New Caledonia News Archives

What do you do when you are trying to reconcile an organic lifestyle, fish waste problems and poor soil? You get creative.

Thompson Rivers University remains on the hunt for a new president. Last month, after an extensive annual presidential evaluation, the universitya s board of governors unanimously voted to oust Kathleen Scherf, contending the board lacked confidence in the rookie presidenta s leadership skills and judgment.

Neil Emblen aims to start his coaching career on a winning note in New Caledonia.

University of French Polynesia's re-elected president Louise Peltzer, a former minister of culture, believes future Pacific regional cooperation could include journalism, language and communication technologies.

There is a new trades training facility to be built at the College of New Caledonia's campus in Quesnel.

Last year's Pay-Less Junior National Team manager Jacob Barnes took the development of Guam's baseball program a step further this past summer.

Ita s education week in Prince George a sort of. Or, more appropriately, post-secondary education week.

NOUMEA a ' New Caledonian leaders have told the United Nations Decolonization Committee about the process in place since the French territory was put on the decolonization list in the 1980s.

An initial representation of what the College of New Caledonia's new $19.7-million trades and technical education centre will look like was unveiled Thursday when Nick Foster of MacFarlane, Green and Biggar Architects unveiled some artist's renditions.

The fate of athletes hoping to represent the CNMI in the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia hangs in the balance for now, as proposed changes on eligibility rules were referred to a charter review committee.

Thursday, 08 October 2009, 3:30 pm Article: Eric and Ella http://www.sailblogs.com/member/solidaire/?xjMsgID=104115 Tsunami Incoming Ella and Eric 10/07/2009, 22'21.2S 166'57.8E Well we're as ready as we'll every be, stowed, lashed, locked down.

QUEENSLAND police are investigating another alleged case of sexual assault on board a P&O cruise liner as it toured through the South Pacific.

A magnitude-7.8 earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for nations across the South Pacific, nine days after destructive waves killed about 140 people in Samoa.

Huge earthquakes and a wide-ranging tsunami alert sent panicked Pacific islanders fleeing for the hills on Thursday fearing a repeat of deadly waves that smashed villages and killed 184 last week.

Pacific nations braced for a fresh tsunami on Thursday after two huge subsea quakes struck the region, sending islanders fleeing for higher ground, only a week after a series of deadly tsunamis devastated the Samoa islands.

Going away ... bookings for some overseas destinations had risen 57 per cent in the past year / Reuters AUSTRALIANS are choosing to holiday overseas rather than take local breaks, despite the global financial crisis.

THE national squash side missed out on a bronze medal after Lautoka businessman Rohmit Meghji went down to Bastien Caisso of New Caledonia at the Telecom Indoor complex yesterday.

IT will be impossible for small countries to host full games, says long time Pacific Games observer Bob Snow.