Our Scans · Martinique · Weekly Summary

• Compared with 2018, only six areas-Martinique (+ 95.01%), Kuwait (+ 72.58%), Bahrain (+ 50.97%), Belarus (+ 25.5%), Ecuador (+ 21.71%), and India (+ 5.8%) - are predicted to experience an increase in ASRs among men by 2035. BioMed Central
• Residents have been warned to take shelter and make emergency preparations as the 'powerful and potentially deadly' Category 3 storm moves towards the islands of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada and Martinique. Mail Online
• Long-term drought is anticipated to evolve by the end of November in western Belize, Dominica, southern French Guiana, Martinique, southeast Puerto Rico, St. ReliefWeb
• Last year, the proportion of older people in some countries and territories, mainly in the Caribbean, was above 20% and will exceed 30% in the next decade, for example, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. DominicanToday
• Stakeholders could use them to justify requests for reinforcements from other territories (for Martinique, mostly from mainland France), medical equipment, and hospital staff. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
• With delivery expected to start in 2024, the new container ships will serve the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, as well as replace smaller ships on routes between the French West Indies, France and Europe. Ship Technology
• Fly-Li will be based in Reunion and Fly-Wi in Martinique (FDF). Routes
• 90 91 In Martinique and Guadalupe, vaccine passports have led to months of political unrest and violent protests that threaten the stability of the French government. BMJ Global Health
• Beach & Reef Cleanups: The beaches of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique are pristine and improperly discarded wastes are a threat to sea life and coral reefs. Dominica News Online
• Long term drought is evolving in southeast Belize and Dominica and might possibly develop or continue in the northern-most Bahamas, southwest Belize, Western Cuba, Martinique, Sint Maarten / St - Martin, St Vincent, and the USVI by the end of November. NEWS784
• France's government decided to tighten restrictions in Martinique and Guadeloupe earlier this month as spikes in infections overwhelmed hospitals and President Emmanuel Macron warned of a dramatic situation in the Caribbean islands, which have been hit hard by the Delta variant. FRANCE 24
• A surge of coronavirus cases in Martinique and Guadeloupe, two French territories in the Caribbean, threatens to overwhelm hospital capacity. LinkedIn
• Martinique will enter a strict lockdown for three weeks as COVID-19 infections surge in the French overseas territory. Euronews.com

Last updated: 16 June 2026