Justine Bénin, the interministerial coordinator against violence against women overseas, was in the Antilles this week.
The visit to the Antilles this week by Justine Bénin, the interministerial coordinator against violence against women overseas, allowed feminist associations to alert her to the situation on the island. And to demand means for prevention and support for victims. Rita Bonheur is the president of the Union of Women of Martinique. An island where one in five women report experiencing domestic violence.
“We know that the violence statistics are two to eight times higher than in France, underlines Rita Bonheur. If we really want to have a lasting impact on Martinican society, we need to initiate more prevention, more support for victims of violence, more attention to children, who are also co-victims, we believe. know, we have projects, now we need the money to implement them”.
PRopos collected by Christelle Sivatte, Martinique la 1ere.
Polynesia: food consumption too dependent on the outside world
Three-quarters of food products consumed in Polynesia are imported. In recent years, the question of the archipelago’s food autonomy has returned to the forefront of the political scene, with the project of returning to 100% local consumption. Teu poo FATU PUA AVAE, Polynesia the 1st.
The Cacao region in Guyana, exposed to landslides
To measure this risk, the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research and the General Directorate of Territories launched a geological mapping campaign. Thanks to a system of electromagnetic waves, connected to a helicopter. The operation should last one month. Jessy Xavier, Guyana the 1st
Guadeloupe: the administrative court suspends hunting of certain species
The Basse-Terre administrative court ruled in favor of four environmental associations against the Guadeloupe Hunting Federation. The prefectural decree which authorized the hunting of certain species was suspended on Monday. This decision concerns waterfowl, birds of passage and the red-necked pigeon, as well as the crescent dove.