Another Paris earthquake sends tsunamis to the Pacific
ACROSS the Pacific islands, people know that earthquakes can trigger tsunamis that travel across vast
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FLNKS formally rejects Bougival Accord for New Caledonia
NEW CALEDONIA'S main independence coalition, the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS), has formally rejected the Bougival Accord, a draft agreement signed last month in France proposing a new
Tensions rise, travel alert for New Caledonia
AUSTRALIA has warned its citizens planning to travel to Kanaky (New Caledonia) next week to be vigilant as political tensions rise in the French
FLNKS to debate decolonisation deal
THE main independence coalition in New Caledonia, the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS), will hold an extraordinary Congress on August 9 to debate the Bougival agreement and the way forward on
Tjibaou on New Caledonia talks in Paris: “We want to resolve this now”
“We want to resolve this now, and that is why I am committed to
Flag fall
From Australia to New Caledonia, conservative politicians are arguing about flags, opposing public display of symbols of indigenous
French Minister Valls wants all parties to ‘take their responsibilities’ ahead of third trip to New Caledonia
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls, who is visiting New Caledonia this week for the third time in two months, has once again called all parties to live up to their responsibilities in order to make a new
New Caledonia talks to resume this month, but differences remain
New Caledonian political leaders and the French government are scheduled to resume political status talks on 29 April, when France’s Overseas Minister Manuel Valls returns to Noumea. For Valls, “the objective of
Violent clashes in Noumea as French National Assembly debates voting rights
As the French parliament in Paris considers legislation to reform voting rights in New Caledonia, there has been a night of rioting and arson in Noumea. On Monday, a series of peaceful protest rallies highlighted calls
FLNKS joins bilateral talks in Paris
A delegation from the Kanak independence movement Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) travels to Paris this week, for discussions with the French government on New Caledonia’s political status.
Massive referendum boycott highlights ongoing division in New Caledonia
Provisional figures in the New Caledonia referendum on self-determination show an overwhelming No to independence. But this result only comes from the peaceful and disciplined response to the independence movement’s
New Caledonia: “Our accession to sovereignty is inevitable.”
On Sunday, long-term residents in New Caledonia will go to the polls, to vote in a referendum on the political status of the French Pacific dependency. For New Caledonia’s independence movement, it’s just one more