NOUMEA (France), May 17 — Hundreds of extra military and police arrived in France’s troubled Pacific territory of New Caledonia ahead of a fourth night of troubles that have...
Domino’s Pizza says leaving customer’s religious insult to cops, will act against staff for posting about case onlinePeople gather near an overturned car in the Motor Pool district on Tuband in Noumea on May 16, 2024, amid protests linked to a debate on a constitutional bill aimed at enlarging the electorate for upcoming elections of the overseas French territory of New Caledonia .
Palm-lined boulevards in Noumea were littered with debris and patrolled by armoured vehicles, while some mainly indigenous locals piled up objects to make roadblocks on Thursday. As part of the state of emergency about 200 of an estimated 5,000 “rioters” have been detained, French authorities said. Between 80 and 90 per cent of the grocery distribution network in Noumea — from shops to warehouses and wholesalers — had been “wiped out”, Chamber of Commerce and Industry president David Guyenne said. The CCI has said about €200 million of damage has been carried out.
French lawmakers on Tuesday pushed forward plans to allow outsiders who moved to New Caledonia at least 10 years ago to vote in the territory’s elections.
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