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France injects 130 million euros to keep New Caledonia's economy afloat
RNZ
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September 6, 2024
Deconstruction of burnt down and damaged buildings in Nouméa. Photo: RRB The French government is injecting a new financial aid package into New Caledonia's economy, for a total of some €130 million. The main focus of the package is said to come...
France issues €130 million aid to New Caledonia to revive po...
Modern Ghana
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The French government has paid out €130 million in additional aid to businesses and public services in New Caledonia in a bid to deal with the crisis that erupted in mid-May. In a statement released on Wednesday, France's Ministry of the Economy...
France needs to be wary of China’s influence in New Caledonia, report says
Politico Europe
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August 22, 2024
According to the new paper — “When China knocks at the door of New Caledonia,” issued by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute — if France were to lose the territory, it would be a significant blow to the West’s presence in the South Pacific,...
Glencore remains in talks to sell stake in the New Caledonian nickel company
Mining Technology
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September 5, 2024
Caledonian nickel producer Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) said on Tuesday (3 September) that discussions surrounding the purchase of Glencore’s 49% stake in KNS are continuing, despite the shutdown of its furnaces over the weekend. Whilst the New...
Dyer: Still benefits to being a colony for New Caledonia
The London Free Press
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September 9, 2024
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists With the sole exception of the 50 people on Pitcairn Island, the United Kingdom liquidated its holdings in the Pacific Ocean long ago. France, by contrast, has a half million citizens in the Pacific....
UN slams France for ‘repressive’ handling of New Caledonia
TRT World
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Since the mid-nineteenth century, France has claimed possession of the tiny South Pacific Island, some 17,000km away from its mainland, initially with the purpose of turning it into a penal colony, and later as a territory with an abundance of...
Pacific leaders’ New Caledonia mission deferred over conflict with France
World Socialist Web Site
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August 23, 2024
A Pacific Island leaders’ fact-finding mission to investigate the ongoing social upheaval in New Caledonia was suddenly deferred by the French territory’s government this week. Opening remarks by the PIF Secretary General, Baron Waqa in Fiji at...
Forum delays mission to New Caledonia, after diplomatic wrangling
Pacific News Service
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By Nic Maclellan The Pacific Islands Forum has postponed a planned monitoring mission to New Caledonia. The delegation, involving three prime ministers, had intended to visit the French Pacific dependency before next week’s Pacific Islands Forum...
France extends curfew in New Caledonia amid independence protests
Pacific News Service
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The French government has extended the nighttime curfew in its Pacific colony, New Caledonia, until 26 August as it continues to suppress independence supporters opposing a constitutional reform that would reduce the influence of the indigenous...
Conservation International launches Phase 2 of jurisdictional initiatives for Pacific tuna in Fiji, New Caledonia and Samoa
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Figure 1. The cake that was made in the shape of a tuna to celebrate the commitment of the three countries to this jurisdictional initiative. Image: ©Conservation International Introduction Jurisdictional initiatives (JIs) – also referred as...
French Polynesia’s Moetai Brotherson on New Caledonia, deep sea mining and regional ties
Islands Business
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September 3, 2024
The leaders of 56 member countries in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) have indicated their attendance at October’s conference including three monarchs. Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa gave a rundown on the details and...
When should Aussies head back to New Caledonia? DFAT and tourism board give travel updates
KARRYON
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August 9, 2024
In a message to its travel industry partners, New Caledonia Tourism (NCT) said the country remains a “vibrant and welcoming destination” despite recent challenges. It also maintains that “travellers have never been singled out and the main tourist...
M1147 120mm Rounds Enter Production | Mavi Vatan Wrapped Up | Airbus Delivered First H225Ms to France
Defense Industry Daily
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January 21, 2025
Americas According to Defense Post, AeroVironment has been contracted to deliver Switchblade loitering munitions as part of the US Army’s Directed Requirement for Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS). The $55.3-million contract is the second order of the...
Macron agrees to Pacific leaders’ fact-finding mission to New Caledonia
World Socialist Web Site
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August 13, 2024
After several weeks of delay, French President Emmanuel Macron has given the go-ahead for a high-level Pacific fact-finding mission to New Caledonia. It was requested by leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), ostensibly to gather information...
France ‘decides on who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders request
RNZ
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August 7, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on 23 May,...
Education Ministry receives an increase in budget allocation
Islands Business
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June 30, 2025
“We want to resolve this now, and that is why I am committed to dialogue.” That’s Emmanuel Tjibaou, president of the independence party Union Calédonienne (UC) and one of New Caledonia’s deputies in the French National Assembly. On Wednesday this...
France ‘decides who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders request
Asia Pacific Report
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August 8, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist France is “checking” whether a high-level mission to New Caledonia will be possible prior to or after the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Summit in Tonga at the end of the month. Forum leaders have written to...
France ‘decides on who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific…
Pacific News Service
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France is “checking” whether a high-level mission to New Caledonia will be possible prior to or after the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Summit in Tonga at the end of the month. Forum leaders have written to French President Emmanuel Macron...
More New Caledonians leaving for good - removal companies
RNZ
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August 5, 2024
Burnt vehicles on a road leading to the capital in Nouméa in the aftermath of the unrest. May 2024 Photo: AFP / Theo Rouby Removal companies in New Caledonia are reporting more and more people are leaving the French Pacific territory for good...
Land Clearance for Nickel Mining Harms Climate
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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January 21, 2025
Reviewed by Lexie CornerJan 21 2025 Land clearance for nickel mining has a greater impact on the climate than previously estimated, according to a study led by a University of Queensland researcher. Results were published in Nature Communications....