Feb. 26, 2009 -- On the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe, a deal to end the month-long strike has been reached in principle.
Interview with Alan Salzado, Tourism Consultant on the future of tourism in Guadeloupe.
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Feb. 12, 2009 -- France is struggling to quell revolts on its Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, amid fears that strikes and street protests could spread to other French overseas departments.

Basseterre -- Dec. 12, 2009  – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has announced a number of initiatives that his Labour Party Administration is of the view, will help citizens deal with the impact of the global economic crisis.

PHILIPSBURG-- Dec. 6, 2009 -- According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), unemployment in St. Maarten went up to 12.2 per cent in May-June 2009 in comparison to March-April 2007.

Kingston -- Dec. 2, 2009 -- Government is expected to pay out over $430 million to members of the Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ), in additional salaries and allowances, based on an agreement signed at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) Tuesday (December 1).

Bridgetown -- Sept. 9, 2009 - Prime Minister's statement: The Parties, Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Ltd. and Barbados Workers' Union (BWU), met under my Chairmanship today and it was agreed that the letters of redundancy which were issued to the employees by Cable and Wireless on July 30, 2009 will be withdrawn with immediate effect.

New Kingston -- April 3, 2009 -- The two-day International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Tripartite Caribbean Conference officially ended Thursday (April 2) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. At the closing ceremony, a document outlining nine principles and actions deemed desirable, as the way forward in response to the current global financial crisis, was presented.

CARICOM, -- March 31, 2009 --  As the international community continues to give significant attention to the global phenomenon, Climate Change, Mr. Garfield Barnwell, Director of Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat posited some insights into how the Caribbean Region could transform this threat into employment opportunities when he made his presentation to the Second CARICOM Climate Change Conference in Castries, St .Lucia on 23-24 March 2009.

New York -- March 15, 2009-- Madeleine de Grandmaison, chairwoman of the Martinique Tourism Authority, issued the following statement today celebrating the official resolution of a general strike in effect on the island over the past few weeks:

Paris -- Feb. 13, 2009 -- (www.iht.com):  President Nicolas Sarkozy of France ordered the government on Friday to review its policy toward overseas territories amid escalating unrest in the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.