AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoOverseas Public Communication Budget: France’s plan to cut state communication spending is hitting the French Antilles and French Guiana hard, with only €1.7 million earmarked for public campaigns. Local Industry Pushback: Ten communications professionals say the figure is far below what Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana need—arguing for €11 million to cover local realities and urgent topics like drug trafficking, illegal gold mining, health risks, road safety, and climate change. Space & Logistics for French Guiana: HAROPA PORT’s Radicatel terminal handled specialist heavy-cargo operations tied to Ariane 6, moving launcher components between the vessel Canopée and river barge Obstiné, supporting the flow from Kourou to the Ariane Group site in Les Mureaux. Regional Health Cooperation: Countries of the Guiana Shield, including France (French Guiana), met in Paramaribo to accelerate malaria elimination, focusing on transmission among mining communities and Indigenous populations, with PAHO leadership backing cross-border action. Satellite Transition Watch: Turkey’s Türksat 3A is retiring, with broadcasts migrating from 42°E to Türksat 4A during the Aug. 15–16 overnight period—an update that may require older receiver hardware to keep working.
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