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French minister due in New Caledonia on Noumea Accord discussions
The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, is due in New Caledonia this weekend for a review of the 1998 Noumea accord on greater autonomy. The talks...
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French minister Girardin to visit New Caledonia June 16
The French high commission in Noumea has announced that the French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, will make a 4-day visit to New Caledonia in 10 days.
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New Caledonia's FLNKS holds Congress on Saturday
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement is to hold its 24th Congress today but it won't use the occasion to fill the vacant position of president. The frequently delayed Congress is...
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French minister receives briefing on New Caledonia mining project
The chairman of Canadian nickel mining giant INCO has met with the French minister for overseas to discuss the stalled Goro project in New Caledonia. Scott Hand briefed Brigitte Girardin...
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More French money for cyclone clean up in New Caledonia
France has increased emergency aid to New Caledonia's cyclone victims to almost 700-thousand US dollars. The minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, told parliament in Paris…
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French minister tours cyclone-ravaged New Caledonia
The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has toured New Caledonia to assess the destruction caused by Cyclone Erica. The storm, which struck early last Friday, with...
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French Minister arrives in New Caledonia to survey cyclone damage
The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, arrived in Noumea this morning on a 24 hour visit to assess the destruction caused by Cyclone Erica. The storm,...
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France sends 60 specialists to New Caledonia after cyclone Erica
France is sending 60 specialists to New Caledonia to help in the rebuilding of the territory after it was hit by Cyclone Erica last Friday. This comes after the government...
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New Caledonia still assessing the impact of Cyclone Erica
New Caledonia's southern province has formed an emergency committee to help those hit by last Friday's cyclone that brought the strongest gales seen in the territory for decades. The committee,...
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Repairs underway in New Caledonia after devastation of Cyclone Erica
Schools in parts of New Caledonia are unlikely to re-open today because of the devastation caused by Cyclone Erica. The storm hit the territory's west coast last Friday with gusts...
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French Minister says dialogue needed to make collegial government work
The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has called for a dialogue between the key groups to make the collegial government of New Caledonia work. The administration...
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French minister says New Caledonia's new nickel plane will be completed
The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has told people in the south of New Caledonia that efforts are being made to ensure that the Goro nickel...
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French minister endorses Koniambo project
The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, says the nickel mining project in the north of New Caledonia is more than ever a priority. She made the...
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France reaffirms commitment to Noumea accord
The French government has re-affirmed that there is no going back on any of the provisions of the 1998 Noumea accord on New Caledonia's greater autonomy. The minister in charge...
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French minister to visit New Caledonia and Wallis
It has been announced in Paris that the French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, will begin a visit to New Caledonia at the end of next week.
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French Minister wants to cut the cost of communication in its Territories
The French Minister in Charge of Overseas Territories says she wants to see lower costs of all forms of communication to help their economic development. Brigitte Girardin says an inter-Ministerial...
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Plans in French Polynesian to mark Gauguin's death
French Polynesia's Marquesas islands want to mark next year's centenary of Paul Gauguin's death by attracting contemporary artists to the island of Hiva Oa where he is buried. The project...
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French Polynesian delegation of weapons test workers not able to met French Minister
French Polynesian workers, who were formerly employed on the French nuclear weapons test programme, have expressed their disappointment at not being able to meet the new French Minister in charge...