Topic: Martinique
Reuters Life! Online Report | 2010-02-24 02:21:26
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Writer Keith Thomson was fascinated by the real story of an elderly man with Alzheimer's who shocked his family when he spoke fluently in other languages, giving away his past as a secret agent. Thomson, a former screenwriter who turned his hand to fiction in 2005 with his first novel "Pirates of Pensacola", used this story ...
AP News | 2010-01-11 12:26:38
<div id="subtitle">French Guiana, Martinique reject proposal for more autonomy from France</div><div><p>Voters in Martinique and French Guiana overwhelmingly rejected a proposal Sunday to give local government more autonomy while remaining a part of France.</p><p>Election officials in Martinique said 80 percent ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-11 12:10:48
<div><p>Martinique and French Guiana voted against more autonomy from Paris in a referendum dominated by fears of losing French state support, results showed on Monday.</p><p>The two French overseas departments held the votes on Sunday to decide whether they should have more of a say in running their ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-11 12:10:48
<div><p> Martinique and French Guiana voted massively against more autonomy for their French overseas departments, fearful a change of status would lead to less generous financial support from Paris.</p><p>Nearly 79 percent of voters on the Caribbean island of Martinique said no to more autonomy, while the result was ...
