Category: New Caledonia
A plane diverted to Brisbane.
An ash cloud, caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga on Saturday 15 January, forced a plane of the Caledonian company Aircalin to be diverted to Brisbane, Australia. The plane was travelling from Tokyo to New Caledonia. It was...
Read MoreA university degree for Wallisian and Futunian languages
Wallis and Futuna and the University of New Caledonia signed a partnership agreement on Tuesday 11 January 2022 for the next three years. An agreement relating to the training and learning of Wallisian and Futunian languages was...
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Rain devours Caledonia
This is the consequence of the La Niña phenomenon As predicted by scientists, New Caledonia...
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Omicron : About ten suspected cases
The omicron variant may have already arrived in French Polynesia. About ten samples are currently...
Read MoreReduced health measures
Removal of curfew and outdoor masks. New measures to ease health restrictions related to Covid came into force on 19 December. The curfew between 11pm and 5am has been abolished. From Monday 20, masks are no longer required...
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A cyclone expected in New Caledonia
New Caledonia is expecting its first cyclone of the season. For the moment, it is only a strong...
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Referendum: The NO to independence wins by a large margin
The independentists had boycotted the referendum On Sunday 12 December, New Caledonia held its...
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Humiliating campaign clips
Referendum campaign clips accused of racism Supporters of the YES vote for independence were very...
Read MoreReferendum: The State does not change the date!
It will be held on Sunday 12 December For Gabriel Attal, spokesman for the government of the French Republic, “Democracy sticks to the calendar and the fixed deadlines”. The independentists had indeed asked the State...
Read MoreCustomary Senators want “Kanak” to respect mourning.
With three days to go before the referendum, the Customary Senate reiterates its call to respect the dead linked to Covid-19. At a press conference on Thursday 9 December, the Customary Senate of New Caledonia asked “the...
Read MoreThe virus is killing far fewer people
Deaths from covid are becoming increasingly rare. The total number of deaths since 9 September is 280. 22 new positive cases have been confirmed. These new cases bring the total number of confirmed positive cases to 12,343 since...
Read MoreNew Caledonia welcomes back international flights
New Caledonia has lifted the suspension of international flights, in place since 1 April 2020. The borders were to remain closed until 31 December 2021, but the lifting of the measure has been brought forward by one month. New...
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