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Tahiti call to delay petanque championships
French Polynesia's President Gaston Flosse has asked for the petanque world championship in Tahiti to be deferred because of the ebola outbreak in Africa.
Updated at 10:09 am on 4 September 2014
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French Polynesia president acquittal at risk of appeal
The public prosecutor in French Polynesia says he has ten days to decide whether to appeal the acquittal of the President, Gaston Flosse.
Updated at 4:22 pm on 3 September 2014
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Tahiti President acquitted in atoll case
The President of French Polynesia, Gaston Flosse, has been acquitted of corruption over the purchase of an atoll at an overvalued price.
Updated at 9:03 am on 3 September 2014
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Tahiti and China strike aviation deal
French Polynesia and China have signed an aviation agreement clearing the way for direct flights between Tahiti and China.
Updated at 3:27 pm on 29 August 2014
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Flosse says Tahiti minimum wage cut temporary
The French Polynesian president says the proposed 330 US dollar cut to the monthly minimum wage to build a massive new resort area would be limited to its construction phase.
Updated at 4:07 pm on 25 August 2014
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No top-level decision yet on Tahiti's Flosse
The French president, Francois Hollande, says he will wait to decide on a request by French Polynesia's president, Gaston Flosse, to be pardoned.
Updated at 6:27 am on 25 August 2014
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Flosse awaits Tahiti appeal verdict
The appeal court in French Polynesia has heard the president Gaston Flosse in his bid to get his sentence for corruption wiped so that he can stay in office.
Updated at 1:16 pm on 22 August 2014
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Tahiti's Flosse charged with misuse of power
French Polynesia's president, Gaston Flosse, has been charged with misuse of power in the way he awarded a US$55 million contract a decade ago to build Tahiti's new hospital.
Updated at 7:31 pm on 21 August 2014
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Flosse probed over Tahiti hospital deal
Investigative judges in French Polynesia will today again question the president, Gaston Flosse, in a probe about the deals behind the construction of Tahiti's new hospital.
Updated at 12:53 pm on 21 August 2014
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French Polynesia names candidates for Senate
The ruling party in French Polynesia has chosen its two candidates to contest next month's election of the territory's two seats in the French Senate.
Updated at 10:19 am on 21 August 2014
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Le Point accused of Tahiti defamation
The French Polynesian president has lodged a complaint for defamation against the French magazine, Le Point.
Updated at 5:41 pm on 15 August 2014
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No candidate yet for Tahiti's French Senate seats
French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition Union For Democracy says it will not yet nominate a candidate for next month's French Senate race.
Updated at 10:22 am on 15 August 2014
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Tahiti's Flosse launches two defamation cases
The French Polynesian president has lodged defamation complaints against two French journalists and the opposition's Oscar Temaru.
Updated at 7:13 am on 15 August 2014
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Fresh Tahiti call to dismiss Flosse
The French justice minister and two courts have been urged to apply the law and dismiss French Polynesia's president, Gaston Flosse.
Updated at 9:58 pm on 13 August 2014
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Tahiti presidency hits back at Temaru casino comment
The French Polynesian presidency has rebuked the opposition's Oscar Temaru for saying a proposed casino in Tahiti will personally benefit Gaston Flosse.
Updated at 3:33 pm on 13 August 2014
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Flosse queries French role in his plight
French Polynesia's president Gaston Flosse has questioned why he has been singled out in last year's conviction over the phantom job affair.
Updated at 2:04 pm on 13 August 2014
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Flosse awaiting reply to French pardon bid
French Polynesia's president Gaston Flosse is expected to know in early September if he has been pardoned.
Updated at 3:50 pm on 12 August 2014
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Locals banned from planned Tahiti casino
The casino planned in French Polynesia will be closed to local residents.
Updated at 1:50 pm on 8 August 2014
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Flosse skips Senate job on full pay
A French Polynesian newspaper has identified Gaston Flosse as the only member of the French Senate not to have worked a single day in the past year.
Updated at 3:44 pm on 7 August 2014
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Tahiti rule of law still questioned
A leading French Polynesian opposition politician, Teva Rohfritsch, has re-stated his shock at the French government's decision to shield the territory's president, Gaston Flosse.
Updated at 4:52 pm on 5 August 2014
