Tahiti And Its Islands - Breaking News: The Toere E-Magazine Is Born - President Temaru is Leading the Elections Polls

Tahiti (PRWEB) January 18, 2008 -- "Toere", the hottest E-Magazine (http://www.tahitiradiococotier.com) of Tahiti and its islands is born bringing the First Live Chat Rooms in Polynesia.

The Radio Cocotier Maohi features a panorama of topics happening in the heavenly islands and offering fresh news in Tahitian. The most popular publication "Toere (http://www.tahitiradiococotier.com)" is now online. There is a link to the Maohi Academy for those who are interested in Tahiti's language as well as links to websites we found extremely original and interesting.

Launched the 9 of December 2007, Tahiti's first E-magazine has received a warm welcome in Tahiti and its islands. Over 626,000 visitors in 4 weeks and from 39 countries. "TahitiRadioCocotier (http://www.tahitiradiococotier.com)", evokes with humor the way communication is made on the islands. The vocation of this E-magazine is to give a "rendezvous" for Maohis around the world with 3 Live Chat Rooms available.

The Internet Grand Premiere of live chat rooms, the rendezvous of Tahiti and its islands, will allow live chat between Maohis living around the world. Three chat rooms are opened: a general public; politics, art, culture and sports; and a 18 friendship private room. All countries are invited to visit us and forge friendships with people living on different islands. If you plan to enjoy our sublime sceneries, an access to the largest Internet photo album of each island provides you with all the locations you want to see while you are there.

In addition, we offer links to the hottest blogs made in Tahiti with discussions about Culture, Sports, Politics, Art and also a link to the Tahitipresse website.

In Tahiti, President Temaru (http://www.tahitiradiococotier.com) spoke Tuesday during a press conference as he presented his Union for Democracy (UPLD) political campaign of a "change in style" for the election of the 57 French Polynesia Assembly seats. He is the first major political leader to present his political campaign to the media.

With Tuesday's presidential conference, President Temaru officially launched the UPLD's election campaign a week after campaigning officially began. He heads up the list of UPLD candidates for the 37 assembly seats in the Windward Islands, mainly Tahiti and its sister island of Moorea.

After "three decades of militancy," Temaru said he was ready to meet the challenge of these new elections. "I have had time to mature, to think. I see the land as a whole, and I also see what is happening elsewhere."

During the past four "hectic" years, Temaru said he had acquired "new experiences". Those four years were highlighted by four changes in government as a result of successful censure motions. They include a by-election in 2005 for the 37 Windward Islands seats due to voting irregularities. The post of "president" has been held by three different politicians - three times by Temaru, once by Gaston Flosse, leader of the biggest opposition party, and once by Bora Bora Mayor Gaston Tong Sang, the leader of an opposition coalition.

The current political campaign is the direct result of the French state's attempt to restore political stability in French Polynesia following the French Parliament's adoption of reform legislation that was partially opposed by Temaru and Flosse, Tahiti's two veteran politicians.

"The state must stop interfering in the land's political affairs?" Temaru said Tuesday. "It's the same old story that never changes," he said about the upcoming elections.

He also said there were several examples of how Paris may have hindered, if not prevented, economic development in French Polynesia. He specifically mentioned three. The first involves the signing of a fishing agreement with regional governments, which awaits a signature from the French government.

The second involves tourist development projects (http://www.tahitiradiococotier.com), particularly the Approved Destination Status agreement that Tahiti has sought with China since 2004, but still requires finalization by the Paris and Beijing governments.

The third example given by Temaru involves problems encountered with his government's purchase of the Rocklands Hostel in New Zealand in December 2005 for 535 million French Pacific francs (US$6.77 million/4.48 million). While the previous Tong Sang government wanted to sell the 139-year-old hostel, a recent French Polynesia Assembly inquiry committee has produced a controversial report on the government's acquisition of the facility.

With Tourism Minister Marc Collins present during his press conference, Temaru spoke of tourism as a cornerstone for French Polynesia's development. Tahiti's president presented Collins Tuesday as his political campaign advisor.

President OscarTemaru spoke of his pet project for an international airport (http://www.tahitiradiococotier.com) in the northernmost Marquesas Islands, which are presently served by several small airports for inter-island flights. And he mentioned what he considers as a big potential for the Chinese tourist market in Tahiti and Her Islands.

Despite a so-called recent "reconciliation" between the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira and the pro-France Tahoera'a Huiraatira, Temaru still wants to be the leader of more sovereignty for French Polynesia.

He spoke of his two-year-old Tahiti Nui Agreements with an ultimate process of self-determination, a framework he intends to speak to the French president about during his April visit. "This will be an opportunity to talk about it. I think he is open, modern," Temaru said.

"Independence does not mean a break-up," he continued. "France must accompany us in this process." As for the subject of independence, Temaru spoke of "misunderstandings maintained" by his political opponents.

He said he favors replacing the French Pacific franc with the euro (http://www.tahitiradiococotier.com) in Tahiti. He identified his top priority as helping the most deprived people living in French Polynesia (2007 pop. 259,596).

He talked of increasing the monthly minimum wage, which rose to 140,000 French Pacific francs (US$1,772/?1,173) on Jan. 1. He announced a project with the Socredo Bank to create micro-credits for young people. And he said he had a lot of hope for new technologies.

President Oscar Temaru talked of increasing French Polynesia's potential for Internet communications with the recent signing of a turnkey contract between Alcatel-Lucent and the Office des Postes et Télécommunications to provide a high-speed submarine cable network linking Tahiti to Hawaii for some nine billion French Pacific francs (US$114 million/?75.4 million).

Oscar Manutahi Temaru, the "Hope of Maohinui (http://www.tahitiradiococotier.com)" is entering the elections campaign with a lot of Faith and Optimism, the next month results will demonstrate Maohi population's vow to have him leading their country once again.

Contact:

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