Cook Islands 7s dominated by local players will be hoping to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

They say it’s the race that stops the nation. At RSA Club in Panama yesterday, local punters had their hearts in their mouths as they witnessed the 2019 Melbourne Cup.

There has been an enormous reaction to the select committee’s recommendation that Parliament should reinstate homosexual acts in the Crimes Bill.

The decision to reinstate homosexual sex in the Crimes Bill was a response to the numbers of submissions and views expressed at public meetings around the Cook Islands, the committee chairperson says.

Defending champions Tupapa Matie Bar and Raro All Stars retained the Raro 7s titles.

Efforts are being made to decriminalise homosexuality in the Cook Islands. 

A man died as a result of the injuries he sustained when his motorcycle crashed into a party bus on Friday night. 

 There will be no love lost when the two Tupapa teams meet in the quarterfinal of the Raro International 7s today. 

The gloomy weather yesterday failed to dampen the spirit of teams and players participating in the 30^th Raro International Sevens.

In the hope of ensuring it never happens again, MPs are investigating how a teacher was able to keep collecting $30,000 in pay after he was sacked.