Tag: New Caledonia
Justice refuses to relocate the judicial procedure
The Noumea Attorney General indicated on Thursday, September 12, that he had rejected the request to transfer the proceedings against officials from the field action coordination unit (CCAT), accused of…
Local government wants to declare climate emergency
Faced with the increase in intense climatic phenomena and coastal erosion, New Caledonia expressed in a press release issued on Wednesday, September 11, its desire to declare a climate and…
David Guyenne: “We want to build an economic and societal project that puts the Caledonian at the heart of the project”
A look back at the economic and social situation in New Caledonia, four months after the riots that shook the territory. In terms of security, relative calm reigns with the…
New Caledonia: “A real economic tsunami,” says economist Olivier Sudrie
We are heading to New Caledonia. The “Rock” is still facing a serious political crisis… Three months of clashes between separatists and law enforcement and eleven deaths, including one last…
KNS announces massive layoffs as nickel crisis worsens
The Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) plant, one of the three main nickel refineries in New Caledonia, announced today the imminent layoff of almost all of its employees by the end…
In New Caledonia, food prices are soaring
Figures from the Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies published today reveal record inflation in New Caledonia. A price increase of 3.7% over one year for food. A rate that…
New Caledonia on the brink of economic collapse
Two months ago to the day, New Caledonia entered a troubled period with the start of the insurrection and riots, against a backdrop of electoral reform. Sixty days later, despite…
Man killed by police gunfire, tenth death in French archipelago
In New Caledonia, the violence that has been shaking the archipelago since May 13 claimed a new victim on Wednesday, July 10, bringing the death toll to 10. A man…
The resurgence of tension in New Caledonia demonstrates “a profound social identity crisis”
The situation has not yet calmed down in the French territory of New Caledonia. A man from the family of a great Kanak chief was killed in an exchange of…
In New Caledonia, the independence activist Emmanuel Tjibaou elected deputy
More fractured than ever, New Caledonia sent for the first time since 1986 an independence candidate – Emmanuel Tjibaou – to the National Assembly on Sunday, July 7. Beyond the…