French Polynesia

A dozen more French health professionals are expected in French Polynesia to help cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.

French Polynesia's vice-president Tearii Alpha has explored options to diversify its economy during talks in Paris with French ministers.

French Polynesia recorded another 162 Covid-19 cases in the past day, raising its tally to nearly 13,000.

Another person has died in French Polynesia to Covid-19, raising the death toll to 62.

A further five people have died in French Polynesia to Covid-19, raising the death toll to 61.

There have another three fatalities in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, raising the death toll to 56.

The appeal court in French Polynesia has heard the case brought by the president Edouard Fritch and his predecessor Gaston Flosse, who last year were convicted and fined for the abuse of public funds.

The Opposition in French Polynesia has called for rapid testing of the entire population of 277,000 to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Travel of French tourists to French Polynesia is being suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

French Polynesia's Opposition has blamed President Edouard Fritch for what it calls the disastrous management of the Covid-19 pandemic.

French Polynesia has recorded another 345 Covid-19 cases in the past day, raising the tally to more than 11,000.

Another three people have died since yesterday in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, which to date has claimed 52 lives.

A ship anchored off American Samoa with three Covid-positive crew members on board will remain there for at least seven days.

France's highest appeal court has thrown a bid by a prominent jailed French Polynesian businessman to be freed because of the poor conditions in prison.

Another 10 people have died over the weekend in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic.

Schools in French Polynesia are expected to be hit by strike action tomorrow over concerns about the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Plans are afoot for three major new hotels in French Polynesia, with construction on the first site expected to start within months.

Another 241 people in French Polynesia have tested positive for Covid-19 since yesterday.

French Polynesia has recorded a further 467 Covid-19 cases, raising the pandemic's tally to 9754.

French Polynesia has recorded a further 338 Covid-19 cases and another fatality, bringing the death toll to 39.