Wallis and Futuna Archives - The Pacific Journal

Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

by Ted Wood | Oct 8, 2021 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Religion, Tahiti, Wallis and Futuna

The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church has just released its report. It...

Increase in tobacco prices

by Ted Wood | Oct 3, 2021 | Area, Economy, Healthcare, Wallis and Futuna

The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna voted last September to increase the price of...

The economy of Wallis and Futuna in the midst of a crisis

by Ted Wood | Sep 16, 2021 | Area, Business, Economy, Wallis and Futuna

After a good first quarter, the economy of the second quarter is in decline. The cause is of course the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of a containment from 9 March to the end of May. Household...

The New Caledonia-Wallis and Futuna bubble suspended

by Thomas Wilson | Sep 8, 2021 | Healthcare, Wallis and Futuna

Following the discovery of the first local coronavirus cases in New Caledonia, which is no longer...

Wallis and Futuna: Macron ready for an evolution of the archipelago status

by Thomas Wilson | Aug 2, 2021 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna

French President Emmanuel Macron greeted, on Thursday, July 29, the 60th anniversary of the status...

Wallis: For the first time, employees of Général Import on strike!

by Ted Wood | May 7, 2021 | Area, Business, Wallis and Futuna

Employees from Général Import, the main importer in Wallis and Futuna, are on strike. If strikes...

422 Covid cases in Wallis and Futuna, 4 dead

by Thomas Wilson | Apr 7, 2021 | Breaking News, Healthcare, Wallis and Futuna

Since March 6, 422 Covid-19 positive cases have been identified in the archipelago. 412 on Wallis...

First Covid-19 related death in Wallis and Futuna

by Thomas Wilson | Mar 20, 2021 | Healthcare, Wallis and Futuna

An 83-year-old Futunian woman died on saturday 21 March, at Sia Hospital, on Wallis island, from...

The Wallisian economy is in good shape

by Ted Wood | Jan 24, 2021 | Economy, Wallis and Futuna

The IEOM is a French economic institution that constantly analyses the economy of the various French territories. It has just published its latest analysis which concerns the second quarter of 2020. The economic situation is...