Category: Business
War makes nickel soar
by Ted Wood | Mar 5, 2022 | Breaking News, Business, Economy, New Caledonia, Pacific, World
This allows New Caledonian producers to improve their profitability… The war in Ukraine is having...
Read MorePolice crack down on illegal bingos
by Ted Wood | Mar 5, 2022 | Area, Business, Justice, New Caledonia
The national police are currently conducting operations to dismantle illegal bingos in the Noumea...
Read MorePolynesia: one million square kilometers of marine reserves added
During the One Ocean Summit in Brest (France) on Friday, February 11, the President of French...
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 MoreA tourism recovery plan for New Caledonia
After two years of health crisis and collapse of the tourism industry, Caledonia has announced the launch of a recovery plan to attract foreign visitors. A return to normal activity is not expected for three or four years....
Read MoreFrance revives industry in Caledonia
In a double-page spread published on January 26, the daily newspaper Les Nouvelles calédoniennes explains that the economic recovery plan launched at the national level is now having a concrete impact on the island. Thanks to...
Read MoreSoaring prices in Polynesia
Everything has increased in Polynesia since January 1st 2022. The price of taxes, gas, electricity, food products… It is a unanimous observation. And consumers are paying the consequences. Even products classified as...
Read MoreThe liners back in Polynesia
After two years without foreign liners, the port of Papeete welcomed the Viking Orion on Monday 17 January 2022. Inside, cruise passengers are subject to a very strict sanitary protocol to contain the spread of Covid. Polynesia...
Read MoreNew Caledonia welcomes back international flights
by Ted Wood | Dec 9, 2021 | Breaking News, Business, Economy, New Caledonia, Pacific, Travel
New Caledonia has lifted the suspension of international flights, in place since 1 April 2020. The borders were to remain closed until 31 December 2021, but the lifting of the measure has been brought forward by one month. New...
Read MoreMandatory health pass in Polynesia
by Ted Wood | Nov 21, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Business, Economy, Healthcare, Pacific, Politics
The Polynesian “health pass” is compulsory from 22 November for inter-island travel...
Read MoreNew 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...
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