Category: Wallis and Futuna
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...
Read MoreThe Council of State partially annuls the elections
by Ted Wood | Nov 16, 2022 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
On 20 March, the list led by Samuele Keletolona for the elections to the territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna lost by a few votes. He filed a complaint. According to Samuele Keletolona, some voters were registered on both...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreOptical fibre in Wallis and Futuna
by Ted Wood | Sep 14, 2022 | Area, Wallis and Futuna
Five years after the connection of Wallis and Futuna to the very high speed with the Tuisamoa cable, the work of deployment of the optical fibre ended this Wednesday in Wallis. The project, which was delayed for more than a year...
Read MoreThe MP for Wallis and Futuna will be a “Macronist”
by Ted Wood | Jun 14, 2022 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna voted on Sunday 12 June to elect their MP. This one will represent the archipelago at the National Assembly in Paris. None of the seven candidates was elected in the first round. There will therefore be a...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreMacron triumphs in Wallis and Futuna
by Ted Wood | Apr 12, 2022 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
He is ahead of Valérie Pécresse Wallis and Futuna did not vote exactly like its French cousins in New Caledonia and Polynesia. It is true that Emmanuel Macron is in the lead. Here he got 39.47% of the vote. Senator Mikaele...
Read MoreRugby: the Pacific is a reservoir for France
by Ted Wood | Mar 22, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Sports, Wallis and Futuna
Two Caledonian players from Wallis and Futuna have won the Six Nations tournament with the French...
Read MoreElections in Wallis and Futuna
by Ted Wood | Mar 19, 2022 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
The central debate is the reinforcement of autonomy in relation to France. The territorial...
Read MoreEmmanuel Macron announces his candidacy for the presidential election
by Ted Wood | Mar 5, 2022 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Wallis and Futuna
Here is the complete letter to the French. “Dear Frenchwomen, dear Frenchmen, my dear...
Read MoreA demonstration to reform the banking system
by Ted Wood | Feb 13, 2022 | Area, Business, Economy, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
It is a first in Wallis and Futuna On Thursday, February 10, a peaceful demonstration was organized in Wallis and Futuna to denounce the banking system. The organizers (private companies) explained in an open letter to the...
Read MoreTwo new traditional chiefs were officially installed in Wallis and Futuna
by Ted Wood | Jan 12, 2022 | Area, Culture, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
Tuihoua for the village of Tepa in the South district of Wallis and Folaufakate for the village of Ahoa in the central district. Two new traditional chiefs of the King Takumasiva Aisake chiefdom were installed on Saturday 8...
Read More
- (no title)
A prize for a mathematics professor from the University of Caledonia
Mathematics teacher and researcher Silvère Bonnabel has been awarded the IMT - Académie des sciences Prix Espoir. The prize is awarded each year to a scientist under the age of 40 who has made a major innovation in the field of business. Silvère Bonnabel has developed mathematical methods that have industrial applications in the field of navigation. His award is AUD 23 000.