Category: New Caledonia
Nothing happened on September 24
by Ted Wood | Sep 26, 2024 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
The whole of Caledonia held its breath over the long weekend of September 24. September 24 is the...
Read MoreChina fires a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific, the device
by Ted Wood | Sep 26, 2024 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics, Theme, Wallis and Futuna
According to the magazine Air et Cosmos, China fired an unloaded “nuclear missile” from the island of Hainan into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday September 25. The missile landed near French Polynesia, 700 kilometers from Nuku...
Read MoreWarren Dexter replaces Tevaiti Pomare as Finance Minister
Tevaiti Pomare has been dismissed from the Brotherson government, where he was Minister of the...
Read Moreby Ted Wood | Jul 16, 2024 | Area, Business, Environment, French Polynesia, Healthcare, Lifestyle, New Caledonia, Pacific
Therapeutic cannabis legalized Since Tuesday July 9, it has been possible to consume medical...
Read MoreIndependents lose two MPs
by Ted Wood | Jul 14, 2024 | French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics
Mereana Reid-Arbelot is the only pro-independence MP to renew her mandate. Tavini Huiraatira loses...
Read MoreA Kanak pro-independence deputy elected to the National Assembly
by Ted Wood | Jul 7, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics
For the first time in forty-three years, a pro-independence candidate has been elected to the...
Read MoreRiots: curfew until July 1
by Ted Wood | Jun 23, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, In Short, Justice, New Caledonia, Politics
The curfew is maintained in New Caledonia for a further week, from 8 pm to 6 am. Carrying and transporting weapons remains prohibited. The sale of alcohol also remains prohibited, except for wine merchants, who may only sell...
Read MoreRiots: pre-trial detention to be carried out in France
by Ted Wood | Jun 23, 2024 | Breaking News, Justice, New Caledonia, Politics
Christian Tein, head of the Cellule de coordination des actions de terrain, will be transferred to Mulhouse prison in the Grand Est region of mainland France. Christian Tein is the leader of the CCAT, the organization considered...
Read MoreRiots : Pro-independence leaders arrested in Nouméa
by Ted Wood | Jun 19, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, Justice, New Caledonia, Politics
On Wednesday January 19, police arrested several leaders of the CCAT*. The CCAT is an offshoot of...
Read MoreRiots: Tontouta airport reopens on Monday June 17
The curfew will now begin at 8 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. According to the New Caledonian High Commission, the road leading to Nouméa airport is now secure. La Tontouta airport can therefore reopen. The curfew in force since Tuesday...
Read MoreTwo security guards wounded with firearms
by Ted Wood | Jun 16, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, Justice, New Caledonia, Politics
Two security guards were injured at gunpoint on Friday evening in a shopping center in the commune of Le Mont-Dore. One was “seriously injured”. One of the security guards was hit in the neck by pellets lodged under...
Read MoreThe far right sweeps through France
by Ted Wood | Jun 11, 2024 | French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Politics
The future French National Assembly is scaring Caledonian independence fighters. On Sunday June 9,...
Read More- Riots: curfew until July 1The curfew is maintained in New Caledonia for a further week, from 8 pm to 6 am. Carrying and transporting weapons remains prohibited. The sale of alcohol also remains prohibited, except for wine merchants, who may only sell wine or champagne-type beverages with an alcohol content not exceeding 18%. Beer sales are still not permitted.