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Students will not have exams at the end of the year

by Ted Wood | Oct 19, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Education, New Caledonia

They will be assessed throughout the year in a continuous assessment The health crisis has caused a small school revolution in New Caledonia. For 2021, the two confinements have made young people miss two months of teaching....

Motu Link to propose low cost flights in French Polynesia

by Thomas Wilson | Oct 15, 2021 | Breaking News, Tahiti, Travel

Motu Link Airline has just announced its intention to offer inter-islands flights in French...

New Caledonia and Tesla: The deal of the century

by Ted Wood | Oct 14, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Business, Economy, New Caledonia

Prony Resources, the main shareholder of the South Caledonian nickel plant, announced on Wednesday...

Anti-vaccine demonstration during the lockdown…

by Ted Wood | Sep 25, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Healthcare, New Caledonia, Politics

On Saturday 25 September around 2000 people demonstrated in Noumea against the obligation to be...

Covid the predicted catastrophe is coming to Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Sep 21, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Healthcare, New Caledonia, Tahiti

Caledonia is heading towards a Tahitian scenario. Since 6 September, 33 people have died from Covid in New Caledonia. The resuscitation department of the Dumbéa public hospital had 54 patients in intensive care on 21 September....

First Covid death in Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Sep 10, 2021 | Breaking News, New Caledonia

On Friday 10 September, a 75-year-old man died in hospital. He was living in a retirement home. He was suffering from several illnesses. The president of the local government made very solemn remarks during his daily press...