AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAsylum & Migration Watch: France’s updated AIDA report tallies 160,303 asylum applicants in 2025, with OFPRA registering 145,211 cases and a 41.2% first-instance protection rate, while Channel crossings and the “one in, one out” deal continue to shape access to territory. Local Justice: The Cayenne Assize Court handed down a 30-year sentence for Dane Langhorne in the murder of Alicia Faye, tied to a cocaine trafficking network; he was tried in absentia and remains a fugitive in Guyana. Hydrocarbons Clash in French Guiana: MPs Jean-Victor Castor and Davy Rimane broke with the French left after their bill to allow oil exploration in overseas territories was rejected in committee, setting up a June 11 National Assembly plenary debate. Forest Protection Push: France created seven new biological reserves and expanded two, adding 157,000 hectares under protection, with nearly all of it in French Guiana. Space & Connectivity from French Guiana: Amazon plans a June 17 Ariane 6 launch from French Guiana carrying 36 “Amazon Leo” satellites, while the FCC granted Amazon Leo a waiver on its interim deployment deadline. Caribbean Travel Links: New interline agreements between LIAT 2020/Air Caraïbes and LIAT 2020/Winair aim to make island-to-island travel smoother with single-ticket itineraries, including routes touching French Guiana.
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