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21-11-2022, 03:32 PM
18/11/2022 - 07:36
ADAMSTOWN (UK), Nov 21 — The Pitcairn Islands, a volcanic outcrop halfway between South America and New Zealand, is the UK’s only overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean and home to only 46 people.
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Pitcairn has its own well-equipped medical facility and a resident doctor.
For emergencies and longer-term conditions, however, the nearest hospitals are in French Polynesia, some 1,350 miles (2,170 kilometres) to the northwest, and New Zealand, 3,300 miles southwest.
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“Brexit has definitely affected us for going to Tahiti (the largest island in French Polynesia) because we’re no longer in the European Union,” she told AFP.
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For Pitcairn’s ageing population healthcare is a pressing concern, even with recent support from the government in London, particularly through Covid.
Next month, there will be no minors left on the island when the last three schoolchildren, their mothers and their teacher leave Adamstown for New Zealand.
More than half of the remaining population will be aged over 60.
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Pitcairn depends on trade with the EU, especially the sale of rich, fruity island honey — and wants access to EU markets.
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The territories, however, were not part of the Brexit trade and cooperation deal that cemented the UK’s departure from the EU in January 2021.
That sparked concern about tariffs and the effect on the economies of the 14 British Overseas Territories scattered across the world.
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the territory does not have the right to negotiate or agree its own deal with the EU without the UK government’s approval.
“We used to get some financial funds from the European Union. That has stopped as well with our ageing community,” said Warren.
“It is a shame because it does affect us, but what can we do?
“We’re only 46 people living in Pitcairn and our vote doesn’t even count.”
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20...xit-bounty
ADAMSTOWN (UK), Nov 21 — The Pitcairn Islands, a volcanic outcrop halfway between South America and New Zealand, is the UK’s only overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean and home to only 46 people.
......
Pitcairn has its own well-equipped medical facility and a resident doctor.
For emergencies and longer-term conditions, however, the nearest hospitals are in French Polynesia, some 1,350 miles (2,170 kilometres) to the northwest, and New Zealand, 3,300 miles southwest.
......
“Brexit has definitely affected us for going to Tahiti (the largest island in French Polynesia) because we’re no longer in the European Union,” she told AFP.
......
For Pitcairn’s ageing population healthcare is a pressing concern, even with recent support from the government in London, particularly through Covid.
Next month, there will be no minors left on the island when the last three schoolchildren, their mothers and their teacher leave Adamstown for New Zealand.
More than half of the remaining population will be aged over 60.
......
Pitcairn depends on trade with the EU, especially the sale of rich, fruity island honey — and wants access to EU markets.
......
The territories, however, were not part of the Brexit trade and cooperation deal that cemented the UK’s departure from the EU in January 2021.
That sparked concern about tariffs and the effect on the economies of the 14 British Overseas Territories scattered across the world.
......
the territory does not have the right to negotiate or agree its own deal with the EU without the UK government’s approval.
“We used to get some financial funds from the European Union. That has stopped as well with our ageing community,” said Warren.
“It is a shame because it does affect us, but what can we do?
“We’re only 46 people living in Pitcairn and our vote doesn’t even count.”
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20...xit-bounty
