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Following Budd New Caledonia’s June update (https://www.budd-pni.com/noumeas-port-and-airport-closed/), the curfew in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia was finally lifted at the beginning of the week on Monday, 2 December 2024.

A few restrictions remain in place:

• Up to 20 December, the quantities of take away alcoholic beverages are limited to 4 litres for beer or cider, 2 litres for wine and a maximum of 1 litre for spirits.
• In the Grand Noumea region, the ban on marches, public meetings and processions still applies.

In the six months since riots first started, hundreds of people were injured, thousands were arrested, and an estimated 2.2 billion Euros of property was damaged.

Following the election of a new French government in September 2024, the electoral reform project which sparked the protests was withdrawn.

Information provided by Budd New Caledonia (budd.nouvelle-caledonie@budd-pni.com)