French Polynesia News

Gaston, 78, was accompanied to prison in a suburb of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti on Monday by dozens of party supporters and friends, an AFP correspondent witnessed. In September, police searched the French...

Current Location in Site French senate takes step towards recognising nuclear weapons test aftermath Posted at 03:46 on 09 October, 2009 UTC A French senate committee has approved amendments to a bill to compensate nuclear test veterans for the consequences...

Bora Bora has often been called the world's most beautiful island. James Shrimpton discovers the real star behind a recent romantic comedy. Bora Bora has often been called the world's most beautiful island. In between lies a lagoon of breathtakingly-brilliant...

XII office has requested the Antipas local government that the notice of exploration permit application will be posted on the bulletin board for at least a week and to issue a certification immediately after the expiration of the period as...

French Polynesia�China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin, met with President of French Polynesia Oscar Temaru here Saturday and they pledged closer cooperation...Jia said French Polynesia is known as the "Pearl of the South Pacific" and has a long history of...

French navy ship The Graceful and crew will arrive at Crown Bay at 8 a.m. Saturday for three days of rest and relaxation in the Virgin Islands. Stationed in Martinique, the 180-foot ship La Gracieuse, or The Graceful in English,...

Current Location in Site French Polynesia prosecutor targets Merceron for favouritism Posted at 01:44 on 15 October, 2009 UTC The public prosecutor in French Polynesia has called for the territory’s solidarity minister, Armelle Merceron, to be declared ineligible to hold...