French Polynesia

There have been two more deaths in French Polynesia, due to Covid-19 over the past 24 hours.

The Tahiti postal service says it's working to deliver more than six months mail backlog.

Five more people have died in French Polynesia's Covid-19 pandemic, raising the death toll to 68.

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.