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Politics · New Caledonia

Christian Tein, Kanak Independent Leader: "It's a Great Waste What Happened"

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

The head of the Field Action Coordination Cell (CATC), released on 12 June, challenged the charges against him at a press conference on Wednesday. The activist expressed his sadness at the situation in New Caledonia and pleaded for full sovereignty of the archipelago.See the Story

New Caledonia · New Caledonia

Alain Guilloteau, Ex-Gendarme Du GIGN : "In Ouvéa, We Cried and Not only because of Tear Gas"

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

At the age of 66, Alain Guilloteau returned to Touraine, his native land, to open guest rooms there. A new professional project far from the GIGN's operating grounds. For Marianne, he recounts his extraordinary career as a gendarme of this elite corps, from the selection tests to the eight days spent hostage in New Caledonia in 1988.Read Article

New Caledonia · New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Gendarmerie Commander Puts an End to His Life, an Open Pool to Support His Family

Actu Forces De l'Ordre It is with great sadness that the gendarmerie forces learned of the death of squadron leader Stéphane Plisson, commander of the Gendarmerie Mobile Squadron (EGM) in Guéret, currently deployed in New Caledonia. The tragedy occurred in Plum, where the unit was stationed as part of the reinforcements of the maintenance of order. As the Police and Realities report, no [...] The article New Caledonia: A gendarmerie commander pu…See the Story

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Death of General Vidal, Commander of the Hostage-Liberation Operation in Ouvéa in 1988 - L'Essor

General Jacques Vidal, commander of the operation for the release of hostages on the island of Ouvéa (New Caledonia) in 1988, died at the age of 88. His family just announced his death, which occurred on Monday, June 16, 2025, this Thursday in the notebook of the Figaro. This officer of the naval troops will have marked the history of New Caledonia with "a very singular act of weapons", commented for L-Essor Lieutenant-Colonel (CR) Henri Calhiol…New Caledonia · New CaledoniaRead Article

Groupama Race 2025: Rushour crew safely back in Noumea

The Rushour crew safely returned to Noumea following the capsize of their vessel at approximately 1.15AM Tuesday morningNew Caledonia · New CaledoniaRead Article

PNG PM Marape rejects deep-sea mining even as provincial authorities try to revive project

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. NICE, France — James Marape, the prime minister of Papua New Guinea, voiced his government’s rejection of seabed mining at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference that took place between June 9 and 13, in Nice, France. His position stands in sharp contrast to the situation unfolding in the country’s New Ireland province, where …Papua New Guinea · Papua New GuineaSee the Story

Brenda Wanabo-Ipeze, Face of the Kanak Struggle: "Let France Finally Accept that Our Country Is Freed"

Like six other Kanak pro-independence leaders, Brenda Wanabo-Ipeze was imprisoned in Hexagon in the wake of the 2024 unrest in New Caledonia. Freed but still pursued, she remains determined.Unrest · New CaledoniaRead Article

Nickel, the Devil's Metal that Ravages New Caledonia

Indispensable to the manufacture of batteries, nickel, abundant in the territory, is exploited without limits, creating environmental and economic damage. The anger of the Kanaks explains the Dutch newspaper "De Volkskrant".New Caledonia · New CaledoniaRead Article

Countdown begins for Groupama Race 2025 around New Caledonia’s Grande Terre - Daily Telegraph NZ

Photo © Marine Reveilhac / Groupama Race. In nine days the 2025 edition of the Groupama Race will set sail from Nouméa, New Caledonia, offering 24 competing boats a spectacular 654-nautical-mile offshore challenge around the island’s Grande Terre. The race begins at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 15 (Nouméa time), from Baie de Sainte-Marie and will take crews clockwise around one of the world’s largest enclosed lagoons, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.…Nouméa · NouméaRead Article

New Caledonia's GDP Collapsed in 2024, and Three More Infographics Were Not to Be Missed.

The graphorama is four infographics selected each week by the editorial staff to look at the news differently.New Caledonia · New CaledoniaRead Article

Experts stunned by gut-wrenching discovery fueled by social media sensation: 'They collect [them] like stamps'

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Experts dedicated to protecting rare gecko species have expressed alarm at seeing the animals featured on social media, fearing that their popularity will lead to more illegal poaching, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.  What's happening? For thousands of years, geckos thrived on the remote island chain of New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific. Over time, several new gecko species developed that only can be found there, accordin…Social Media · NouméaRead Article

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