Martinique, Guadeloupe: UDF visit · Global Voices
Alice Backer

Le Blog de l'UDF,  the blog of  a French centrist party, reports  (FR) its leader Francois Bayrou's visit to French overseas departments Martinique and Guadeloupe.  In his post-visit press conference Bayrou cited the unaddressed psychological consequences of slavery, rampant unemployment, a banana industry crisis, immigration from neighboring Caribbean nations, and transportation and development problems as hurdles faced by the two departments.