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Articles by Losirene Lacanivalu
Food, colour and lots of fun
Thursday 22 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
It was a day of fun, colour and laughter at the World Food Day celebrations held at Constitution Park yesterday.
'Impose fines'
Thursday 22 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Health ministry must start using Covid-19 legislation and fine people who breach quarantine rules, says Opposition Health spokesperson MP Sel Napa.
Nikao vs Avatiu at U17 Football Comp
Wednesday 21 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Football
Round 11 of the 2020 Football Competition kicks off today, Wednesday October 21 with young stars showing their football skills at the CIFA complex in Matavera.
Badminton tournament to identify U15 stars
Wednesday 21 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Other Sports
Search is on for young, up and coming badminton stars.
Owen Lewis: 'Every Cook Islander on the planet should be proud'
Wednesday 21 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Owen Lewis, secretary general of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) says the Cook Islands Games achieved its objective – to bring Cook Islanders together as one.
Four years since 2016 shooting tragedy
Wednesday 21 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Police Commissioner has overseen the implementation of the recommendations made in a report after the 2016 shooting investigation.
'Amicable settlement' reached
Wednesday 21 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A settlement has been reached between the family of the late Mary Dean and the government in regards to the 2016 fatal shooting incident.
School appoints first male principal
Tuesday 20 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
One of Rarotonga’s oldest schools has broken with a 125-year tradition after appointing its first male principal.
New stars emerge from the Games
Tuesday 20 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Other Sports
Sporting federations are being urged to continue providing competitive platform to their athletes.
Manganese or polymetallic nodule mining
Tuesday 20 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: Precautionary principle and best practise should be rigorously applied when dealing with deep sea mining, and this is what local discussion should focus on.
Repatriation flight to Tahiti in the works
Tuesday 20 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
A call is being sent out to French Polynesian nationals who desire to return home.
Tuna tagging success relies on the industry
Tuesday 20 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
The Pacific Community (SPC) has completed a critical expedition to monitor the health of the world’s largest tuna fishery in the Western and Central Pacific which includes the Cook Islands.
Driver claims asthma attack led to crash
Tuesday 20 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Blood specimen has been sought from the driver of a truck that smashed into a Te Aponga Uira (power) pole on Sunday night.
Ruta Mave.: 'Nice guys can win'
Monday 19 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINION: We need leaders who understand and listen to us, who represent our needs and can walk in our shoes.
William Foster: Disqualification due to false start
Monday 19 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Letters to the Editor
With the closure of the Games it is now up to each sports code to look at the positives and negatives of their code.
Historic visit
Monday 19 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
Last week the Cook Islands Girl Guides celebrated their 92nd anniversary. Eighty-five years ago, they were visited in Rarotonga by the founder and Chief Guide of the movement, Lady Baden Powell, together with the founder of the Scout movement, Lord Baden-Powell. Factionalism in the European community meant there was no functioning troop of Scouts to welcome the visitors.
To Tatou Vai and Te Marae Ora team up
Monday 19 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
For the last two months, Te Marae Ora health ministry and To Tatou Vai have been working together to conduct joint water quality tests around the island.
Mighty Mauke crowned champions
Monday 19 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Other Sports
Team Mauke won the Cook Islands Games 2020 title on Saturday night.
Blast from the past: The circus came to Rarotonga
Saturday 17 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Entertainment
Life in Rarotonga in the LMS (London Missionary Society) era wasn’t all work and prayer. Thirty years after its conversion to Christianity, Rarotonga was playing host to some of the biggest names in international showbusiness.
Christopher Watkins: Cook Islands Games bring a sense of togetherness
Saturday 17 October 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Editorials
OPINON: While a virus sweeps the world, here in Cook Islands, we are celebrating life with a joy which is inspiring. By Christopher Watkins, Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands.
