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Tap should remain locked up in the closet
Thursday 4 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am glad that the five cabinet ministers are dragging their feet on the seabed mining adventure as Tap Pryor suggested in his editorial. What’s the rush, Tap? Do you really think that our current government can manage billions of dollars when they are struggling to manage the few millions we have? Perhaps […]
How lucky can you get?
Thursday 4 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When one looks at the Toagate scandal one cannot help noticing the easy way Brett Porter makes millions of dollars without spending a cent – settlement out of court $1.75milliion, 8 years of guaranteed profit at $1.2 million a year, $9.6 million dollars, a total of $11.35million without ever contributing a dollar! How […]
Irreversible damage done
Thursday 4 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We, the people of this country, address these issues directly to prime minister Jim Marurai. 1. As PM, all cabinet portfolios belong to you but you delegate them amongst your ministers. 2. As chairman of cabinet, you chair all cabinet meetings and you are the only one who can call cabinet to meet. […]
Dump asbestos our way
Thursday 4 February 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
Neigbouring nation Niue might follow the Cook Islands’ unorthodox method of dumping asbestos roofing at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Niue MP Terry Coe suggests that asbestos roofing from homes damaged during cyclone Heta in 2004 should be loaded on to a ship that is then sunk 2000 to 3000 metres down. He suggests […]
Public views wanted on new labour law
Wednesday 3 February 2010 | Published in Local
Public views are being sought on the country’s proposed new labour law this month. When the bill is passed by parliament, it will introduce rights and obligations for employees and employers in the private sector. This extends to such provisions as hours of work, wages, rest and meal breaks. Part of the proposed law sets […]
Tourism people want Crocombe to explain new marketing group
Wednesday 3 February 2010 | Published in Local
Tourism board chairman Tata Crocombe may have to reassure the industry that the new destination sales and marketing (DSM) committee he also heads is of value to smaller operators. The Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council met with members on Monday to discuss the controversial government initiative to appoint the separate marketing committee under the tourism […]
Porter grocery business still under wraps
Wednesday 3 February 2010 | Published in Local
Shareholders in a new grocery company set to open this year at the former Meatco premises are still silent on the venture. The Cold Store Ltd was formed last July and its shareholders are the children of former Meatco owners Brett and Cavelle Porter, who have already tried to distance themselves from the venture. Brett […]
Where to now?
Wednesday 3 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It seems that the short honeymoon for Marurai and his cabinet is already at stalemate. No new initiatives except they’re back-pedaling and going over ideas and initiatives already thought of by the Demo government. This little team is already exhausted as they no longer have the insight to think outside the square. In […]
Tap's suggestion 'horrifying'
Wednesday 3 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Tap Pryor has concerns about the ‘nodule opportunity’ he sees as about to be killed by the government and states that no appropriation of funds is required to pass and implement the seabed mining legislation and for the minister to sign an exploration licence. What a horrifying thought that is! The objectives of […]
Let's just sit on our golden egg
Wednesday 3 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I make reference to the letter in your newspaper the other day from ol’ papa Tap Pryor who appears desperate for this government to urgently proceed with the exploration of the country’s manganese nodules as soon as possible. The way I see things, if the value of the minerals contained in these deep-sea […]
No early deals
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Local
GOVERNMENT will not work to an ‘Endeavour pressured’ timetable in setting up the new seabed minerals authority, ac¬cording to prime minister Jim Marurai’s office. Marurai, acting mineral and natural resource minister, held a meeting with key government officials yesterday to plan the set up of the seabed minerals authority. To discuss the issue, he and […]
Wilkie seeks 'true facts'
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Local
FINANCE minister Wilkie Ras¬mussen yesterday deflected criticism and demands for dis¬closure of secret sums in the Toagate scandal. He issued a statement to Cook Islands News that did not reveal figures but said the government of today is diligently working its way through the contents of the settlement agreed with Toa Petroleum Limited. “It is […]
Cyclone Oli passes through 2 ships wait
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Local
ANOTHER cyclone travelled through the Cook Islands yes¬terday. The tropical depression had been monitored since last Friday and was officially named tropi¬cal cyclone Oli early yesterday morning. By the afternoon it had passed through the northern group and was heading towards the southern islands. Acting Cook Islands met service director Maara Vaiimene said Oli came […]
Les Priest's god is the moral law giver
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m replying to a letter by Les Priest “Is God too busy?” Les comes across as an atheist but confusingly he also comes across as an agnostic by his “if” and “I imagine” remarks about God and evilness. Les’s personal belief “that there is no God” is inconsistent with known knowledge and human […]
More positives than negatives
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My wife and I vacationed in Rarotonga and Aitutaki two years ago spending a week on each island. Our two-week vacation contributed much to the local economy. We will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in April and we have decided to return. But we’ll be visiting only Rarotonga this time, staying at […]
Stick with 24 MPs plus 1
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Recently MPs have been the target of unfair criticisms – too many, over-paid, under-worked etc. People moan about having far too many MPs. Niue has a population of just over a 1000 with 22 MPs. We have 15,000 with only 24 MPs, so what’s the big fuss! New Zealand went through their parliamentary […]
Kia vai rai te noo'anga o Nukuroa
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
E Tama, Kia orana i te aroa nui o to tatou metua Atua, E kura patianga mei roto atu i te au pu tokotoko e tamarumaru nei ia Nukuroa enua e pera te aronga mana o te enua, te au upoko inaina e tae rava atu ki te unga ma te potiki, i te patoi […]
What's the rush?
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Over the past month, there’s been so much publicity about political reform. But since Marurai and his cabinet have been in power, it’s all been ballyhoo about political reform to cover the real truth. The fact is Marurai and his cohorts have been brainwashed to reform in order to clear the political road […]
Police assurance a huge relief
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It is comforting to know that the police commissioner will stand firm to the principles of good law and that he will protect the interests of the public from those in executive power who may choose to break the law and vice versa. That’s a huge relief and sends a very strong reassuring […]
Where is our leader?
Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Excuses! Excuses! Excuses! That’s all I read in the paper these days and hear from the Prime Minister, the Demo party, including the CIP. No PROACTIVE responses, just reactive, pathetic, negative, finger pointing, passing the blame excuses. I have followed the reports on the Toagate Scandal and found it unbelievably amazing that the […]
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