Category: Wallis and Futuna
The French Pacific votes for Macron
by Ted Wood | Apr 25, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Tahiti, 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, New Caledonia, Pacific, Tahiti, 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 MoreA university degree for Wallisian and Futunian languages
by Ted Wood | Jan 12, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna and the University of New Caledonia signed a partnership agreement on Tuesday 11 January 2022 for the next three years. An agreement relating to the training and learning of Wallisian and Futunian languages was...
Read MoreSexual 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...
Read MoreIncrease 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
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