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Gabriel Serville (born 27 September 1959) is a French-Guianese politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on 16 June 2012 representing French Guiana's 1st constituency. [1] On 2 July 2021, he was elected President of the Assembly of French Guiana.
The President of France appoints a prefect (resident at the prefecture building in Cayenne) as his representative to head the local government of French Guiana. The Assembly of French Guiana replaced the General Council and the Regional Council in 2016. As of 2020 the prefect is Thierry Queffelec. [1] The President of the Guianese Assembly ...
During the 2017 social unrest in French Guiana, Rimane led the Kolectif pou lagwiyann dékolé movement as its spokesperson. [4] [5] As a labor organizer, Rimane is a member of the EDF Guyane trade union. [6] He has also served as general secretary of the Union of Guianese Workers (UTG). [7] In 2020, Rimane was elected to be a local councilor ...
Riots have erupted in French Caribbean territories to protest the police shooting death of a teenager in a Paris suburb, with at least one person killed as people set fire to dumpsters and damaged ...
The president of the General Council of French Guiana (French: Présidents du conseil général de la Guyane) presides over the nineteen seat General Council of French Guiana. List of presidents of the General Council
French Guiana [a] is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km 2 (32,000 sq mi) [2] [3] [7] and a land area of 83,534 km 2 (32,253 sq mi). [3]
On 4 March, French Guiana had five confirmed cases of COVID-19, all in Saint-Laurent du Maroni. [3]On 6 March, Guiana Space Center has suspended launch activities. [251]On 15 March, the following measures were announced by the President of the Republic: It is prohibited to leave the house except for essential journeys which includes: shopping for food, traveling to work, accessing healthcare ...
There are 22 municipalities in French Guiana, eleven of whom had at least once since 1971 a PSG mayor, seven, including Cayenne, still had one after the 2014 municipal elections. Serge Adelson, mayor of Saint-Élie (1971–1983), then of Macouria (1983–2012)