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In 1946 Martinique became an overseas department of France, with a status similar to those of metropolitan departments, and in 1974 it was further assimilated into the political fold as a region of France. Both of France's Caribbean outposts, Martinique and Guadeloupe, use French currency and stamps and fly the French flag. However, in recent years there have been increased rumblings for greater internal autonomy and separatist groups continue to organize.
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Air France is the only airline with a direct connection from the United States to Martinique. Air France flies daily from Miami with a stopover in either Guadeloupe or Port-au-Prince. It operates separate nonstop flights from Paris to both Martinique and Guadeloupe. These depart at least once a day, and in some cases, depending on the season and the day of the week, twice a day. The airline ... maintains three weekly flights from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Martinique, and three flights a week, depending on the season, between Cayenne, in French Guyana, and Martinique.
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The French West Indies consists of the islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Martin (the French side) and St. Barthelemy. These islands are well developed. In St. Martin and St. Barthelemy, English is widely spoken and U.S. currency is accepted.
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Orange Caraibe has implemented BrightStor Storage Resource Manager, BrightStor SAN Manager, BrightStor SAN Designer and BrightStor ARCserve Backup to centrally manage and protect critical data across Windows, NetWare, UNIX and Linux systems located in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana. The company has reduced backup windows by half and optimized availability of all critical business systems.
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The president of Francehas saidhe would welcome a top level political delegation from Guadeloupe and Martinique. Accordingly, Victorin Lurel, the president of the Guadeloupean Regional Council, and his colleague in Martinique,Alfred Marie Jeannne, together with theeight deputies from Guadeloupe and Martinique, will meet withSarkozy very soon in Paris.
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In late August, Hurricane Dean damaged important European sources of bananas in the Caribbean, including Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Dominica and Jamaica. The company does not source from these areas; ... the banana industry overall has lost an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 boxes per week of normal supply, or approximately 6 to 8 percent of the five million boxes of bananas shipped weekly to meet consumer demand in the European Union. This shortfall, and the corresponding favorable pricing environment, is likely to affect the European market for six to nine months, or longer, depending on the extent of the damage.
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