Tag: New Caledonia

• Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  Macron in New Caledonia for a political solution to the killings and rioting

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron is currently in the Overseas Territory of New Caledonia where he flew urgently for a political solution to ending street killings, riots and arson after a recent change in voting rights infuriated the indigenous population of Kanaks, many groups of whom are seeking independence.

• Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 12:03 UTC

  French Overseas Territory under curfew following changes in Paris to voting bill

  

  France declared a 12-day state of emergency in the Overseas Territory of New Caledonia, following riots and arson that left at least four people killed. The trigger of the violence came after the French assembly in Paris passed a contentious voting bill, according to New Caledonia High Commissioner Louis Le Franc, who said that “a curfew and a ban on TikTok” were now in force.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2024 - 16:40 UTC

  Rioting in French Overseas Territory over voting rights diluting indigenous Kanaks influence

  

  The government of the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia, to the east of Australia appealed to security forces and issued a 12-hour overnight curfew for Tuesday night following violent protests and rioting in the capital Noumea.

• Monday, October 5th 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  New Caledonia votes to remain as a French Overseas Territory

  

  Voters on the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia were on course to reject breaking away from France in a referendum on Sunday, partial results showed. With votes from 282 out of 304 polling stations tallied, the partial results showed the “no” camp ahead with 53.6% support after expanding its lead as results came in from the capital, Noumea, traditionally a bastion of pro-Paris loyalty.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2020 - 08:19 UTC

  French Overseas Territory New Caledonia votes independence referendum on Sunday

  

  Voters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, will choose whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 05:15 UTC

  New Caledonia to hold referendum on independence from France in October

  

  The French Pacific island territory of New Caledonia will hold a referendum on independence from France on October 4, a month later than originally planned, due to the coronavirus, the government said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Bull shark attacks in French Pacific Overseas Territory

  

  A fisherman has been killed by a bull shark in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, police said, days after a boy had his leg bitten off in another shark attack.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  New Caledonia committed to protect 400.000sq km of the Coral Sea Natural Park

  

  President Philippe Germain of New Caledonia committed to protecting 200,000 to 400,000 square kilometers of marine waters within the Coral Sea Natural Park, which the government established in 2014.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 06:46 UTC

  French Overseas Territory New Caledonia votes on independence referendum on Sunday

  

  New Caledonia, an idyllic French Overseas Territory island territory in the southwestern Pacific, votes Sunday on whether to seek full independence from Paris, 18,000 km away Thirty years in the making, Sunday’s referendum will call 174,154 voters to the polls to test the appeal of remaining a part of France, a vector of state subsidies but also, some feel, a kind of neglect.

• Friday, April 13th 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  Australia calls off search for woman that fell overboard from P&O Pacific Dawn

  

  Australian authorities have called off a search for a woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Coral Sea. The passenger fell from the Pacific Dawn about 16:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Thursday, about 300km west of New Caledonia.