This week on the front page of Hebdo Outre-mer la 1ère, broadcast by France 24: New Caledonia, severely affected by the Delta variant, sees confinement extended for two weeks. The week’s dossier is devoted to the inauguration in Kourou of the future Ariane 6 launch area.
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The Overseas Weekly is presented by Kelly Pujar.
Kelly Pujar presents the Overseas Weekly Weekly of October 2, 2021
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Contents of Hebdo Outre-mer:
- In New Caledonia, the barrier of 100 deaths linked to Covid-19 was crossed this week. The intensive care services of the Médipôle, the archipelago’s main hospital, are on the verge of saturation. More worryingly, the patients are getting younger and younger. A report by Caroline Antic-Martin and Gaël Detcheverry from New Caledonia the 1st.
- In Polynesia, with the resumption of tourist activity, priority will be given to cruise ships on a human scale from January 2022. Super liners established locally will be authorized, the others will be prohibited from the lagoon. In Bora Bora, Kaline Lienard and Rosanna Maihota from Polynesia the 1st.
- In Martinique, good news for tourism: two North American airlines announced their returns at the end of this month. With direct links to the United States and Canada.
- Mayotte is once again deprived of its tire racing championship, due to a health crisis. This year, the selection of competitors for this popular event will be done on cell phones via a video game.
- This week’s dossier is devoted to the Kourou space center in Guyana. The launch area for the future Ariane 6 was inaugurated on Tuesday, September 28. The program should allow Europe to remain competitive in the face of American competition. A report by Jean-Gilles Assard.
- The good idea of the week was born in Reunion. Painters recover used doors which will become the future supports for their paintings. A project carried by an association which campaigns for the reuse of materials. These are stored in the city of Port by SEMADER, a tool to fight against unsanitary housing. A report by Marie Ange Frassati from Réunion la 1ère.
- Direction Martinique for the discovery of the week. The adapted military service regiment (RSMA) is a specific device for overseas territories. Its mission for 60 years has been the professional integration of young Martinicans in difficulty. At the moment, volunteers are rehabilitating a shelter for hikers on Mount Pelée.
- The work of Patrick Chamoiseau has been honored in Italy. This Thursday, the Martinican writer was awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Parma. The Goncourt Prize was awarded to him in 1992 for his novel Texaco
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