Fort-de-France love

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • The capital and largest city of Martinique, on the western coast of the island on Fort-de-France Bay, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Settled by the French in the 1600s, Fort-de-France is a popular resort.

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  • FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AP) - A French judge has filed preliminary corruption charges against former Tourism Minister Leon Bertrand and placed him in custody on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, the prosecutor's office in Fort-de-France said.

    Ventura County Star Stories 2009

  • FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AP) - A French judge has filed preliminary corruption charges against former Tourism Minister Leon Bertrand and placed him in custody on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, the prosecutor's office in Fort-de-France said.

    Ventura County Star Stories 2009

  • Drive west to Fort-de-France, stopping at one of the little Creole barbecue operations that pepper the roadsides.

    Take Monday Off: Martinique Chris Nuttall-Smith 2011

  • He doesn't look that nice, Mr Césaire, on this stamp which will be issued on April 17th in Continental France, but also on April 17th and 18th in Fort-de-France, in Martinique.

    Global Voices in English » Martinique: Celebrating Aimé Césaire 2009

  • Césaire, sur ce timbre-poste qui doit sortir le 17 avril en métropole, mais également les 17 et 18 à Fort-de-France, en Martinique.

    Global Voices in English » Martinique: Celebrating Aimé Césaire 2009

  • At Fort-de-France, drive a few minutes north to the Balata Garden , set on seven ultra-lush acres km 10, route de Balata; 0596-64-48-73; jardindebalata.fr, is a petal-head's dream, with hundreds of varieties of orchid, hibiscus and other tropical plants from across the globe, plus a system of catwalks suspended more than 45 feet up in mahogany trees.

    Take Monday Off: Martinique Chris Nuttall-Smith 2011

  • What is the link between workers 'strikes in Paris and those in Fort-de-France?

    The global debacle is a profound structural energetic crisis 2009

  • For those who still have minds to see, to see class struggle in action, in the capital, Fort-de-France, a fierce political battle was raging between the 'békés', the wealthy white ruling descendants of French colonists, and the black oppressed offspring of the African victims of the transatlantic slave trade.

    The global debacle is a profound structural energetic crisis 2009

  • Aside from his literary and cultural contributions, I would also like to honor his strong political engagement where, as mayor of Fort-de-France for 56 years, Aimé Césaire was an example for all Antillian politicians, an example of a politician who always governed with greatness for his ideas, for his fellow citizen, for his people and above all for a common purpose.

    Remembering Aim�� C��saire 2008

  • Aside from his literary and cultural contributions, I would also like to honor his strong political engagement where, as mayor of Fort-de-France for 56 years, Aimé Césaire was an example for all Antillian politicians, an example of a politician who always governed with greatness for his ideas, for his fellow citizen, for his people and above all for a common purpose.

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