Category: Pacific

New Caledonia’s armed forces help Vanuatu af...

Posted by Ted Wood | Mar 6, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

Shark attack: images banned!

by Ted Wood | Feb 22, 2023 | Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific

The public prosecutor in Noumea has challenged the broadcasting of images of the shark victim being taken care of by rescue workers. A 59 year old Australian tourist died on Sunday 19 February. He said the images were...

Australian tourist reportedly killed by bulldog shark

by Ted Wood | Feb 22, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific

Two hands were found in the shark’s abdomen The shark that killed an Australian tourist on...

Australian tourist killed by shark in Noumea

by Ted Wood | Feb 19, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific

The swimmer attacked by a shark on Sunday at around 4pm on a beach in Noumea is an Australian...

A new military ship for Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Jan 18, 2023 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Wallis and Futuna

The military ship, the Auguste Bénébig, is one of six patrol boats designed to reinforce the French Navy’s resources in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is at sea to reach Noumea. It weighs 1,300 tonnes and has a range of...

A border police in Wallis and Futuna

by Ted Wood | Nov 9, 2022 | Area, Pacific, Travel, Wallis and Futuna

The first border police service (Paf) of Wallis and Futuna was installed on Tuesday 8 November in Mata-Utu. This was notably the occasion for a ceremony to award the stripes of trainee peacekeepers of the national police to the...

New Caledonia-USA: a long history

by Ted Wood | Oct 2, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

Here is President Louis Mapou’s full speech at the US-Pacific Island Countries Summit on...

First meetings for President Mapou in Washington D.C.

by Ted Wood | Sep 30, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

On the first day of the United States-Pacific Island Countries Summit, this Wednesday, September...

Edouard Fritch invited by Joe Biden

by Ted Wood | Sep 25, 2022 | Breaking News, Economy, Environment, French Polynesia, Pacific, Politics

Pacific Islands Summit to be held in Washington The meeting is scheduled to take place over two...

Political earthquake in French Polynesia!

by Ted Wood | Jun 21, 2022 | Area, French Polynesia, Pacific, Politics

The three Polynesian deputies are independents Oscar Temaru, the old pro-independence leader, is...

Virus: France and its overseas territories free…

by Ted Wood | May 15, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Business, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Travel, Wallis and Futuna

The end of compelling reasons to travel between France and its overseas territories (except Wallis...

New Caledonia-Australia-New Zealand military manoeuvres

by Ted Wood | May 6, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

The Armed Forces of New Caledonia (FANC) are hosting Australian and New Zealand detachments for a...

The French Pacific votes for Macron

by Ted Wood | Apr 25, 2022 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

This is not the case for the other French overseas territories in the world French President...

One kilo of cocaine seized in Noumea
On 8 February, two men aged 45 and 48 living in New Caledonia were arrested by the police. Customs seized one kilo of cocaine hidden in a postal parcel. The investigators also seized one gram of ecstasy. The two traffickers had been under surveillance for some time. They had picked up a parcel at the post office in which the drugs were hidden in a small portable enclosure. The police are now working hard to find the dealers' customers. This is the largest cocaine seizure in Caledonia in recent years.