Papeete

China, French Polynesia pledge to boost cooperation

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with French High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia Adolphe Colrat in Papeete, capital of French...

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Top Chinese political advisor meets French Polynesia high commissioner

PAPEETE, French Polynesia, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin, met with French High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia Adolphe Colrat here on Friday. Jia, chairman of the National...

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Beach bargains

A week in Waikiki is a bargain. The savings Couples who book the seven-night Lover's package pay for five nights. The Lover's package starts at $2,972 per couple and also includes three meals per day and a foot massage per...

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Former French Polynesia leader detained

AFP Ex-French Polynesia president Gaston Flosse, an ally of former president Jacques Chirac, has been questioned and detained in a graft probe by authorities in Tahiti, a prosecutor says. Gaston, 78, was accompanied to prison...

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This Eating Is Called to Order

Elsylee Galetes Artesanals Cookies Leading special session of the UN (Undeniable Nibbles) General Assembly, Secretary-General Elsylee Colon (Rep. Elsylee Galetes Artesanals) Elsylee: Welcome to this grand gathering of...

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Tours and cruises in the Marquesas Islands, Mali and Europe

MARQUESAS ISLANDS Where Gauguin escaped Follow Paul Gauguin to Marquesas Islands' spectacular French Polynesian scenery aboard the Aranui III adventure cruise. This means the multilingual Polynesian navigators who guide you...

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OCEANIA/TAHITI - Year for Priests, occasion to rediscover the missionaries who have spread the ...

Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – Every month during the Year for Priests, Papeete's diocesan newspaper “Le Semeur Tahitien” asks the faithful to rediscover the figure of a priest or a Bishop who has marked the history of Catholicism...

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Polynesia promotes weddings for tourists (The West Australian)

AAP, The West Australian October 28, 2009, 9:30 am French Polynesia has joined the list of South Pacific territories and countries where couples from overseas can marry without an obligatory 30-day residence. The regional list...

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6.0 quake strikes off Samoas, but no tsunami generated

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the area of the Samoa islands this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey says. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says no wave was generated. The USGS says the quake hit at 6:22 a.m. Thursday...

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Pacific tsunami

A tsunami, generated by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific, has hit Samoa. Martin, Apia, Samoa I'm visiting families in Samoa from Auckland, New Zealand and I went for a walk at the Apia seawall this morning at about 0600....

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