Category: Environment

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is in Tahiti

Posted by Ted Wood | Jan 29, 2023 | Area, Environment, French Polynesia

New shark attack in Noumea

by Ted Wood | Feb 4, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Sports

This is the second attack in a week The attack occurred at 6:30 pm on Saturday 4 February, in the bay of Anse-Vata. At around 6.30pm, a person was attacked while practising wing-foil in the bay of Anse-Vata. The victim was not...

Dengue disappears…

by Ted Wood | Feb 4, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia

The Wolbachia bacterium succeeds in its mission. Dengue almost disappeared in 2022 The World Mosquito Program is a success. The principle is to release mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacterium into the wild. These mosquitoes...

Shark attack in Noumea

by Ted Wood | Jan 29, 2023 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia, Pacific

It happened on a beach in Noumea on Sunday 29 January 2023. A woman was swimming quietly on...

The 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...

Edouard 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...

The whales are coming

by Ted Wood | Jun 6, 2022 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia

They are not late. On Sunday 5 June, a humpback whale was observed in the southern lagoon of New...

Polynesia: 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...

France sends 50 tons of aid to Tonga

by Ted Wood | Jan 25, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics

Following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit the Tonga archipelago on January 15,...

Rain devours Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Jan 5, 2022 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia

This is the consequence of the La Niña phenomenon As predicted by scientists, New Caledonia...

A cyclone expected in New Caledonia

by Ted Wood | Dec 13, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, New Caledonia

New Caledonia is expecting its first cyclone of the season. For the moment, it is only a strong...

Waste : Polynesia is behind…

by Ted Wood | Oct 22, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Environment, French Polynesia

The Chamber of Accounts (CTC), which controls the management of public bodies, is not tender with...

Tahiti celebrates the 55th anniversary of the first nuclear test

by Ted Wood | Jul 4, 2021 | Area, Environment, French Polynesia, Pacific, Politics, Religion

On Friday 2 July, over 2,300 people marched through the streets of Papeete, Tahiti, to commemorate...

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A prize for a mathematics professor from the University of Caledonia
Mathematics teacher and researcher Silvère Bonnabel has been awarded the IMT - Académie des sciences Prix Espoir. The prize is awarded each year to a scientist under the age of 40 who has made a major innovation in the field of business. Silvère Bonnabel has developed mathematical methods that have industrial applications in the field of navigation. His award is AUD 23 000.