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Tahiti prosecutor acquitted in defamation case
The French court of appeal has acquitted the public prosecutor in French Polynesia, Jose Thorel, who in February had been convicted and fined for defaming a Corsican man, Alain Orsoni,...
Updated at 3:03 pm on 12 July 2013
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France seeks curbs on multi-mandate parliamentarians
The French National Assembly has passed a law banning lawmakers from holding an executive function elsewhere, including in overseas territories. If the law is also approved by the Senate, members...
Updated at 3:08 pm on 10 July 2013
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Tahiti assembly clears top pay for new advisor
The French Polynesian assembly has approved a change to the public sector remuneration grid to allow for a monthly salary of just over 21,000 US dollars for a new high-profile...
Updated at 3:13 pm on 8 July 2013
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Manutahi chosen as French Polynesia ombudsman
The leader of French Polynesia Porinetia Ora Party, Teiva Manutahi, has been made the territory's first ombudsman. This comes after his party's failure to make it to the second round...
Updated at 3:05 pm on 8 July 2013
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Tahiti call to thwart delays in Flosse trial
French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition has reportedly asked the French justice minister to try to avert delays in an appeal court case involving the 82-year-old president Gaston Flosse. A Tahiti newspaper...
Updated at 1:51 pm on 8 July 2013
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Public sector job cuts announced in French Polynesia
The new French Polynesian government has outlined plans to cut 1,000 public sector jobs within two years amid the territory's worst economic crisis. The finance minister, Nuihau Laurey, says 200...
Updated at 7:28 pm on 4 July 2013
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Tahiti opposition says nuke compo law needs review
French Polynesia's opposition Tavini Huiraatira Party says a fundamental review of the 2010 French law to compensate nuclear weapon test victims is now in sight. The party says this goes...
Updated at 3:11 pm on 3 July 2013
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Tahiti opposition unconcerned about UN vote boycott threat
The French Polynesian opposition has shrugged off a threat by the ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira to boycott a self-determination referendum if it is organised by the United Nations. The ruling party...
Updated at 3:25 pm on 1 July 2013
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New rebuke for UN on French Polynesia autonomy day
French Polynesia'a government has marked autonomy day, with the president, Gaston Flosse, again rebuking the United Nations for reinscribing the territory on the UN list of territories to be decolonised.
Updated at 8:00 am on 1 July 2013
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Tahiti's Flosse again attacks UN over decolonisation stance
The French Polynesian president, Gaston Flosse, has again attacked the United Nations for reinscribing French Polynesia on the list of territories to be decolonised. In a statement, Mr Flosse says...
Updated at 1:41 pm on 27 June 2013
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Two men charged with murder in French Polynesia's JPK case
Two men in French Polynesia have been charged with kidnapping and murder in connection with the 1997 disappearance of a local journalist, Jean-Pascal Couraud, who was known under the acronym...
Updated at 6:52 pm on 26 June 2013
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Decolonisation and self-determination to the forefront at MSG summit
Issues of decolonisation and self-determination took centre stage at the just-completed 19th Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders Summit in New Caledonia. For the summit's hosts and incoming chair of the MSG,...
Updated at 4:31 pm on 24 June 2013
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French Polynesia admits to grim financial situation
The French Polynesian government says its financial situation is catastrophic, making it difficult to pay its bills. Its spokesman, Nuihau Laurey, says since 2004 the government's debt has grown by...
Updated at 6:49 pm on 20 June 2013
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Tahiti's Flosse opposes cutting indexed pay for public servants
French Polynesia's president, Gaston Flosse, has warned that it would be a catastrophe if the indexed salaries of French public servants in Tahiti were to be reduced. Such a cut...
Updated at 3:16 pm on 17 June 2013
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Tahiti Greens dismayed at Barrillot dumping
French Polynesia's Green Party is the latest to express alarm at this week's sacking of Bruno Barrillot, who headed the territory's body concerned with the aftermath of the French nuclear...
Updated at 3:08 pm on 14 June 2013
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Rare earths attribution to be raised in Paris/Papeete talks
The new French Polynesian government says a key issue to be raised during its upcoming first talks with the French president, Francois Hollande, will be the attribution of deep sea...
Updated at 6:41 pm on 13 June 2013
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More acrimony in Tahiti over Barrillot sacking
French Polynesia's opposition has accused the President, Gaston Flosse, of smearing the name of Bruno Barrillot, who is the former head of the territory's body concerned with the aftermath of...
Updated at 3:35 pm on 12 June 2013
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Heavy rain damages French Polynesia township
Torrential rain in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia has caused flood damage in excess of two million US dollars. The rain fell within a few hours and inundated the...
Updated at 6:51 am on 11 June 2013
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Tahiti nuclear test veterans unhappy with French Socialists
There is disappointment among French Polynesia's nuclear test veterans that last year's change of government in France didn't bring about the promised review of the compensation law. Until three years...
Updated at 6:24 pm on 10 June 2013
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French Polynesia government changes prison head
The new French Polynesian government has continued to make changes to key positions in the public service. It has replaced Martine Boisson, the woman at the helm of the territory's...
Updated at 1:49 pm on 7 June 2013
