Wallis And Futuna

Tropical Cyclone Gita, which is lashing the two Samoas with torrential rain and damaging winds, has been upgraded to a category two as it continues to strengthen.

A tropical depression is expected to have intensified into a category one cyclone by the time it reaches Samoa early tomorrow morning.

The election of the French National Assembly member for Wallis and Futuna Napole Polutele has been annulled.

The authorities in Wallis and Futuna will enforce the helmet law from 1st April after motorbike riders largely ignored the requirement to protect themselves.

The Pacific Community says it's concerned about outbreaks of dengue fever in the region becoming harder to combat.

Extra flights have been put on between Wallis and Futuna to clear a backlog of stranded passengers.

A dengue epidemic has been declared in Wallis and Futuna.

The territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna has re-elected David Verge as its president as part of today's budget session.

The French Pacific island of Wallis has been linked up to the internet cable which connects Fiji and Samoa.

A petition in Wallis and Futuna has collected close to 1000 signatures in a week to call for a better service by the only international airline flying to the territory.