Category: New Caledonia
A “Peace Square” in Noumea
by Ted Wood | Jun 29, 2022 | Area, Culture, New Caledonia, Politics
The handshake between the anti-independence Jacques Lafleur and the independence Jean-Marie...
Read MoreLoyalists win legislative elections
by Ted Wood | Jun 21, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
Less than one in two Caledonians went to vote Philippe Dunoyer (66.4%) and the young Nicolas...
Read MoreLegislative elections: a second round is needed!
by Ted Wood | Jun 14, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
The 219,160 New Caledonian voters were invited on Sunday 12 June to elect two deputies to the...
Read MoreFlights resume to Vanuatu
by Ted Wood | Jun 10, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
After two and a half years of closure, the Vanuatu archipelago will once again open its doors to international travellers. The first flight of the Caledonian company Aircalin to Port-Vila is scheduled for 9 July. Vanuatu has...
Read MoreThe whales are coming
by Ted Wood | Jun 6, 2022 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia
They are not late. On Sunday 5 June, a humpback whale was observed in the southern lagoon of New...
Read MoreJean-Lèques: the former mayor of Nouméa has died
by Ted Wood | Jun 2, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
He was an institution in his own right. Jean Lèques died on Wednesday 1 June at the age of 90. He...
Read MoreVirus: France and its overseas territories free…
by Ted Wood | May 15, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Business, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Tahiti, Travel, Wallis and Futuna
The end of compelling reasons to travel between France and its overseas territories (except Wallis...
Read MorePolitics : Non-independence parties unite!
by Ted Wood | May 8, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics, Theme
The main non-independence parties in New Caledonia have decided to unite in order to face the...
Read MoreFootball: a Caledonian at the top of France
by Ted Wood | May 8, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Sports
New Caledonia is at the top of the French football world on 7 May 2022. The Nantes football club...
Read MoreNew Caledonia-Australia-New Zealand military manoeuvres
The Armed Forces of New Caledonia (FANC) are hosting Australian and New Zealand detachments for a...
Read MoreThe French Pacific votes for Macron
by Ted Wood | Apr 25, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Tahiti, Wallis and Futuna
This is not the case for the other French overseas territories in the world French President...
Read MorePresidential election: Emmanuel Macron leads in the first round
by Ted Wood | Apr 11, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
The President of the Republic is ahead of the leader of the extreme right, Marine Le Pen In...
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