More fear than harm. A tsunami warning was triggered on Friday morning in New Caledonia, New Zealand and Vanuatu, after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake near the Kermadec, uninhabited islands in the Pacific. Lhe dreaded wave did not finally break. Tens of thousands of coastal residents of New Caledonia, but also New Zealand and Vanuatu fled … Read more
A 57-year-old man was fatally attacked by a shark on Sunday at midday while swimming off an islet in Noumea in New Caledonia, said civil security. According to the first information available, the victim is a boater who was swimming near his boat, anchored off the Maitre islet, in Nouméa. Leg bite “According to witnesses, … Read more
It is a major political crisis that is still going through New Caledonia. The government of the island fell on Tuesday February 2, 2021, after the resignation of the elected separatists. Explanations of Léa Havard, lecturer in public law at the University of New Caledonia. The Caledonian government resigned on February 2, 2021. What is … Read more
Two months ago, during the second referendum on the independence of New Caledonia, the non-separatists won by a short head (53.26%). Since then, the climate has become tense on the island, in connection with a nickel factory. Why is this factory a problem? Located in the southern province (not independentist), the nickel and cobalt processing … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The majority of New Caledonia’s citizens refuse to become an independent state from France. As many as 53.26 percent of votes were cast referendum held today, October 4, 2020 chose New Caledonia to remain colonized by France. This is the second election after 2018 where the majority of the votes rejected New … Read more
Landscape of New Caledonia, a small island in the French-controlled Pacific Ocean. Photo: vna2z.com jpnn.com, MELBOURNE – The people of New Caledonia, an archipelago in the South Pacific, cast their votes for a referendum that will determine its independence from France after nearly 170 years. If the result is “yes” then France will lose the … Read more
The question was short and to the point: Do you want New Caledonia (270,000 inhabitants) to gain sovereignty and become independent? This Sunday, October 4, some 180,640 voters were called on to vote on the future of this French territory in the Pacific. This was the second such consultation in two years. What are the … Read more