Martinique
Coverage of Martinique in the Nexus archive.
- French lawmakers say state shares blame for chlordecone pesticide scandal
French lawmakers hold the state partially responsible for the chlordecone pesticide scandal. A demonstration in Martinique calls for truth and reparations for victims of the insecticide, which is accused of poisoning the French Caribbean islands.
- Why are so many leaving Martinique?
Renée Bertini, a journalist with ENTR’s English-language team, discusses why many young people in Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, are leaving due to limited academic and job opportunities and a complicated colonial legacy.
- 'It's unfair you can't do everything here': Education comes with exile in Martinique
45 percent of university-bound students from France's overseas territories leave their islands for higher education due to limited opportunities, with Martinique facing severe brain drain and a projected demographic shift toward becoming France's oldest department in 25 years.
- France moves to repeal Code Noir, the slavery law it never abolished
France is set to repeal the Code Noir, a 17th-century colonial law that classified enslaved people as property, nearly two centuries after slavery was abolished. The law, signed by King Louis XIV, remained unannulled despite its dehumanizing provisions, prompting public outrage and calls for historical reckoning.