New Caledonia
Pacific News in brief for Monday 11 July
Record debt for New Caledonia after French loan, Covid-19 numbers spike in French Polynesia, and Tongan deputy PM says US expat's complaints unfounded.
Pacific News in brief for Saturday July 9th
Call in PNG for changes in Electoral Commission operations after chaotic opening to poll; New Caledonia re-introduces measures to control Covid spread; nearly half of Nauru has had covid; New…
Mixed reaction to New Caledonia's Backes getting French Govt role
Political figures in New Caledonia have had mixed reactions to Sonia Backes being appointed to join the French government.
Floating electrical power plant set to depart for New Caledonia
An electrical floating power-plant is set to leave for New Caledonia from Turkey on July 12.
Mixed views on French overseas portfolio rejig
France's abolition of the status of an overseas minister has received mixed reactions in both France and its overseas territories.
New Caledonia's Backes joins French government
The president of New Caledonia's Southern Province Sonia Backes has been given a post in France's reshuffled and enlarged 42-member government.
News in French for 23 June 2022
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio