The French authorities extended the commandant hour on Martinic until October 28. The commandant hour was introduced in the overseas department of France after large -scale protests against the high cost of life. Parisian authorities chose pressure as the only answer to the demonstration, continuing on the island of Martinika due to the high cost of life.
Martinic Prefecture previously extended the commandant hour on the entire island from 00:00 to 05:00 to October 21.
According to the French media, the police intervened in the protest after the trade unions representing the local population did not consider sufficient the terms of the agreement signed with the French government to reduce food prices, and also announced the continuation of the demonstrations.
Earlier, on October 17, between the prefect of Martinic, Jean-Cristofa Buvier, representing the Government of Paris, the head of the executive council of Martinika Sergey flying, parliamentarians and other representatives of the island’s economy signed, covering measures to combat high cost of life. Within the framework of the agreement, it was decided to reduce food prices on Martinic by an average of 20 percent.
Association of Afro-Caribbean peoples and resources (RPPRAC) decided to continue its shares, saying that the agreement applies only to 6 thousand out of 40 thousand food products to which discounts were requested.
The island in the central part of the Archipelago Small Antilles, located in the Caribbean Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, is located 6800 km from France.
Protest shares on Martinic, whose colonization began in the 17th century, have been held since the beginning of September. Residents of the island arrange demonstrations at supermarkets in protest against the high cost of life and exorbitantly high food prices. Prices for food in the region are 40 percent higher than in mainland France. Since the beginning of the demonstrations on the island, 4 people were killed, and the number of detainees increased to 140. Paris threw an additional contingent to the island consisting of 300 police officers and gendarmes.