Etiket: Islands
COVID-19 | The Gili Islands become a desert of abandoned hotels
Before the pandemic, Ilhani cooked Japanese dishes every day for tourists from all over the world. He now earns barely three dollars a day from donuts that he sells by…
Devastated by mass tourism | The Phi Phi Islands promise to reinvent themselves
(Koh Phi Phi Ley) Aum dives 8 meters deep and carefully releases a young bamboo shark into the crystal clear water. Its mission: to repopulate the reefs off Phi Phi,…
Solomon Islands | Strengthening security before the vote of no confidence against the Prime Minister
(Honiara) The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, is the subject of a vote of no confidence on Monday in Honiara, where international peacekeeping forces deployed in the…
Shell pulls out of controversial oil project off Shetland Islands
The Dutch oil company has withdrawn from an exploitation project denounced by environmental NGOs because of its climate impact. Article written by Posted the 03/12/2021 20:16 Update the 03/12/2021 20:29…
La Presse in the Magdalen Islands | Happiness is in the Magdalen Islands
Before the Montreal premiere, the Quebec promotional tour and the theatrical release, the film crew Goodbye happiness, by Ken Scott, went to make the presentation on Wednesday in the Magdalen…
50 Fijian soldiers to be deployed to restore calm in Solomon Islands
(Honiara) Fiji will deploy 50 troops to an Australian-led peacekeeping force in the Solomon Islands, after days of riots that ravaged parts of the capital Honiara, said Monday Prime Minister…
Pacific: the Solomon Islands at the heart of geopolitical issues
Posted the 11/27/2021 20:54 Update the 11/27/2021 9:28 PM FRANCE 2 Article written by B. Delombre, N. Berthier, L. Latour – France 2 France Televisions A concentration of issues is…
Pacific: the Solomon Islands at the heart of geopolitical issues
Posted the 11/27/2021 20:54 Update the 11/27/2021 9:28 PM FRANCE 2 Article written by B. Delombre, N. Berthier, L. Latour – France 2 France Televisions A concentration of issues is…
Canary Islands | Two migrants perish at sea, 81 others are rescued
(Madrid) Two migrants perished and four others were reported missing on Saturday off the Spanish Canary Islands when a total of 81 people were rescued at sea, relief said. Posted…
Reunion Island’s first LGBTQIA + center inaugurated in Saint-Denis
This is a first in the region. An LGBTQIA + center has just opened its doors this Saturday in Saint-Denis. It is intended to be a link of exchange and…
Solomon Islands | Three people died in riots, police say
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Honiara) The bodies of three people killed in the unrest in the Solomon Islands were found in a burned-out building in the capital,…
Solomon Islands | The capital under curfew after three days of riots
(Honiara) A nighttime curfew went into effect Friday evening in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, after a third day of riots. Posted on November 26, 2021 at 1:48…
eight migrants died in a drifting boat off the Canary Islands
The occupants of the boat, who numbered 62 in total, had been adrift in the Atlantic for at least a week. Article written by Posted the 11/14/2021 3:10 PM Update…
a pleasure sailboat struck by the aircraft carrier “Charles-de-Gaulle” off the islands of Hyères
The Polish skipper, alone on board, was not injured in the collision. A technical investigation has been opened. Article written by Posted the 11/12/2021 4:49 PM Update the 12/11/2021 17:51…
a first case of contamination identified in the Tonga Islands
This first contamination in the archipelago was detected in a person in isolation, returning from a stay in New Zealand. Article written by Posted the 10/30/2021 4:38 PM Update the…
Canary Islands | Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to spew lava and ash
Sorry, your browser does not support videos Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to spew lava and ash on the island of La Palma after more than five weeks of eruption. Posted…