French Polynesia

As of today, travellers to French Polynesia must produce a medical certificate no more than five days old proving they are free from the coronavirus.

Nuclear test veterans groups in French Polynesia have reacted with dismay at reports that Paris wants to abolish the National Commission for Monitoring the Consequences of Nuclear Tests.

A boxing coach in French Polynesia has been jailed for 20 years for raping four minors.

The French High Commission in French Polynesia has rejected the candidacy of the veteran politician Gaston Flosse for the municipal elections in two weeks.

The French publication Canard Enchaine says Paris wants to abolish the National Commission for Monitoring the Consequences of Nuclear Tests.

All ships arriving in French Polynesia must now first dock in Papeete as a new measure to try to stave off the coronavirus, the government says.

French Polynesia's criminal court has given a suspended three-year jail sentence to a businessman for producing forgeries to deceive a Chinese company.

A court case in French Polynesia over alleged drug smuggling via the mail system has again been deferred.

The longtime mayor of French Polynesia's capital Papeete has been cleared by the courts to stand in next month's municipal elections.

Veteran French Polynesian politician Gaston Flosse says last week's supreme court ruling against him was only the first round.

French Polynesia has temporarily suspended the work permits of locally-employed Chinese workers who are currently in China.

Veteran French Polynesian politician Gaston Flosse will not be able to run in next month's municipal elections after he failed to register as a voter.

The eligibility of the mayor of French Polynesia's capital to contest next month's municipal elections is being challenged.

A strike by French Polynesia's agency for families has been settled after two days of demonstrations outside the presidential palace.

A strike by French Polynesia's agency for families is set to continue for a second day as union leaders seek a meeting with the president Edouard Fritch.

A nuclear test veterans group in French Polynesia has again asked the French president for special recognition for their services to develop France's atomic weapons.

The French nuclear compensation commission will soon report on how to respond to last month's Supreme Court reinstatement of some compensation claims from French Polynesia.

French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse has reportedly had his second bid to register as a voter in Papeete rejected.