French Guiana news

Blak Ryno to headline concert in French Guiana

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:41:03 GMT

This weekend, the north Atlantic coast of South America will experience the invasion of Jamaican culture, when dancehall recording artiste Blak Ryno invades French Guiana with his brand of music.

CCNY biologists study rainforest host-plant associations

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:11:40 GMT

The widening of the Panama Canal currently underway has created a rare opportunity to study the insects that inhabit the plants of environmentally sensitive Central American rain forest habitats.

Tidings of Menispermaceae from Interior French Guiana and from the Brazilian State of Bahia

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:31:15 GMT

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Tidings of Menispermaceae from Interior French Guiana and from the Brazilian State of Bahia

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:31:15 GMT

Lift off

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:37:39 GMT

In this photo provided by the European Space Agency yesterday, and taken on Wednesday, a European Space Agency Ariane V rocket lifts off from Kourou, French Guyana.

'A quantum leap'

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:23:18 GMT

NileSat's launch of a new satellite puts the company ahead of the game, reports Fatmah Shaarawi Yesterday, at 23:30 Cairo time, NileSat 201 was placed in orbit by a rocket launched from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.

'A quantum leap'

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:23:18 GMT

Satellites launched to serve Africa and Mideast

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:50:20 GMT

The Ariane-5 rocket blasted off from the European Space Agency's launch centre in Kourou, French Guiana on the northeast coast of South America.

Satellites launched to serve Africa and Mideast

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:26:03 GMT

An Ariane rocket launched two satellites into orbit on Wednesday to provide telecommunications for Africa and the Middle East, European space officials said.

Communication satellites launched in French Guiana

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:06:15 GMT

Two communication satellites that will provide broadcast services in the Middle East and rural Africa have been launched from French Guiana.The NILESAT 201 will provide direct-to-home television broad...

French Guiana - a Little France in South America

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:15:53 GMT

French Guiana is an overseas region of France , located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America.

French Guiana - a Little France in South America

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:15:53 GMT

French Guiana is an overseas region of France , located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America.

Satellites launched to serve Africa and Mideast

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:03:07 GMT

KOUROU, French Guiana, Aug 4 (Reuters) -- An Ariane rocket launched two satellites into orbit on Wednesday to provide telecommunications for Africa and the Middle East, European space officials sai...

Rocket launched in French Guiana with 2 communication satellites to serve Africa, Middle East

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:11:31 GMT

Two communication satellites that will provide broadcast services in the Middle East and rural Africa have been launched from French Guiana.

Rocket launched in French Guiana with 2 communication satellites to serve Africa, Middle East

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:11:31 GMT

Two communication satellites that will provide broadcast services in the Middle East and rural Africa have been launched from French Guiana.

Ariane 5 delivers two communication satellites into orbit

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:07:00 GMT

The Ariane 5 carrier rocket launched from the Kourou space center in French Guiana early on Thursday delivered its dual-satellite payload into orbit.

Ariane launches from French Guiana

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:36:57 GMT

An Ariane rocket has launched from French Guiana carrying two communications satellites.

Ariane Rocket Nozzles Welded Using British Laser Vision System

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:42:03 GMT

The Kuka robot, guided by a Meta Scout laser-based seam sensor, welding an Ariane 5 upper stage nozzle at the Ottobrunn factory of Astrium GmbH, near Munich.

Porsche launches Cayenne in India

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:42:48 GMT

German luxury car maker Porsche, launched its second-generation Cayenne, priced between Rs 65.82-lakh to Rs 12.7-crore in India .

French youth to gather in Metro

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:48:42 GMT

The various contrasting realities of the French pockets of the Americas will be laid bare at the second Forum of Youth Ambassadors of the French-speaking Americas, which kicks off in Moncton on Aug.

Rosetta Meets Lutetia

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:00:26 GMT

Rosetta leaves asteroid Lutetia after a close encounter. Click for larger. Credit ESA via Science@NASA The ESA spacecraft Rosetta is a comet chaser launched in February 2004 atop the powerful Ariane-5 rocket from launch facilities in French Guiana.

Rosetta Meets Lutetia

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:00:26 GMT

Korea's Weather Satellite Sends 1st Photos

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:56:39 GMT

Korea's first communication, ocean and meteorological satellite, has successfully sent photos to the ground after entering geostationary orbit last week.

First Drive: 2011 Porsche Cayenne sports a 300-hp V6, but its engine isn't the focus

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:02:37 GMT

It masquerades as both the automaker's entry-level vehicle and as its flagship turbocharged SUV.

Planckvision

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:33:25 GMT

To much fanfare, the European Space Agency last week released this image, hailed as a new map of the universe.

Korean Weather Satellite Enters Orbit

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:32:45 GMT

Korea's first communication, ocean and meteorological satellite successfully entered its target geostationary orbit 35,786 km above the earth at 10:10 p.m. on Monday, eight days after it was launched from the space center in Kourou, French Guiana on June 27, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Tuesday.

Korean Weather Satellite Enters Orbit

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:32:45 GMT

Porsche Cayenne V6 Diesel: Making a mark

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:41:36 GMT

Sportier, Compact, Elegant and Dynamic. The Porsche Cayenne V6 Diesel is super smooth and more sophisticated than the petrol-fuelled 3.6L. Test-driving in Cologne, the new Cayenne offered even more driving pleasure, both onroad and offroad, combined with greater everyday driving qualities, enhanced comfort and supreme elegance.

Egyptian satellite set for launch

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:43:15 GMT

Egypt: 2 hours, 10 minutes ago Nilesat's latest satellite has arrived at the launch site in French Guiana and is set for launch on August 3, according to website Digital TV Europe.

Egyptian satellite set for launch

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:43:15 GMT

Egypt: 2 hours, 10 minutes ago Nilesat's latest satellite has arrived at the launch site in French Guiana and is set for launch on August 3, according to website Digital TV Europe.

Egyptian satellite set for launch

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:59:06 GMT

Nilesat's latest satellite has arrived at the launch site in French Guiana and is set for launch on August 3, according to website Digital TV Europe. Nilesat-201 will enable the Egyptian satellite ope...

'Velcro' effect in Guianese ants

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:38:32 GMT

However, a surprising discovery has been made: one species of ant uses the "Velcro" principle to cling on firmly to the leaves of Cecropia and thus capture very large prey.

Ariane 5 lifts off Arabsat-5A, COMS satellites

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:55:08 GMT

Last update 08:06, Monday, 28/06/2010 French launcher Ariane 5 lifted off Arabsat-5A and South Korea a s COMS satellites in French Guiana one minute after the launch window opened at 6:41 p.m. Saturday local time .

Ariane 5 lifts off Arabsat-5A, COMS satellites

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:55:08 GMT

Ariane rocket puts two satellites into orbit from French Guiana

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:20:36 GMT

The Ariane-5 rocket blasted off from the European Space Agency's launch centre in Kourou, French Guiana on the northeast coast of South America at 6.41pm (2141 GMT).

Ariane 5 lifts off Arabsat-5A, COMS satellites

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:19:50 GMT

&$ &$French launcher Ariane 5 lifts off Arabsat-5A and South Korea's COMS satellites in French Guiana one minute after the launch window opened at 6:41 p.m. Saturday local time (GMT 0941). (Xinhua/AFP Photo)&$&$ French launcher Ariane 5 lifted off Arabsat-5A and South Korea's COMS satellites in French Guiana one minute after the launch window opened at 6:41 p.m. Saturday local time (GMT 0941). After two stops ...

Ariane rocket puts two satellites into orbit

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:48:24 GMT

An Ariane rocket has put two satellites into orbit after a launch from French Guiana on Saturday, space officials said.

Ariane rocket puts two satellites into orbit

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:48:24 GMT

An Ariane rocket has put two satellites into orbit after a launch from French Guiana on Saturday, space officials said.

Mechanical problems stall launch

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:12:59 GMT

Mechanical problems have delayed the launch of Korea s first geostationary ocean-weather satellite, the state-run aerospace agency said yesterday.

Arianespace again delays 2010 launch mission II

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:34:28 GMT

The France-HQed Arianespace announced late Thursday that its 2010 mission II had been postponed at the last minute due to technical anomaly. The launch, cleared for late Wednesday from French Guiana, was called off due to a "red" indication for the launch pad during the final countdown, a company statement read. The launch mission is to lift into orbit a double payload of an Arabsat-5A and COMS spacecraft. Two halts of countdown at the launch center missed the launch window of between 6 ...

Rheinberger

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:53:16 GMT

John Rheinberger with penguins in 2001 in front of Chile's Gonzalez Videla Station on Antarctica's mainland.

Cheollian ready for launch

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:58:03 GMT

The Korean space satellite Cheollian is on schedule to be sent into space from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Thursday, said the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.

Cheollian ready for launch

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:58:03 GMT

Korea's Own Weather Satellite Ready for Launch

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:27:50 GMT

Korea is poised to launch its first communication, ocean and meteorological satellite on Thursday.

Sarkozy hails Russia as gas, skyscraper deals inked

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:25:42 GMT

President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday hailed Europe's cooperation with Russia as French and Russian firms signed a string of deals ranging from skyscrapers in Paris to undersea gas pipelines.

Summer Vacations Just Got Better: the All-New 2011 Porsche Cayenne...

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:42:08 GMT

Sharing the Porsche driving and luxury experience with the family is even more fun with the new 2011 Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo on sale this month ATLANTA, June 18, 2010; Porsche dealers around the country are continuing to expand their dynamic and practical vehicle offerings with the addition of the all-new, more powerful, more fuel efficient, ...

Exploiting the vast potential of the ICT age

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:00:04 GMT

A look at the positive changes which the new Guyana/Suriname fibre optic telecommunications cable system can bring to Guyana Suriname and Guyana, two of the few remaining countries in the hemisphere with limited international telecommunications access to the rest of the world stand on the threshold of entry into a brave new world of ultra-modern ...

The Top Five Most Interesting and Exciting Things to Do in French Guyiana

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:34:43 GMT

French Guiana is in a wonderful geographic location directly between the Amazon and the Caribbean.

The Top Five Most Interesting and Exciting Things to Do in French Guyiana

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:34:43 GMT

French Guiana is in a wonderful geographic location directly between the Amazon and the Caribbean.

Guyana to host second leg of Inter-Guiana Games in October

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:21:23 GMT

Guyana will host the second leg of the Inter-Guiana Games , with intense competition among youths from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in October.

Guyana to host second leg of Inter-Guiana Games in October

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:21:23 GMT

Guyana will host the second leg of the Inter-Guiana Games , with intense competition among youths from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in October.

Guyana to host second leg of Inter-Guiana Games in October

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:56:24 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana will host the second leg of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), with intense competition among youths from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in October. The games have b...

Guyana to host second leg of Inter-Guiana Games in October

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:56:24 GMT

ASTRA 3B Satellite Now Operational

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:40:17 GMT

SES ASTRA, an SES company , announced today that its new ASTRA 3B satellite has been successfully deployed at its orbital position 23.5 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations.

Guyana to host second leg of Inter-Guiana Games in October

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana will host the second leg of the Inter-Guiana Games, with intense competition among youths from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in October. The games have been a major unifying event among the three adjoining nations and will include volleyball, basket ball and cycling.

Book review: The Man on Devil's Island | Ruth Harris

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:40:16 GMT

A brave new insight into the Dreyfus affair finds France in the 1890s riven by more than anti-Semitism, writes Ruth Scurr Ruth Scurr The Observer , Sunday 13 June 2010 Alfred Dreyfus's prison cell on Ile du Diable, Devil's Island, French Guiana.

Book review: The Man on Devil's Island | Ruth Harris

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:40:16 GMT

Mexico and Czech Republic join long list of visa countries

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:52:46 GMT

More than five million people visit Canada every year a ' and now more of them are going to have a harder time getting in the door.

Hylas satellite on schedule for launch

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:10:02 GMT

(PhysOrg.com) -- The completion of important tests on the Hylas telecommunications satellite has brought it a step closer to launch late this year. Once the final tests are completed, Hylas will be ready to be shipped to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in August.

Hylas On Schedule For August Launch

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:24:40 GMT

The completion of important tests on the Hylas telecommunications satellite has brought it a step closer to launch late this year.

2011 Porsche Cayenne Test Drive

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:56:21 GMT

Forget the horsepower wars. The days of ever-skyrocketing power figures are going the way of the Atkins diet, thanks to a vast global conspiracy of legislators who spend their time finding ingenious new ways to frustrate automakers.

M 5.0, northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:12:38 GMT

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

NMR characterization and molecular modeling of fucoidan showing the...

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:14:43 GMT

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2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) Winners Announced for South America

Sat, 29 May 2010 04:14:47 GMT

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, announced last night that UYMobile is the Grand Prize winner of the South America edition of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge competition.

Outermost regions demand their place at inner EU table

Fri, 28 May 2010 09:31:29 GMT

Political leaders from the EU's outermost regions argued that their needs merit tailor-made strategies, and exemptions from a number of key EU policies, at a high-level conference with EU Commissioners Michel Barnier and Johannes Hahn in Brussels yesterday .

ARTEL signs capacity agreement with SES World Skies to expand US...

Wed, 26 May 2010 13:00:43 GMT

SES World Skies, a division of SES , announced yesterday the signing of a capacity agreement with ARTEL, a provider of secure network managed services.

Successful Launch For Arian 5 Rocket

Sun, 23 May 2010 15:22:34 GMT

After three postponements, an Ariane rocket successfully launched two telecommunications satellites into space from the European Space Agencya s launch center in Kourou, French Guiana on Friday, space officials said.

Successful Launch For Arian 5 Rocket

Sun, 23 May 2010 15:22:34 GMT

Ariane rocket launches two satellites (3)

Sat, 22 May 2010 18:13:57 GMT

&$ &$ An Ariane 5 rocket blasts off from its launch pad at the Guiana Space Center, in Kourou French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America, on May 21, 2010. An Ariane rocket has orbited two telecommunications satellites after a launch from French Guiana on Friday, space officials said. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)&$ ...

Ariane rocket launches two satellites (2)

Sat, 22 May 2010 17:58:57 GMT

Ariane rocket launches two satellites

Sat, 22 May 2010 17:43:57 GMT

Ariane rocket launches two satellites from French Guiana

Sat, 22 May 2010 04:36:19 GMT

Astra-3B will provide direct-to-home television and telecommunications services throughout Europe for Luxembourg-based telecommunications operator SES SA.

Europe's Ariane 5 rocket lifts off on its 50th mission from the Kourou spaceport

Fri, 21 May 2010 23:21:19 GMT

Europe's Ariane 5 rocket has made its 50th flight from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

Europe's Ariane 5 rocket lifts off on its 50th mission from the Kourou spaceport

Fri, 21 May 2010 23:21:19 GMT

Europe's Ariane 5 rocket has made its 50th flight from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

2011 Porsche Cayenne Pricing Announced

Thu, 20 May 2010 02:50:16 GMT

Porsche has released pricing information for the 2011 Cayenne , which was heavily redesigned for the new model year.

Eight people killed in Suriname plane crash

Mon, 17 May 2010 05:38:10 GMT

At least eight people were killed Saturday when a Russian-built airplane on a domestic flight crashed in Suriname, near the border with French Guiana, Mohammed Sherief Saboerali, deputy head of the Aviation Authority, confirmed on Sunday.

Eight people killed in Suriname plane crash

Mon, 17 May 2010 05:38:10 GMT

Eight people killed in Suriname plane crash

Mon, 17 May 2010 05:17:54 GMT

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP) -- At least eight people were killed Saturday when a Russian-built airplane on a domestic flight crashed in Suriname, near the border with French Guiana, Mohammed Sherief Sa...

Eight people killed in Suriname plane crash

Mon, 17 May 2010 05:17:54 GMT

Hunt on for 8 missing in Suriname plane crash

Sun, 16 May 2010 09:02:10 GMT

Rescuers hunted Sunday for eight people missing after a small plane crashed in deep jungle in Suriname near the border with French Guiana.The twin-engine Antonov AN-28 went...

Suriname plane crash leaves eight missing

Sun, 16 May 2010 02:30:56 GMT

A Russian-made airplane has crashed on a domestic flight in Suriname leaving eight people missing, authorities said.

Russia to launch first carrier rocket from Kourou on December 17

Fri, 14 May 2010 10:10:19 GMT

The first launch of a Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket from the Kourou space center in French Guiana has been scheduled for December 17, Russia's top space official said on Friday.

Russia to launch first carrier rocket from Kourou on December 17

Fri, 14 May 2010 10:10:19 GMT

The first launch of a Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket from the Kourou space center in French Guiana has been scheduled for December 17, Russia's top space official said on Friday.

Russia to launch first carrier rocket from Kourou on December 17

Fri, 14 May 2010 08:11:00 GMT

The first launch of a Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket from the Kourou space center in French Guiana has been scheduled for December 17, Russia's top space official said on Friday

Lesley Glaister's top 10 books about incarceration

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:41:31 GMT

From the fictional horrors of Stephen King's Misery to the real-life nightmare of Jean-Dominique Bauby's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the novelist picks out her favourite stories of imprisonment a ' and wonders if a short spell in jail might just help her finish her new novel Lesley Glaister guardian.co.uk , Thursday 13 May 2010 15.38 BST ...

First Soyuz launch from Europe's space base for last quarter 2010

Tue, 11 May 2010 23:10:08 GMT

The first launch of Russia's Soyuz rocket from Europe's space base in French Guiana, initially scheduled for the end of 2009, will now take place "during the fourth quarter of 2010," satellite launch operators Arianespace announced on Tuesday.

First Soyuz launch from Europe's space base for last quarter 2010

Tue, 11 May 2010 11:02:04 GMT

The first launch of Russia's Soyuz rocket from Europe's space base in French Guiana, initially scheduled for the end of 2009, will now take place "during the fourth quarter of...

Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana: Nestle Going Local

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:30:21 GMT

The Haitian blogosphere has been buzzing about the modification of the Haitian electoral law, which would enable President Preval to remain in power longer .

Russia Confirms Plans Of Rocket Launch From French Guiana In 2010

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:29:11 GMT

The Kourou launch site is intended mainly for the launch of geostationary satellites. Its proximity to the Equator will enable the Soyuz-ST to put into orbit heavier satellites than those launched fro...