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Articles by Rashneel Kumar

Town out for Origin revenge

Monday 22 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Cricket

THEY may not say it out loud, but revenge is surely in the minds of the Sky Pacific Town team ahead of today’s 21 South Group Vaka of Origin III women’s match against the Varo Media Country.

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Govt committed to economic growth

Monday 22 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

FINANCE minister Mark Brown says the government is committed to continuing to support economic growth and ensuring long-term, sustainable economic and social development for the people of the Cook Islands.


Fee rise passed in 2016

Monday 22 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

THE justice ministry says the hike in fees for land matters which was questioned by some Cook Islanders on social media site was approved back on August 29, 2016.


Cruise ship moves on after swells cancel visit

Monday 22 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Some Rarotonga tourism operators suffered a loss of business after efforts to get passengers onshore from the cruise ship Viking Sun proved futile yesterday.

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Country side confident of cricket victory

Friday 19 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Cricket

The Varo Media Country side is confident of retaining the women’s title in the 21 South Group Vaka of Origin III cricket match tomorrow.

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Infrastructure lets tourism down

Friday 19 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

The standard of Cook Islands infrastructure is not up to the task of handling a significantly higher number of visitors to the country, a government report says.


Massive cruise ship on day visit to island

Friday 19 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Rarotonga is expected to welcome today one of the biggest cruise ships to visit the country this year.

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Vaka of Origin set for third series

Thursday 18 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Cricket

The 21 South Group Vaka of Origin III is all set to start this Saturday with the women’s battle between the Sky Pacific Blues and the Varo Media Maroons at Turangi Oval.

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Visitor boost forecast

Thursday 18 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy

Government predicts more than 160,000 tourists will visit the Cook Islands in the financial year 2017/18 which runs from July, 2017 to June this year.


Govt whips up extra money for Hagai

Thursday 18 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Government has already spent more than half of the amount by which it is allowed to exceed appropriated expenditure for the financial year 2017/18.


Puaikura thanks CIFA for scholarship

Wednesday 17 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football

Puaikura Football Club has thanked Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) for providing football scholarships to five of its players.

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Touch to hold second muster comp

Wednesday 17 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby

The Cook Islands Touch Association is inviting interested teams and players to join them for a second muster meet today at Nikao Field.


Touch to hold second muster comp

Wednesday 17 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby

The Cook Islands Touch Association is inviting interested teams and players to join them for a second muster meet today at Nikao Field.


Touch to hold second muster comp

Wednesday 17 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby

The Cook Islands Touch Association is inviting interested teams and players to join them for a second muster meet today at Nikao Field.


OECD confirms a delay in developed status graduation

Wednesday 17 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has confirmed the extra time given to the Cook Islands to compile reliable data to determine the country’s graduation to developed status.


Manatua cable project set to start

Wednesday 17 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics

The Cook Islands and other Pacific Island countries participating in the Manatua submarine telecommunications cable project are close to finalising the international tender to carry out this multi-million dollar development.


Govt spends extra $180,000 on overseas travel

Wednesday 17 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Government approved additional expenditure of $2.1 million from July to December last year.


China to pay $10m for building repairs

Tuesday 16 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Chinese government is committing close to $10 million towards a project which will oversee the refurbishment of the Ministry of Justice, the police headquarters and the sports arena buildings.


Government confident revenue will pick up

Monday 15 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Total revenue collection for the quarter ending September 2017/18 was slightly lower than the Budget estimate but this should not affect projected revenue collection for this financial year, says Finance minister Mark Brown.


Its time to muster up for touch season

Monday 15 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby

The Cook Islands Touch 2018 season gets underway next week with muster competitions to help clubs prepare well before the season gets underway later this month.


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