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Al Prince (died April 8, 2010) was an American-born French Polynesian journalist and tourism expert. Prince was regarded as one of French Polynesia's leading experts on tourism for more than 39 years.[1]

Prince was born and raised in the

English-language newspaper Tahiti Sun Press, which is now the Tahiti Beach Press.[2]

Prince worked as a journalist, based in Tahiti, for nearly 40 years.[1] He wrote his first stories in French Polynesia for the Tahiti Bulletin, where he also served as its publisher.[1] In the 1990s, Prince began working as a writer for the GIE Tahiti Tourisme, which promotes and markets French Polynesia as a tourist destination.[1] Prince also worked for GIE Perles de Tahiti, an entity which promotes Tahitian black pearls overseas.[1]

In 2002, Al Prince began reporting for

press agency of the Agence Tahitienne de Presse (Tahiti Press Agency), or ATP.[1] He continued to write for Tahitipresse until shortly before his death in 2010.[1]

Al Prince died of a lengthy illness in Tahiti on April 8, 2010, at the age of 67.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Senior journalist Al Prince dies in Tahiti". Tahitipresse. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Biography". Janprince.net. Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
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