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French Polynesia's Tong Sang fails to slip atoll sale fraud charges
A leading French Polynesian politician, Gaston Tong Sang, has failed in his bid to have charges dropped in relation to a controversial land purchase in 2002. Six people face fraud...
Updated at 7:55 pm on 23 January 2013
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Tong Sang fails to slip atoll sale fraud charges
A leading French Polynesian politician, Gaston Tong Sang, has failed in his bid to have charges dropped in relation to a controversial land purchase in 2002. Six people face fraud...
Updated at 7:55 pm on 23 January 2013
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Lurel cuts Tahiti visit short because of mother's death
The French overseas territories minister, Victorin Lurel, is cutting his official visit to French Polynesia short because of the death of his mother. Mr Lurel arrived in Tahiti this morning...
Updated at 11:20 am on 21 January 2013
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French Polynesia's Flosse says he will appeal jail sentence
French Polynesia's former president and a member of the French Senate, Gaston Flosse, says he is the victim of a political trial and will appeal against his jail sentence. Flosse...
Updated at 5:36 am on 17 January 2013
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Tahiti court gives Flosse jail sentence for corruption
French Polynesia's criminal court has sentenced a leading politician, Gaston Flosse, to five years in prison for corruption. Flosse, who is the territory's former president and a member of the...
Updated at 4:41 pm on 16 January 2013
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Flosse to get ruling in OPT Tahiti court case
French Polynesia's criminal court is today due to deliver its verdict in an alleged corruption case at French Polynesia's OPT telecommunications company. The case centred on claims that a French...
Updated at 5:21 am on 16 January 2013
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Tahiti opposition gearing up for 2013 territorial polls
French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira says it has struck deals with two minor pro-autonomy parties as it prepares for next year's territorial elections. Its leader, Gaston Flosse, says, however, that...
Updated at 4:03 pm on 19 December 2012
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Possible indictments 15 years after the disappearance of French Polynesian journalist
It is 15 years since the French Polynesian journalist, Jean-Pascal Couraud, vanished in what now increasingly appears to be a politically motivated assassination. In 2004, a claim made in the...
Updated at 12:20 pm on 17 December 2012
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Charges expected over French Polynesia's Couraud disappearance
There is an expectation in French Polynesia that charges could be laid within weeks over the disappearance of a journalist, Jean-Pascal Couraud, who vanished exactly 15 years ago. A police...
Updated at 10:22 am on 15 December 2012
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French Polynesia's Flosse says fire at his residence not accidental
French Polynesia's former president, Gaston Flosse, says the fire which destroyed his Tahiti residence last week was not accidental. Mr Flosse made the claim after speaking to police investigating the...
Updated at 5:01 am on 26 November 2012
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US re-issues visa to Tahiti's Flosse
The United States has reportedly re-issued a transit visa to French Polynesia's member of the French Senate, Gaston Flosse. Earlier this month, Air Tahiti Nui refused to allow him onboard...
Updated at 12:35 pm on 21 November 2012
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Fire destroys Flosse's Tahiti residence
A huge fire has destroyed the home of French Polynesia's former president, Gaston Flosse. The cause of the fire is not known but witness reports say there appeared to have...
Updated at 4:11 pm on 20 November 2012
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Flosse's Tahiti residence burnt down
Reports from French Polynesia say the home of the former president, Gaston Flosse, has been destroyed in a fire. The cause of the fire is not known but reports say...
Updated at 10:59 am on 20 November 2012
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Another former Tahiti president snared in phantom job affair
A French Polynesian mayor has been charged with abuse of public funds in a case of phantom jobs within the administration of a former president Gaston Tong Sang. The Nouvelles...
Updated at 7:13 pm on 13 November 2012
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US denies visa to Tahiti's Flosse - report
A former French Polynesian president, Gaston Flosse, who is a member of the French Senate, has been forced to delay his trip to Paris reportedly after the United States refused...
Updated at 7:02 am on 12 November 2012
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Tahiti's Flosse considers top Paris court if corruption sentence upheld
A former French Polynesian president, Gaston Flosse, says he will take his case to France's highest court if the appeal court in Tahiti upholds his jail sentence for corruption. After...
Updated at 1:30 pm on 9 November 2012
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Huge French Polynesian phantom job court case close to decision
As French Polynesia's appeal court case over the so-called phantom jobs is nearing its end, the defence has called for the acquittal of the 42 accused. The prosecution however insists...
Updated at 7:31 pm on 8 November 2012
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Jail term requested in Flosse's Tahiti phantom job appeal trial
The prosecution in French Polynesia's appeal court case over the so-called phantom jobs has demanded that a former president Gaston Flosse be given a four-year jail sentence, two of which...
Updated at 11:36 am on 7 November 2012
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Tahiti union boss Legayic jailed amid continued probe
A leading French Polynesian union leader, Cyril Legayic, has been transferred to Tahiti's Nuutania prison amid an investigation into alleged corruption Mr Legayic, who is the secretary general of the...
Updated at 2:29 pm on 2 November 2012
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Tahiti union leader Legayic faces judge amid corruption probe
A leading French Polynesian union leader, Cyril Legayic, has been held in custody overnight and is to be presented to a judge to face possible corruption-related charges. Public radio in...
Updated at 2:33 pm on 1 November 2012
