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Illegal Mining by Brazilians Contaminates Rivers and Threatens Indigenous Communities in French Guiana
Folha de Sao Paulo
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October 14, 2024
The suffering is that of someone watching their home being destroyed. "When I bathe in the river, I feel like a pig in dirty water," says Patrick Twenké, the "grand man" (big man) of the Wayanas Indigenous people in French Guiana. "It's...
Honduras Prepares for Crucial Match Against French Guiana in Concacaf Nations League
Times News Global
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October 10, 2024
The Honduran national football team is set to face French Guiana on Thursday, October 9, 2024, at the Municipal Omnisport stadium in Sinnamary, as part of the Concacaf Nations League. This encounter marks the third matchday in Group B, where...
Infanticide: the grim reasons behind the deadly violence inflicted on children in France
Mediapart
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EveryEvery five days in France, a child is killed by one of their parents. This statistic is now finally starting to enter public debate, yet it is almost certainly an underestimate. In reality, there is “no precise or centralised record” kept of...
21 bishops join scientists, activists to sign letter against oil exploration in Brazil
National Catholic Reporter
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A group of 100 scientists, environmentalists, social activists and Catholics — including 21 bishops — released a public letter Feb. 18 criticizing the Lula administration's plans for oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River. The letter...
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An Observational Study of Sexual Assaults in French Guiana During 2019–2020 [Letter]
Dove Medical Press
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September 16, 2024
Dear editor We have read the paper written by Victoire Menseau et al about sexual violence which is a major public health problem in French Guiana.1 We congratulate all the authors who have provided valuable information regarding sexual violence...
THE YEARS BEYOND EMANCIPATION AT A GLANCE
Guyana Chronicle
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August 10, 2025
EMANCIPATION was not a continuous celebration for the formerly enslaved African population, but rather a challenge of survival. Thus, they persisted, carrying the memory of past hardships into the new day to shape a better future than the past....
Mango Bay embraces Afro-Caribbean culture in Brooklyn | Neighborhood Eats
WABC ABC 7 - New York
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February 24, 2025
FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Neighborhood Eats is focusing on a brand new spot with food that looks as good as it tastes. It's the brainchild of Chef London Chase who has been trained in Michelin starred kitchens, but for his first restaurant,...
Goal and highlights: French Guiana 0-1 Nicaragua in CONCACAF Nations League 2024
VAVEL
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September 6, 2024
UEFA Nations League Matchday 1 Friday, September 6, 2024 - Stadium: Dr. Edmard Lama Municipal Stadium - Referee: TBC Updated 6 hours agoFULL TIME 0-1, min. 94, Talavera With a last minute goal, Nicaragua took all three points in their first...
Trinidad and Tobago suffer 4-3 loss to French Guiana in CFU U-14 semis
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 24, 2024
Sports Roneil Walcott 37 Minutes Ago Distraught TT midfielder Sebastian James is consoled by assistant coach Yohance Marshall following the host's loss to French Guiana in the CFU Under-14 Boys' Challenge Series tier one semifinal at the Dwight...
T&T U-14s fall just short in 4-3 CFU semifinal loss to French Guiana
Wired 868
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August 24, 2024
Trinidad and Tobago will settle for a place in Sunday’s CFU Boys U-14 Series third place playoff, after a 4-3 loss to French Guiana at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet tonight denied the hosts a chance at the regional trophy. The young Soca...
The Pan Amazon as a hotspot of cultural diversity
Mongabay
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February 7, 2025
The Amazon is known not only for its biodiversity, but also for its cultural richness, built by Indigenous nations and other groups that have migrated to the region over the past 500 years. Indigenous communities in the region include those that...
Barbados set for Caribbean’s largest green hydrogen plant
Barbados Today
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August 9, 2025
80 Barbados is poised to become home to the largest and most technologically advanced renewable energy power plant in the English-speaking Caribbean, with construction of a $350 million hybrid facility expected to begin by March next year, senior...
Brown bombers run riot; T&T U-15s fall 6-2 to Jamaica, despite Adasa wondergoal
Wired 868
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August 8, 2025
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team lost their first outing of the 2025 Concacaf Under-15 Championship today, and it was a heavy one. The young Soca Warriors conceded three goals to Jamaica in each 35-minute half, as they were...
Indigenous people from the Amazon form G9 in favor of protecting the biome and traditional tribes
Global Happenings
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October 31, 2024
Last Saturday (26), representatives of indigenous organizations from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela came together to form this alliance and define joint strategies Marcelo Camargo / Agência...
Indigenous peoples of the nine Amazon countries launch G9
Diario Granma
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Photo: TELESUR The G9 seeks that the world's governments recognize that traditional peoples are the main authorities when it comes to conserving biomes and protecting species diversity. Indigenous leaders from the nine countries that share the...
International Space Station Fast Facts
KESQ-TV - California
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August 8, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a station operated by a partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries. Information on ISS crews and expeditions can be found here. Statistics The ISS...
Call for Applications for the VigiFronteiras-Brasil Program
Pan American Health Organization
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August 8, 2025
Brasília, August 8, 2025 – Brazilian and foreign professionals working in the management, provision, and quality assessment of health surveillance services, particularly in communicable diseases and in the border areas between Brazilian states and...
Emancipation is not a cricket match
I Witness News
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August 6, 2025
By Marlon Bute Cricket was never an expression of our emancipation. It was an assertion of our capacity for greatness. Emancipation is about the end of slavery. That is what it is about. It is about the legal dismantling of a brutal system that...
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO
Hollywood Gazette
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September 23, 2024
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO Last Updated: September 17, 2024 Women in tech statistics for 2024 show that the role of women in tech fields is imbalanced to say the least. While it’s true that the STEM industry is skewed to...
She's helping women break mental barriers about money — and invest in themselves
CBC/Radio-Canada
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January 11, 2025
CBC Quebec is highlighting people from the province's Black communities who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape our future. These are the 2024 Black Changemakers. It was 2020, the pandemic had brought the world to a stop and...