Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron called for some straight talking Wednesday as he met with the bitterly divided pro- and anti-independence camps on France's overseas Pacific territory of New Caledonia.…

Issued on: 19/05/2023 - 07:10 New Caledonia has ordered an evacuation of coastal areas after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean southwest of…

SYDNEY: Final results of an independence referendum in the French territory of New Caledonia show almost two-thirds of voters abstained or returned blank or null ballots, after a call for a boycott by supporters of independence. The…

The indigenous Kanak population, who largely favor independence, had called for non-participation in the referendum because they are in a 12-month mourning period following a September surge in coronavirus infections.Provisional results…

NOUMEA: Voters in the French island territory of New Caledonia chose overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France, in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence forces and closely watched around the South Pacific. Separatist activists had…

NOUMEA, New Caledonia — New Caledonia, a tiny scattering of islands in the South Pacific, will not mark the new year by becoming the world’s newest country.In a referendum held on Sunday, voters rejected independence overwhelmingly, with 96…

Issued on: 11/12/2021 - 22:53 The Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted Sunday in a third and final referendum on independence from France with campaigning marked by angry demands…

Issued on: 10/12/2021 - 08:53 New Caledonia is pushing ahead with a referendum on independence from France this weekend, despite concerns that a boycott by pro-independence parties…

Issued on: 08/12/2021 - 03:57 The Pacific territory of New Caledonia goes to the polls on Sunday for a third and final referendum on independence from France with campaigning marked…

Issued on: 21/10/2021 - 04:07 Separatist leaders in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia called Thursday for a boycott of a December independence referendum, urging the…