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Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
CEBU CITY, May 18 (PNA) – Officials of the South Province of New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands have ordered one passenger-vehicle ferry worth US$ 22 million from the Balamban, Cebu-based shipbuilding firm FBMA Marine Inc., an Aboitiz-owned company.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
CALGARY, Alberta, April 21 (Reuters) - Atco Ltd has won a contact to build a major work camp and permanent employee facility for Xstrata Plc's Koniambo nickel mine in New Caledonia, off Australia's east coast, the Canadian construction and energy conglomerate said on Monday.
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Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
by Brian YoungJapan's Katsu Taguchi got his Asia Pacific Rally Championship campaign off to a flying start last weekend, when he led the Rally New Caledonia, the opening round in the series, from start-to-finish.Driving a MRF Tyres Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, Taguchi used all his prior knowledge of the very tricky and fast event to establish a handy lead of 43 seconds on his new Australian team-mate...
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Whenua Fenua Enua Vanua (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Posted at 08:03 on 10 April, 2008 UTC There is a warning in New Caledonia that demonstrators could turn violent if the mining company, Goro Nickel, restarts work on its waste pipe. A day of action is planned for Saturday against any further construction on the pipe which will dump waste into the lagoon. Work on the pipe has been suspended since February but Goro Nickel wants to test the pipe...
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USGS M5+ Earthquakes (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 85 km (55 miles) SSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu, 175 km (110 miles) NE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, 275 km (170 miles) S of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu, 1800 km (1120 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia at 5:46 AM MST, Apr 9, 2008 (11:46 PM local...