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Students will not have exams at the end of the year

by Ted Wood | Oct 19, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Education, New Caledonia

They will be assessed throughout the year in a continuous assessment The health crisis has caused a small school revolution in New Caledonia. For 2021, the two confinements have made young people miss two months of teaching....

New Caledonia and Tesla: The deal of the century

by Ted Wood | Oct 14, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Business, Economy, New Caledonia

Prony Resources, the main shareholder of the South Caledonian nickel plant, announced on Wednesday...

Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

by Ted Wood | Oct 8, 2021 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Religion, Tahiti, Wallis and Futuna

The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church has just released its report. It...

China is watching Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Oct 5, 2021 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics

The Strategic Research Institute of the École militaire (IRSEM) has just published a report on...

Follow the mass on the Internet!

by Ted Wood | Oct 3, 2021 | Area, New Caledonia, Religion

Due to the confinement, Catholics can no longer attend mass. Masses are broadcast live on Radio...

Anti-vaccine demonstration during the lockdown…

by Ted Wood | Sep 25, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Healthcare, New Caledonia, Politics

On Saturday 25 September around 2000 people demonstrated in Noumea against the obligation to be...

Covid the predicted catastrophe is coming to Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Sep 21, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Healthcare, New Caledonia, Tahiti

Caledonia is heading towards a Tahitian scenario. Since 6 September, 33 people have died from Covid in New Caledonia. The resuscitation department of the Dumbéa public hospital had 54 patients in intensive care on 21 September....

Containment to be extended

by Ted Wood | Sep 11, 2021 | Area, New Caledonia

148 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on Friday 10 September. The total number of cases is 265. This means that the number of cases is increasing sharply from one day to the next. 4 patients are in intensive care, 26 are...

First Covid death in Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Sep 10, 2021 | Breaking News, New Caledonia

On Friday 10 September, a 75-year-old man died in hospital. He was living in a retirement home. He was suffering from several illnesses. The president of the local government made very solemn remarks during his daily press...