French Polynesia
Murder accused in Tahiti's JPK case wins first reprieve
The man suspected of killing French Polynesian journalist Jean-Pascal Couraud, known as JPK, has won a case in France's highest court, which found that investigative magistrates had breached rules…
Tahiti aims for border reopening in May
French Polynesia hopes to be able to reopen its borders for quarantine-free travel in May.
News in French for 8 April 2021
The latest news in French language (La Langue Française). Audio
Tahiti delegation meets French nuke compo commission
A French Polynesian delegation has met the new leadership of the French compensation commission for the victims of France's nuclear weapons tests.
Fritch meets French leaders amid Covid-19 crisis
The French Polynesian president has discussed France's Covid-19 policies with French leaders in Paris.
Outcry in Tahiti over nuclear fallout study
There is renewed alarm in French Polynesia over the legacy of the French nuclear weapons tests.
Almost a year since first Covid-19 in French Polynesia
Looking back over a year of Covid-19 in French Polynesia. Audio
Covid-19 death toll in Tahiti now at 135.
There have been two more Covid-19 related deaths in French Polynesia bringing total fatalities to 135.
French Polynesia reimposes quarantine requirements
A travel quarantine requirement is back in force in French Polynesia. Audio
Tahiti president warns about long Covid-19 border closure
French Polynesia's president says he hopes last week's border closure ordered by Paris because of the Covid-19 pandemic won't exceed three months.
Tahiti's Covid-19 death toll now stands at 133
French Polynesia's Covid-19 death toll has reached 133 as the border closed again and the vaccination programme continued in earnest.
French Polynesia suffers another Covid death
French Polynesia has recorded another Covid-19 death, raising the pandemic's tally to 132.
French Polynesia shutting borders to tourists
Tourism is set to suffer a sharp decline in French Polynesia as the territory is about to close the border.
Covid-19 vaccine rollout in Tahiti targets health staff
Phase one of French Polynesia's Covid-19 vaccination programme has now reached over 1900 people since 18 January.
New boon for Tahiti's homeless
Homeless Tahitians are to receive a new day centre outside French Polynesia's capital, Papeete.
Another Covid death in French Polynesia, another case in PNG
Another person has died over the weekend in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, raising the death toll to 127.
French Polynesia Covid-19 outbreak slows
The second wave of Covid-19 is ebbing in French Polynesia as daily infection rates have dropped to below 100.
Covid-19: Cases in Tahiti near 17,000
French Polynesia has recorded four Covid-19 deaths since the start of the year, raising the pandemic's tally to 121.
Air Tahiti gets subsidies extended until July
The French Polynesian government has agreed to subsidise the domestic carrier Air Tahiti for another six months to maintain loss-making routes.
Paris court quashes Flosse conviction in defamation case
France's highest court has quashed a ruling made in French Polynesia, which had fined a former president Gaston Flosse.
