French Polynesia

Reports from French Polynesia say some guesthouses won't accept travellers from outside the territory amid concern over the possible spread of Covid-19.

The French nuclear compensation commission, CIVEN, says it has paid out $US30 million to victims of France's nuclear weapons test since 2010.

The French Polynesian government has again extended a permit for the Chinese company Tahiti Nui Ocean Foods to build a large fuel tank for its planned fish farm on Hao atoll.

Cruise ship tourism has restarted in French Polynesia after a four-month interruption because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A resident returning to French Polynesia has been placed in isolation amid suspicion that he entered Tahiti using forged health records.

French Polynesia has rescinded its order for anyone over the age of 11 to wear a mask in enclosed public places.

The first flight carrying tourists to French Polynesia has arrived from the United States - four months after Covid‐19 shut down commercial air travel.

French Polynesia has lifted the seven-day mandatory quarantine for incoming travellers to boost its struggling tourism sector.

An estimated 3000 visitors are expected in French Polynesia by the end of this month as the territory opens up for international travel this week.

A Brazilian man is being held in French Polynesia charged with trafficking methamphetamine.

The prosecutor in French Polynesia has reminded people fined for breaching Covid-19 restrictions to make a donation to the Red Cross by the end of the next month to be spared a criminal record.

French Polynesia has launched an online registration system as it plans to open up for international tourism this week with flights from Paris and Los Angeles.

Tourists arriving in French Polynesia will be given a kit to test themselves for Covid-19 as the territory becomes the first South Pacific destination open for travel.

Air France will increase the number of flights to French Polynesia as the Pacific territory opens up for tourism without imposing Covid-19 related quarantine.

French Polynesia has offered to host a special Pacific Islands Forum meeting in October or November to elect the organisation's next Secretary-General.

The population of French Polynesia has grown marginally, but the birth rate continues to decline.

French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has failed in his attempt to reverse a judge's order to seize of $US100,000 from his bank account.