French Polynesia News

It was June 7, 1981 when the first Poor Clares arrived from Canada on the Polynesian island of Tahiti.

Bora Bora, French Polynesia Its beauty is almost mythical and you have a front-row seat.

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Scientists have traced Tahitian vanilla's heritage to Central America. Lubinsky Scientists have ascertained the pedigree of Tahitian vanilla, the orchid whose rarity and rich, sweet flavor distinguishes it from ...

If you've considered taking a cruise vacation only to come down with cold feet come booking time, you're not alone.

Patrol Boat Nafanua on patrol. RNZDF P-3 Orion Aircraft at Faleolo Airport, Samoa.

It is a Four Seasons resort, and it is in Bora Bora, the most stunning of French Polynesia's island paradises, so while this is a great value, it's still not cheap.

Climate change, its causes and consequences as well as the role of churches worldwide, are at the centre of a 7-14 July 2008 visit to the Pacific region by World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev Dr ...

When the Hawaii Tourism Authority commissioned a workforce development plan, the state's lead visitor industry was in the throes of a severe labor shortage of skilled, service-oriented workers.

He was recruited by Jean Paul Gaultier twenty years ago when he moved to Paris, after a childhood spend moving between French Polynesia, Corsica and Tahiti.

French Polynesia spoiled Brendan Whelan's quest for a second gold medal of the 2008 Oceania Championships when Tutea Degage and Teiva Izal beat the exhausted Aussie in the half marathon along Beach Road early ...

' As France takes the European presidency on July 1, the French Pacific, through its overseas countries and territories of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna, will increasingly be presented ...

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Brendan Whelan of Australia is confident that he will win the half marathon event of the 2008 Oceania Championships which starts bright and early this morning along Beach Road.

A letter to friends and colleagues. I would like to inform you that I am leaving SPC and will finish my work this coming Wednesday.

RAIn Wallis and Futuna, free health care is failing to answer people's basic needs according to the territory's top health manager.

Crew Arrested in the Pacific Officials in the Republic of Kiribati have detained two crew from a German-flagged yacht for not clearing in upon arrival.

La'ie, HI - The fast rhythmic beating of the to'ere sounds as the swishing of the hau skirt captivates at the eighth annual Te Mahana Hiro'a O Tahiti Festival held at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Saturday, ...

The latest outlook for the economy in French Polynesia is not good with nearly all major sectors facing difficulties.

THE fight against transnational crime remains a priority for regional law enforcement agencies.