Tahiti Tahitian in the news: Caribbean flights disrupted by military action. Major travel hiccup as regional instability hits routes and tourism. Tahiti is the largest island of French Polynesia’s Windward group.
A U.S. woman exposed to hantavirus aboard a Dutch cruise has moved from Pitcairn Island to Easter Island for medical return to the United States. The operation strains the State Department’s emergency fund as officials weigh transfers and Congress replenishment while the island’s isolation complicates transport.