Category: Economy
Cheaper plane tickets for Wallisians and Futunians
by Ted Wood | Mar 23, 2023 | Area, Economy, Travel, Wallis and Futuna
The State increases aid by 45 The Ministry in charge of Overseas Territories in Emmanuel Macron’s government has decided to increase the amount of aid for territorial continuity. This is a monetary aid that aims to reduce...
Read MoreThe New Caledonian daily newspaper in bankruptcy
It will stop publishing on Thursday 16 March. This concerns its weekend paper version and its...
Read MoreSelf-employed protest in Noumea
They refuse a big increase in their health insurance contributions. On Tuesday 28 February, more...
Read MoreThe Marquesas Islands on the World Heritage List
by Ted Wood | Oct 19, 2022 | Area, Economy, Environment, French Polynesia, Travel
The Marquesas Islands’ application for Unesco World Heritage status was presented on Tuesday...
Read MoreEdouard Fritch invited by Joe Biden
by Ted Wood | Sep 25, 2022 | Breaking News, Economy, Environment, French Polynesia, Pacific, Politics
Pacific Islands Summit to be held in Washington The meeting is scheduled to take place over two...
Read MoreThe paper edition of the only daily newspaper will disappear on 1 January 2023
by Ted Wood | Aug 21, 2022 | Area, Business, Economy, New Caledonia
Faced with financial difficulties, the daily Les Nouvelles calédoniennes will only be distributed...
Read MoreAnti-independents boycott the budget vote
by Ted Wood | Mar 30, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
The 2022 budget of New Caledonia was voted on Tuesday 29 March by the elected members of Congress....
Read MoreWar 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 MoreState lends A$278 million to Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Feb 19, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
New Caledonia’s finances are in the red The loan granted by France will allow New Caledonia to balance its budget. Emmanuel Macron’s minister explained that this loan would secure the entire social system. He was...
Read MorePolynesia: one million square kilometers of marine reserves added
by Ted Wood | Feb 13, 2022 | Area, Business, Economy, Environment, French Polynesia
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 MoreState of health emergency in Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Feb 3, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
The French government has declared a state of health emergency as of Wednesday, February 2nd. The state of health emergency is above all a legal tool. It will allow the High Commissioner of the Republic, who is President...
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- One kilo of cocaine seized in Noumea
On 8 February, two men aged 45 and 48 living in New Caledonia were arrested by the police. Customs seized one kilo of cocaine hidden in a postal parcel. The investigators also seized one gram of ecstasy. The two traffickers had been under surveillance for some time. They had picked up a parcel at the post office in which the drugs were hidden in a small portable enclosure. The police are now working hard to find the dealers' customers. This is the largest cocaine seizure in Caledonia in recent years.