The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport that was closed to commercial flights for more than a month because of deadly violence.
FILE - Smoke rises during protests in Noumea , New Caledonia , Wednesday May 15, 2024. The archipelago’s high commissioner said Sunday, June 16, 2024 the La Tontouta airport that links New Caledonia ’s capital, Nouméa, to Sydney , Tokyo and other Pacific hubs will reopen Monday.
The overnight curfew is also being shortened by two hours, its start pushed back from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., because of “the improvement in the situation and in order to facilitate the gradual return to normal life,” the high commissioner said.over controversial voting reforms led to nine deaths, including two gendarmes, and widespread destruction of shops, businesses and homes.
Both sides of New Caledonia’s bitter divide — Indigenous Kanaks who want independence and those loyal to France — erected barricades, either to revolt against authorities or to protect homes and properties. Pro-independence protesters erected barricades of charred vehicles and other debris, turning parts of Nouméa into no-go zones.
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