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The French Polynesian economy has been given a positive assessment in the aftermath of the pandemic by the body issuing the French Pacific franc.

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PAPEETE (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Unions in French Polynesia have restated a threat to launch a general strike because of the local law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for those working with

Le Président Fritch, entouré de Joël Allain, coordonnateur de la délégation Reko Tika, et Yolande Vernaudon, déléguée polynésienne au suivi

The chair of the board of French Polynesias social security agency CPS has called on the French state to pay for the medical costs caused by its nuclear weapons tests. Patrick Galenon, who is also a leading unionist, has written to the French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu as France plans a high-level roundtable in Paris next month on the legacy of the nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific. Mr Galenon said since 1995 the CPS has paid out $US800 million to treat a total of 10,000 peopl...

COVID-19 death toll continues climbing in the Pacific The Pacific territory of French Polynesia, including Tahiti, continues to see the number of people infected by COVID-19 escalate. As of December 10, confirmed cases had risen to 15,332. More than 5,000 new cases were recorded in the past month alone, with 210 in 24 hours to last Saturday. Seven deaths in the last four days has brought the total number of fatalities since the pandemic began to 86. There are 62 people currently in hospital wit...