Category: Pacific

Posted by Ted Wood | Jul 16, 2024 | Area, Business, Environment, French Polynesia, Healthcare, Lifestyle, New Caledonia, Pacific

Independents 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...

A 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...

International airport closed until at least 23 ais

by Ted Wood | May 20, 2024 | Area, Breaking News, Business, Economy, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Travel, Wallis and Futuna, World

As a result of the riots in Nouméa, La Tontouta airport is set to remain closed to commercial flights until at least May 23. Aircalin has cancelled all its flights to and from Nouméa. This concerns rotations with : –...

Riots: Gérald Darmanin accuses Azerbaijan of interference

by Ted Wood | May 17, 2024 | Area, Business, Culture, Economy, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

French Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories Gérald Darmanin accused Azerbaijan of...

300 “scientists” from the Yuang Wang 5 stuck in the boat

by Ted Wood | May 12, 2024 | Area, Environment, French Polynesia, Pacific, Politics

The large Yuang Wang 5 entered the port of Papeete on Monday. The ship’s personnel have...

France and Australia fraternize…

by Ted Wood | Dec 6, 2023 | Area, Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

The submarine crisis is an old memory. In September 2021, Sydney cancelled the contract of the...

Pacific defense ministers in Nouméa

by Ted Wood | Nov 29, 2023 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

After the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of the Economy and Finance last week, it’s the turn of the Minister of the Armed Forces to come to New Caledonia. Sébastien Lecornu is expected on Sunday December 3. He...

The US ambassador visits New Caledonia and Polynesia

by Ted Wood | Oct 24, 2023 | Area, Culture, Education, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics

Denise Campbell Bauer, is in Noumea from Tuesday 24 October. She will then travel to Papeete. This...

New Caledonia and the SPC strengthen their ties

by Ted Wood | Oct 24, 2023 | Area, Education, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

The President of the Government of New Caledonia, Louis Mapou, and the President of the South Pacific Community (SPC), Stuart Minchin, signed a partnership agreement in front of the representatives of the 27 territories and...

A report on the French Indo-Pacific

by Ted Wood | Oct 17, 2023 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

A report by the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) looks at the geostrategic...

The eighth lost continent, Zealandia, has finally been mapped!

by Ted Wood | Oct 7, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific

It includes New Caledonia and New Zealand A few years ago, scientists discovered that the planet...

Second Pacific Islands Summit

by Ted Wood | Sep 26, 2023 | Area, Economy, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

On Monday, the US President welcomed the leaders of most of the Pacific islands to the White House...

Riots: curfew until July 1
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 wine or champagne-type beverages with an alcohol content not exceeding 18%. Beer sales are still not permitted.