs: Sarkozy-Led Convention

Jean-Claude Halley from Guadeloupe Attitude posts (Fr) an invitation to an upcoming convention on the issues of French overseas departments and territories (a.k.a. DOM/TOMs) organized by controversial French Interior Minister...

4 July 2006

French Guiana/World Cup: Brazil or France?

From French Guiana on the South American continent near Brazil, Carnet de Guyane writes (Fr) about allegiances during today's Brazil v. France soccer match: “Those who are French support France,...

1 July 2006