Category: Politics
Pro-independence demonstrations in Nouméa
by Ted Wood | Feb 24, 2024 | In Short, New Caledonia, Politics
The CCAT (cellule de coordination des actions de terrains) organised a demonstration in the centre of Nouméa on Thursday 22 February to show its opposition to government policy in New Caledonia. The CCAT is part of the Union...
Read MoreThe State invests 82 million dollars in a prison
by Ted Wood | Feb 24, 2024 | Area, Justice, New Caledonia, Politics
Noumea’s old prison is in a state of disrepair. The government is going to finance the construction of a new prison. The French government’s Minister of Justice was in prison in Nouméa on Thursday 22 February. Eric...
Read MoreOverseas France: a minister in retreat
by Ted Wood | Feb 11, 2024 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
One month after his appointment by the President of the Republic, France’s new Prime...
Read MoreThe French State at New Caledonian nickel’s bedside
by Ted Wood | Feb 6, 2024 | Area, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
“The price of pure nickel on the London Metal Exchange (LME) has just fallen to 16,000 dollars. This is the lowest price for just over a year. According to Reuters, France’s Finance Ministry has announced that France...
Read MoreThe electorate unblocked…
The French government is proposing to open up the electorate to those who have been resident in New Caledonia for ten years. For the time being, not all French citizens have the right to vote in New Caledonia. The right to vote...
Read MoreFrance and Australia fraternize…
by Ted Wood | Dec 6, 2023 | Area, Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
The submarine crisis is an old memory. In September 2021, Sydney cancelled the contract of the...
Read MorePacific defense ministers in Nouméa
After the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of the Economy and Finance last week,...
Read MoreDisunited independentists demonstrate
by Ted Wood | Nov 24, 2023 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
A peaceful march was held on Friday morning (November 24) in support of the pro-independence...
Read MoreGerald Darmanin: more room for the Kanak world
by Ted Wood | Nov 24, 2023 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
Gérald Darmanin is in New Caledonia for the third time this year. One of Emmanuel Macron’s...
Read MoreThe US ambassador visits New Caledonia and Polynesia
by Ted Wood | Oct 24, 2023 | Area, Culture, Education, Environment, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics
Denise Campbell Bauer, is in Noumea from Tuesday 24 October. She will then travel to Papeete. This...
Read MoreNew Caledonia and the SPC strengthen their ties
The President of the Government of New Caledonia, Louis Mapou, and the President of the South...
Read MoreA report on the French Indo-Pacific
by Ted Wood | Oct 17, 2023 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
A report by the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) looks at the geostrategic...
Read More- Three new radars for Météo France
The French government is to provide 70% of the funding for the renewal of three observation radars. The three new radars cost 13 million Australian dollars. These installations should improve the accuracy of weather forecasts.