The main news of Thursday, February 23, 2023 in New Caledonia with the general strike of civil servants, the ongoing shark hunt, the opposition of the local Right to the DOB 2023 and the revision of the provincial electoral list or the Council of Grand Chiefs, which intends to take part in the discussions.
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General strike among territorial officials today. A movement led by seven organizations set up as an inter-union. She asks for their index point to be aligned with that of state officials. The index point allows, let us remember, to adjust the salaries of civil servants according to inflation and economic growth. many schools announced that they will be closed this Thursday. Aircal connections should also be disrupted. Several OPT agencies could be closed.
The shark behind Sunday’s fatal attack may have been shot. New medical analyzes must confirm it today. On Tuesday, human remains and a piece of swimsuit were found in the stomach of a bulldog shark. The discovery, however, does not contradict the first lead. That of a tiger shark. This is what the prosecutor Yves Dupas indicates in any case. The prosecution has also opened an investigation for violation of professional secrecy and invasion of privacy after the dissemination of images of the attack and the slaughter campaign.
The question of the slaughter of sharks was addressed in the guest of the morning. Sheima Riahi received this morning the public prosecutor, Yves Dupas. Yesterday was indeed the return to justice. A guest of the morning dedicated to the fight against drugs and that you can find here.
The elected representatives of the groups “Avenir en Confidence” and “Les Loyalists” boycotted yesterday the preparatory meeting, organized by the High Commission of the Republic in New Caledonia, on the revision of the special electoral list for the provincial elections of 2024. This must start on 1is March and will aim in particular to process the registration of some 3,800 young adults who have recently become voters. And in government, the two elected non-independentists The Loyalists opposed the 2023 budget orientation debate. Ils believe that the broad outlines of the budget are geared too much towards tax increases and not enough towards economic recovery.
More than 50 million for the University of New Caledonia. The establishment has won funding from the National Research Agency. Objective: to participate in the international project “Inclusive Peace”. A large-scale research project marked by the presence this week of three international researchers. They will present the project tonight at a public conference.
The National Council of Grand Chiefs held its general assembly yesterday in Dumbéa. Created in Canala last September, the organization has renewed its desire to participate in future discussions on the institutional future of New Caledonia. The Council of Grand Chiefs has also indicated that it will be involved in resolving the dispute in the Customary Senate.
A miniature rocket in the Caledonian sky by the end of the year. This is the project of Michaël, eleven years old. He manufactures it from A to Z with the help of the FabLab in Noumea, a 3D printing manufacturing laboratory open to all.