Category: Breaking News
Humanitarian aid to Papua New Guinea
by Ted Wood | Sep 13, 2023 | Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific
The New Caledonian government and the Red Cross, in conjunction with the French government, have sent humanitarian aid to Papua New Guinea following the eruption of the Bagana volcano in July. 200 kitchen kits, 300 hygiene kits,...
Read MoreDiscussions on the future of New Caledonia have begun in Paris
by Ted Wood | Sep 4, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
New Caledonian political delegations to stay for a week The week began on Monday 4 September with a meeting on nickel. It brought together the main players in New Caledonian nickel under the chairmanship of the Minister for the...
Read MoreThe Minister of the Interior in Polynesia
by Ted Wood | Aug 16, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, French Polynesia, Politics
Less than a month after his visit to New Caledonia with the President of the Republic, Gérald...
Read MorePolynesia: Dengue epidemic on the horizon
by Ted Wood | Aug 10, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, French Polynesia, Healthcare, New Caledonia
Health authorities warn the public According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 130 countries...
Read MoreEmmanuel Macron proposes the Nouméa Accord
by Ted Wood | Jul 28, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics
He has proposed major investment by the State. He also wants a “path of...
Read MoreIndo-Pacific: France warns China that it is a force to be reckoned with
What will the President of the French Republic take away from his visit to New Caledonia? (24-25...
Read MoreIn Nouméa, Macron speaks to France.
by Ted Wood | Jul 25, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
Having just arrived in New Caledonia in his special plane, President Macron spoke to the French...
Read MoreAn audit of decolonization in Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Jun 2, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
Emmanuel Macron’s Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories is in New Caledonia. He presented the conclusions of a decolonization audit The aim of the audit was to analyze the measures taken by the State to support...
Read MoreKite surfer attacked by shark
by Ted Wood | May 30, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, French Polynesia, Sports
The attack took place in Arue on Sunday May 28. After New Caledonia, Polynesia… A young woman kite-surfing on the Arue lake “was bitten quite seriously on the buttock by a shark at around 2:35 pm”. The...
Read MoreIndependents win territorial elections
by Ted Wood | May 2, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, French Polynesia, Politics
The Tavini (Independents) won the territorial elections in French Polynesia. It came out on top in...
Read MoreDoctor accused of murder in court
by Ted Wood | Apr 3, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Justice
The appeal trial of Dr Olivier Peres began this Monday 3 April. The former head of the hospital’s orthopaedic department is accused of murdering his neighbour in September 2018 on the Tina golf course in Noumea. In March...
Read MoreCovid returns to Tahiti
by Ted Wood | Apr 3, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, French Polynesia, Healthcare, In Short, Theme
The Covid-19 epidemic is back on the rise in French Polynesia. Sixty-six new cases were confirmed last week, according to Tahiti Infos. According to the health watch bulletin, the cases are mainly concentrated in Tahiti (46),...
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- Macron in Vanuatu and PNG
New Caledonia is not the only objective of Emmanuel Macron's visit. After Nouméa on 27 July, the French President will fly to Vanuatu with the Presidents of New Caledonia (Louis Mapou) and Polynesia (Moetai Brotherson). On 28 July, he will travel to Papua New Guinea. He will be developing the theme known as the Indo-Pacific axis. The idea is to build a bulwark against China's omnipotence in the region.