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French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe orders a curfew a day after a strike prompted a blackout

Oct. 26, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe ordered a curfew on Saturday, a day after a strike by workers left 370,000 people in darkness for nearly 24 hours. The curfew will last from 10 p.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Sunday and "aims to ensure the...

Blackout hits French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe as striking workers shut down power

Oct. 25, 2024 19:32 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Workers on strike shut down power across the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Friday, leaving its more than 370,000 inhabitants without electricity, officials said. A government statement said the workers raided the power plant's control room,...