French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot deplored on Saturday that Azerbaijan has “again sought to destabilize (the) national politics” of France in New Caledonia and called for this interference to stop ” immediately “. “The +Baku group+ has once again sought, in New Caledonia, to destabilize our national political life”et “These vain attempts by Azerbaijan in … Read more
It is once again a Kanak who has been placed at the head of the New Caledonian executive. But unlike his predecessor, Louis Mapou, who led the 17th government since February 2021, Alcide Ponga, 49, comes from a loyalist family. If the eleven members of the new executive, appointed Tuesday by the elected representatives of … Read more
The new government of the French archipelago of New Caledonia, in the South Pacific, appointed its president on Wednesday January 8, the non-independence Alcide Ponga. After a first unsuccessful attempt on Tuesday, the 11 members of the Caledonian government gathered again on Wednesday for the election of their president and gathered six votes in favor … Read more
Elected by members of Congress, the new government of New Caledonia failed on Tuesday January 7 to appoint its president, the majority non-independenceists having failed to agree on a name. More than seven months after violent riots, the archipelago was plunged into uncertainty on December 24 by the overthrow of the government of independentist Louis … Read more
A shark attack killed a 40-year-old man in northern New Caledonia on Thursday, the public prosecutor announced. The man, originally from the island of Maré, in the east of the overseas territory, was with his family on the Kendek islet where he was practicing underwater fishing, according to a press release issued on Friday. Seriously … Read more
“This is a wonderful Christmas present. » Lise Vaquer is due to sign the lease on Monday, December 30 for a small, completely renovated house, located in the town of Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat (Cantal). “I am honestly delightedshe continues. Little by little, we are able to build our nest. » For five months, the young woman, aged … Read more
Three years and five months. This is the time that the 17th government of New Caledonia will have lived since the Nouméa agreements signed in 1998. Exceptional longevity, despite major crises to face: Covid, nickel, referendums on sovereignty… The first government with a pro-independence majority, chaired by Louis Mapou, will not have survived the slump … Read more
“We are children of the Republic. » Launched by Virginie Ruffenach, the sentence brings an amused smile to Pierre Chanel Tutugoro, who is standing next to her, Friday December 6 in Paris, in a Senate room. One represents the Rally, the anti-independence Caledonian right party, the other is a member of the Kanak and Socialist … Read more
New Caledonian independence activist Christian Tein, imprisoned in Mulhouse, will remain detained in France, the Nouméa Court of Appeal decided on Friday, November 29 after the invalidation in October of his detention pronounced at first instance. “Christian Tein remains in detention in mainland France”indicated Me Pierre Ortet, one of the lawyers of the independence activist, … Read more
This time, the division is openly recorded. After the Progressive Union in Melanesia (UPM), the Socialist Kanak Liberation Party (Palika) formalized, Friday, November 15, its withdrawal from the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), which since 1984 has brought together the different independence currents in New Caledonia. These two historical components of the movement … Read more