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- Curfew and Security for Elections in New Caledonia:
- The dusk-to-dawn curfew in response to riots since May 13 has been extended until July 15.
- The curfew includes a ban on firearms, ammunition, and alcohol.
- Increased security measures involve 3,500 police and gendarmes to ensure smooth voting during the French National Assembly snap election.
- Cost of Civil Unrest:
- The civil unrest in New Caledonia has caused damages amounting to €2.2 billion.
- Approximately 700 companies and nearly twenty schools have been destroyed.
- Local stakeholders criticize the French government’s emergency assistance as insufficient.
- Death of Kanak Heritage Ethnologist Roger Boulay:
- Renowned ethnologist Roger Boulay, known for his work on Kanak culture, has died at 80.
- He was instrumental in documenting Kanak heritage and contributed to the creation of the Tjibaou Cultural Centre in Nouméa.
- Commemoration of First Nuclear Test in Tahiti:
- About 2,000 people marched in Papeete to mark the 66th anniversary of the first nuclear test in French Polynesia.
- The march aimed to raise awareness about the health impacts of nuclear tests on the local population.
- New Commander for French Polynesia’s Armed Forces:
- Navy Captain Guillaume Pinget will take command of French Polynesia’s armed forces in early August.
- He will succeed Commodore Geoffroy d’Andigné.
- Drones to Combat Mosquito-Borne Diseases:
- An experimental study in New Caledonia and French Polynesia uses drones to locate and eradicate mosquito breeding sites.
- The aim is to reduce the prevalence of diseases such as dengue fever.