Per The International Herald Tribune, a man was shot and killed as he drove home on Wednesday night, the first fatality in a month-long strike of Guadeloupe and Martinique workers in the French Caribbean, demanding better housing, water, gasoline and water bills.
One man in the area noted that the strike has been compounded by a worsening economy.
@AkaSeltzer (Desirade, Guadeloupe): La crise économique en Guadeloupe repérée: avalanche de spam pour crédit à la conso.
(The economic crisis in Guadeloupe identified: avalanche of spam to consolidate credit.)For some, the ongoing strike has been personal.
@JolieMelodie: Elodie is worried about her family in Martinique :((.
http://tinyurl.com/c296gvSome twitterers in Europe reacted to the news.
@vivienfrance (Champagne-Ardennes, France): thinks the strikes in Guadaloupe are a ticking time bomb.
@JulienFrisch (Europe): Riots in the European Union: Guadeloupe on the edge of a revolt after one month strike:
http://tinyurl.com/guadelSeveral journalists noted the news as well, including
@JByers11 of the Toronto Star.
@JByers11 (Toronto, Canada): As if economy wasn't enough, AP reports tourists now staying away from Martinique and Guadeloupe due to violent strikes and garbage buildup
Man killed in French Caribbean riot
@edouardose (Brazil): Raúl Castro confesó que Fidel recibió a Cristina y a Bachelet porque son mujeres http://tinyurl.com/cjfrx3 (raul castro confessed that Fidel received Bachelet and Cristina because they are women)
@Chuqui (Santiago, Chile): Bachelet fue trotando, sí, TROTANDO a ver a Fidel Castro tal como los peregrinos van a la Meca. Verguenza ajena. (Bachelet was jogging, yes, jogging to see Fidel Castro as the pilgrims going to Mecca. Embarrassment of others)
@DMonKaZ (Lima, Peru): Fidel Castro con una casaca Adidas http://ping.fm/5FKA2 (wearing a adidas suit)
