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The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has wrapped up her visit to New Caledonia, signing a deal to build 500 homes for victims of Cycloe Erica...

The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, says she regrets the lack of unity in New Caledonia's pro-independence camp as members of a key party boycotted yesterday's...

New Caledonia's biggest pro-independence party has announced a boycott of today's scheduled talks on the Noumea accord to held with the French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte…

The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has arrived in New Caledonia on her third visit to the territory in less than a year. She is due...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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…

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...