AGP Executive Report

Local Innovation: Martinique-developed food-deals app KOPA won first prize in the “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category of the Choose Outre-mer competition. It connects shoppers with discounted unsold food from local businesses, helping retailers recover value while offering consumers lower-cost groceries.

Martinique Innovation: Martinique-made food-deals app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. It connects shoppers with discounted surplus food from local businesses, helping retailers recover value and households cut grocery costs. Regional Tourism: Grenada’s upcoming Pure Experiences program will promote locally run tours and activities across Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, giving guides, artisans and community businesses wider exposure to visitors.

Martinique Innovation: Schoelcher-based KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition for its app connecting shoppers with discounted surplus food from local businesses. The platform aims to cut food waste, help households save and give retailers another way to earn from unsold products. Tourism: AIDA’s newly announced 2028–29 Caribbean cruises include Martinique on some Lesser Antilles routes, bringing the island into a long-range itinerary program now open for booking.

Local Enterprise: Martinique-developed food-saving app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. It connects shoppers with discounted surplus food from local businesses, helping households save while retailers recover value and reduce waste. Tourism: AIDA has opened bookings for its 2028–29 winter cruises, with Lesser Antilles itineraries including Martinique—an opportunity for the island’s visitor economy.

Martinique Startup: KOPA, a Martinique-developed app for discounted food, won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. It connects shoppers with lower-priced unsold food and helps local businesses recover value while reducing waste. Tourism: AIDA has opened bookings for its 2028–29 winter cruises, with some Lesser Antilles itineraries calling at Martinique—an opportunity for the island’s visitor economy and local tourism businesses.

Food-Tech: Martinique app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. It connects shoppers with discounted surplus food from local businesses, helping households save and retailers recover value from unsold stock. Cruise Tourism: AIDA has opened bookings for its 2028–29 winter season, with some Lesser Antilles itineraries calling at Martinique—an opportunity for the island’s tourism businesses to attract cruise visitors.

Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched the development phase of a submarine cable linking Cayenne with Martinique and Guadeloupe, with a western route serving Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The project is working to secure financing and firm commitments, with service targeted for late 2029. Local Enterprise: Martinique food-saving app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. It connects shoppers with discounted surplus food while helping local businesses recover value and reduce waste. Tourism: AIDA’s 2028–29 winter cruise program includes Martinique among its Lesser Antilles stops, adding the island to itineraries that can be combined into longer Caribbean trips.

Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched the development phase of a submarine cable linking Martinique with French Guiana and Guadeloupe, with a western branch serving Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The project is moving toward investment and financing commitments, with service targeted for late 2029. Local Business Innovation: Martinique-developed food-discount app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty category. It helps residents find cheaper food while giving shops, bakeries and restaurants a way to recover value from unsold products. Tourism Trade: AIDA’s 2028–29 winter cruise plans include Martinique among its Lesser Antilles stops, offering a potential boost for local visitor businesses.

Local Innovation: Martinique food-saving app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. The platform connects shoppers with discounted unsold food from local retailers, helping consumers save while businesses recover value and reduce waste. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched the development phase of its Caribbean Gateway cable, planned to connect Martinique with French Guiana, Guadeloupe and the wider region. The company is working to secure investment and financing, with service targeted for late 2029. Tourism: AIDA has opened bookings for its 2028–29 winter cruises, including Lesser Antilles itineraries that call at Martinique—an opportunity for local tourism businesses to attract cruise visitors.

Food-Tech: Martinique app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition for its platform that helps shoppers find discounted food and businesses sell surplus stock, tackling food waste while easing grocery costs. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink’s Caribbean Gateway, planned to connect French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe with the wider region and Europe, has entered development; the company is working to secure investment and financing, with service targeted for late 2029. Tourism: AIDA opened bookings for winter 2028–29 Caribbean cruises, including itineraries that call at Martinique and could bring business to the island’s visitor economy. Water Supply: ODYSSI rationed water in parts of Schœlcher and Fort-de-France as reservoirs refilled, with restoration dependent on water levels—an ongoing reliability concern for residents and local businesses.

Local Innovation: Martinique-developed food-discount app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. It connects shoppers with discounted unsold food from local businesses, helping households save and retailers recover value. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched the development phase of its Caribbean Gateway submarine cable, planned to connect French Guiana with Martinique and Guadeloupe, with a western route serving Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The company is working to secure investment and financing, with service targeted for the end of 2029.

Local Innovation: Martinique’s KOPA food-deals app won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. It connects shoppers with discounted surplus food and helps local businesses recover value from products that might otherwise go to waste. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched the development phase of a submarine cable system linking French Guiana with Martinique and Guadeloupe, with a western route serving the Dutch Caribbean. The project is targeted to enter service by the end of 2029. Tourism Leadership: Alexandre Ventadour has been named tourism commissioner, with a remit to raise Martinique’s profile, deepen industry partnerships and promote sustainable growth. Cruise Market: AIDA’s 2028–29 winter schedule includes Lesser Antilles itineraries calling at Martinique, giving the island a place in the cruise line’s future Caribbean offerings.

Food-Tech: Martinique-developed app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition’s “Decarbonization and Economic Sovereignty” category. It connects shoppers with discounted surplus food while helping local businesses recover value and reduce waste. Tourism: AIDA’s newly opened 2028–29 winter bookings include Caribbean itineraries calling at Martinique, offering a potential boost to visitor traffic and local tourism businesses. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink’s Caribbean Gateway project is moving into development, with planned submarine-cable links from French Guiana to Martinique and Guadeloupe and onward connections to the southern Caribbean. The system is targeted to begin service by the end of 2029, pending financing and construction. Tourism Leadership: Alexandre Ventadour was named tourism commissioner, with a mandate to strengthen Martinique’s international profile and industry partnerships while advancing sustainable growth.

Local Innovation: Martinique-developed food-saving app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition, recognizing a service that helps shoppers find discounted food while giving local businesses a way to sell surplus stock. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink’s Caribbean Gateway is moving toward investment commitments for a submarine cable linking Martinique with French Guiana, Guadeloupe and other Caribbean islands. The project aims to be ready by the end of 2029. Tourism Strategy: Alexandre Ventadour has been named tourism commissioner, with a mandate to strengthen Martinique’s international profile and industry partnerships. Visitor Economy: AIDA has opened bookings for its 2028–29 winter cruises, including Lesser Antilles itineraries that call at Martinique.

Local Enterprise: Martinique-developed food-savings app KOPA won first prize in the Choose Outre-mer competition. It helps shoppers find discounted food from local businesses and gives retailers a way to recover value from unsold products. Cruise Tourism: AIDA’s 2028–29 winter program includes Martinique on Lesser Antilles itineraries, offering a potential boost to visitor traffic and local tourism businesses. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink has launched development of a submarine cable gateway linking Martinique with French Guiana, Guadeloupe and the Dutch Caribbean. The system is targeted to enter service by the end of 2029, pending investment commitments and financing. Tourism Leadership: Alexandre Ventadour was named tourism commissioner, with a mandate to raise Martinique’s profile and build industry partnerships around sustainable growth.

Cruise Tourism: AIDA has opened bookings for its 2028–29 winter season, with Lesser Antilles itineraries calling at Martinique and other islands. Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink’s proposed Caribbean Gateway has entered development, with a planned cable link to Martinique and service targeted for 2029; financing and partner commitments are still being secured. Tourism Leadership: Alexandre Ventadour has been named tourism commissioner, with a mandate to strengthen Martinique’s international profile and industry partnerships. Water Supply: Recent outages in Schœlcher and Fort-de-France were tied to low reservoir levels, with service restoration dependent on conditions across the network.