New Caledonia News

La Moqueuse , a French patrol boat based in Noumea, New Caledonia, will stop over in Auckland from 17 to 21 February where it will be moored at Princes Wharf , Lieutenant François-Xavier Madec , who has been the vessel's commanding officer since 28 July 2011, will welcome visitors aboard the French Navy ship on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 ... (more)

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA : Sharks killed at least a dozen people worldwide last year, the highest number in nearly two decades, according to statistics released by the International Shark Attack File at the University of Florida on Tuesday.

New Caledonia nickel producer Societe le Nickel said on Wednesday it was monitoring a cyclone in the South Pacific packing winds of 80 kilometres per hour and generating large sea swells.

Commodities trader Glencore agreed on Tuesday to buy the remaining 66 percent of miner Xstrata for $41 billion in a record deal to create a powerhouse spanning mining, agriculture and trading.

The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Storm Jasmine at 1202 UTC moving through the South Pacific Ocean.

The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Storm Jasmine at 1202 UTC moving through the South Pacific Ocean.

QUEENSLAND'S first cyclone of the season is expected to intensify over the coming days as it moves east off the coast of Townsville towards New Caledonia.

By Contributed - Burns Lake Lakes District News Published: February 02, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: February 02, 2012 11:08 AM The College of New Caledonia' s Burns Lake campus has put additional counseling and support services in place to help those affected by the tragic accident at Babine Forest Products.

Advance Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto says she remains well aware of the local call to establish engineering programs at Prince George's university and college.

Prince George, B.C. Post-secondary students across the country are marking a national day of action organized by the Canadian Federation of Students every five years to draw attention to high tuition fees and mountains of debt incurred by Canadians seeking a higher education.

By Allan Wishart - Prince George Free Press Published: February 01, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: February 01, 2012 11:03 AM The College of New Caledonia needs to find ways to make up $1.8 million in the next three months.

In the story 'Enbridge providing $1.5 million for pipeline training, first published on the Lakes District News website, www.ldnews.net on Jan.

The cars and the parking lot look European. The mountain and the foliage look tropical.

The B.C. government is going beyond its borders to find civil engineers when those jobs could just as well go to local students - if sought after programs were established, say two Prince George When a former northern B.C. resident saw a B.C. Transportation Ministry ad on a Toronto university campus seeking civil engineers while walking through ... (more)

By Allan Wishart - Prince George Free Press Published: January 30, 2012 9:00 AM Updated: January 30, 2012 9:11 AM That's what students in the new practical nursing diploma program at the College of New Caledonia will be spending, starting in September.

The College of New Caledonia board of governors on Friday approved a new contract for CNC faculty staff that will result in no wage increases.

Prince George, B.C.- The Board of Governors for the College of New Caledonia has approved changing the practical nursing program from a certificate to diploma program.

The College of New Caledonia is considering a two per cent tuition hike to help pay off a projected $1.8 million budget shortfall.

HARDWORKING Wardens forward Lepani Botia is happy to follow the footsteps of his cousin and former national sevens rep Lepani Nabuliwaqa in donning the white jumper.

In a series of experiments, the New Caledonian crow has demonstrated an unexpected understanding of how tools work to make their lives easier.