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• Alleged Corsican Crime Boss Arrested at Bastia Airport After International Manhunt
  23 December 2023, by Sylvanus

  Arrested on Friday in Bastia when he got off a plane from Paris, Laurent Emmanuelli, the alleged leader of one of the 25 active criminal gangs in Corsica, is a man known to the Moroccan police.
  The gendarmerie deployed major resources to arrest Laurent Emmanuelli on Friday morning in Bastia, when he got off a plane from Paris, as part of investigations led by the Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction (JIRS) of Marseille, in charge of organized crime cases, as well as within the framework (…)

• Moroccan Farm Workers Flown to Corsica Under Special Protocol to Save Crops
  9 October 2020, by Ginette

  To this end, an exceptional protocol has been put in place to welcome these 902 Moroccan nationals who have come to the aid of farmers who are afraid of losing their crops, explained Didier Leschi, director of the French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII).
  He also stressed that the protocol put in place has been negotiated with the Interministerial Crisis Center (CIC), attached to the Prime Minister, the prefecture of Haute-Corse as well as the Moroccan authorities. He specified (…)

• Moroccan Community in Corsica Faces Second Ramadan Away from Home Due to Travel Restrictions
  16 April 2021, by Ginette

  While they thought they could return to Morocco to spend the month of Ramadan with their families, Moroccans in Corsica will, for the second consecutive year, have to be content to stay in place. Beyond the measures taken by France, Morocco has suspended maritime and air links with France and Spain.
  Moroccans represent the largest foreign community in Corsica, with nearly 40,000 members. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, there was not a month of Ramadan when they did not return to their (…)

• Young Adults Rush to Get Vaccinated for Summer Travel to Morocco and Beyond
  25 May 2021, by Sylvanus

  In Quimper (Finistère), young people are receiving last-minute doses in order to spend the summer vacation in Morocco, Corsica or elsewhere. The Covid-19 vaccination campaign is being expanded to all adults over 18 from May 31st.
  Many young people are rushing to vaccination centers to receive last-minute doses offered to everyone since May 12th, or to make an appointment. The vaccination campaign is taking into account adults over 18 from May 31st. "I have dual nationality, so I would (…)

• Morocco Emerges as Top Summer Destination for Corsican Travelers
  3 July 2021, by Sylvanus

  In Corsica, Morocco is one of the sought-after destinations in travel agencies. The kingdom has always been popular with the French.
  The people of Ajaccio want to travel this summer. Morocco is one of the destinations that interests them, reports Corse matin. "What we can say is that there are bookings for the Mediterranean Europe this summer. Especially Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. We also notice that part of the clientele is interested in Morocco, which, before the pandemic, was a (…)

• Stranded Moroccan Farm Workers in Corsica Await Repatriation Amid Travel Ban
  19 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  Following the extension of the suspension of all passenger flights to and from Morocco until January 31, 2022, 300 Moroccan seasonal agricultural workers find themselves stranded in Corsica even though their contract ended at the end of December 2021. The steps taken by the Haute-Corse prefecture to ensure their return home have so far been unsuccessful.
  "They are more than downcast, they want to return to their families," testifies Ange Maestrini, a clementine producer in Antisanti, who (…)

• Air Corsica Launches Direct Flights to Marrakech for November Holidays
  23 August 2023, by Sylvanus

  The airline Air Corsica has announced the implementation of three direct flights between Corsica and Marrakech, during the All Saints’ bridge and the week of November 11.
  On November 1, 2023, Air Corsica will connect Bastia to Marrakech (in the morning). The plane will leave the ochre city to land in Bastia in the early afternoon. On November 4, 2023, the company will operate a flight between Figari (in the late afternoon) to Marrakech. The return flight to Figari is scheduled for the (…)

• Boar’s Head Left at Moroccan Consulate in Corsica Sparks Hate Crime Investigation
  28 August 2023, by Said

  A boar’s head was found in front of the Moroccan consulate in Biguglia, Corsica, on Sunday, August 27, in the early afternoon. Local authorities condemn this act, as does the Moroccan consul Najoua El Berrak.
  Arriving quickly on the scene, the police of the departmental directorate of public security (DDSP) carried out the initial investigations, without noting any damage or inscription on the premises. An investigation for "provocation to discrimination and racial hatred" has been opened (…)

• Corsica’s Clementine Harvest: 1,200 Moroccan Workers to Arrive Amid Labor Shortage
  2 September 2023, by Prince

  Facing a labor shortage for the clementine harvest, France wants to recruit some 1,200 Moroccan seasonal workers. The latter are expected in Corsica in October.
  French agricultural producers are awaiting these 1,200 Moroccan seasonal workers to start the clementine harvest in Corsica. According to Didier Leschi, the general director of the French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII), in charge of organizing their arrival, these seasonal workers will arrive between October 6 and (…)

• French Restaurants Turn to Moroccan Workers Amid Labor Shortage
  23 December 2023, by Sylvanus

  Faced with the shortage of staff in the kitchen and in the dining room, a restaurateur in Corsica turned to an agency that helped him recruit Moroccans accustomed to the task.
  Pascal Beaudouin is regaining hope. He is the owner of Alexia, in La Souterraine (Creuse), a restaurant that, like many others in the department, suffered from the severe lack of staff in the kitchen and in the dining room, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In Creuse, 50 positions were to be filled in early November. (…)