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Jubilee idea
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Church Talk
Friday 7: Religious advisory council president pastor Tutai Pere described the Cook Islands’ 44 years of self governance journey as being similar to the 40 years the Jews spent wandering the desert in search of the promised land. “Forty years is a very significant number in the Bible,” said Pere. “Not only did the Jews […]
A space for silence in our daily lives
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Church Talk
Friday 7: A modern parable A severe drought fell on the land and nothing grew. Day after day the sun scorched the earth, plants withered, rivers dried up and people died. Only a few healthy people remained and they were desperate. Then they heard about the Rainman who could make rain fall; maybe he could […]
$25m pledged for renewable energy work
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Environment
Friday 7: The Australian government has pledged at least $25 million in funding over four years for Pacific initiatives in clean and affordable energy. At the end of the 40th Pacific Islands Forum held in Cairns, Australia, this week, the leaders announced that Australia would also now convene an early meeting of officials within the […]
Pacific still faces climate disaster says Greenpeace
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Environment
Friday 7: “The outcome of the Pacific Island Forum is a disaster for the Pacific,” according to Greenpeace political advisor Seni Nabou. She says Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has chosen big polluters over the very survival of Pacific Islands. “At the same time, Pacific Islands leaders have buckled to a watered down climate agreement […]
Call to action on climate change
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Environment
Friday 7: Pacific leaders have issued a call to action on climate change following their 40th Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns Australia this week. The issue of climate change dominated the leaders meeting with many small island state members such as the Cook Islands calling for larger reductions in carbon emissions from developed countries. “For […]
PM supports call for climate change action
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Environment
Thursday 6: Prime minister Jim Marurai addressed the plenary session of the 40th Pacific Islands Forum yesterday on the issue of climate change. The issue has been touted as one of, if not the, most important issues at the forum being held in Cairns. Marurai was only one of a handful of leaders to speak […]
Audit looks into HoMs
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Wednesday 12: The audit office will soon begin a review of the recruitment, selection and appointment process for heads of ministries. Audit director Paul Allsworth says the office saw a complaint sent to government yesterday over the HoM appointments made last week and it has prompted the review along with public concern. “It’s also in […]
2 escapees still on run
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Wednesday 12: Police and prison wardens are still searching for the two fugitive prisoners. After escaping on Saturday night from Arorangi prison, Roger Tauarea and Daniel Mare still remain at large. Inspector Arama Tera said the crime investigation bureau (CIB) confirmed that the stolen silver Toyota Camry found in Arorangi on Monday was taken by […]
Credit rating drops
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Cooks downgraded because of rise in debt Wednesday 12: Credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has just revised its outlook on the Cook Islands from stable to negative, but affirmed its ‘BB/B’ foreign currency and local currency credit ratings. S&P says government’s net debt is likely to rise sharply from 3 percent of GDP (gross […]
Escaped cons may be armed
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 11: The two escaped convicts at large on Rarotonga are suspected to be carrying a fire arm. Roger Tauarea and Daniel Mare are still on the run from authorities after escaping from Arorangi prison on Saturday night. Police inspector Arama Tera says they’ve received a phone call from a member of the public who […]
World youth netball begins!
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Cooks praised, dream realised Tuesday 11: The opening of the World Youth Netball Championships was a colourful affair as the 20 under 21 netball teams paraded around the Telecom Sports Arena in their team colours. Teams marched, ambled and danced their way through the packed arena. In her opening address, International Federation of Netball Associations […]
Dog bites jogger
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 10: A tourist needed medical treatment after being attacked by a dog last week. Around 7am on Monday, two women, believed to be French, were jogging on the footpath ocean side along the main road of Avarua. They were heading towards Trader Jacks jogging behind a man walking his two dogs on their leashes. […]
Tender out today?
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 10: The government tender committee is expected to release its decision as to who will be offered the tender for host broadcasting at the Pacific Mini Games next month. PMG 2009 organising committee marketing & sponsorship director Tui Short was hopeful that a decision would be made last Wednesday, but this was not the […]
Economy contracts
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 10: Value added tax (VAT) receipts for the 2008-09 financial year showed an increase of 0.5 percent over the last budget estimates (supplementary 3), indicating a slowdown in the economy. This slowdown was put down, in part, to the worldwide recession and the loss of one cargo vessel in the first half of the […]
Dangerous criminal and teen escape jail
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 10: Two men tied bed sheets together to escape over the Arorangi prison wall on Saturday night. Police are searching for Roger Tauarea and Daniel Mare who fled from the correction facility around 11.30pm. The escapees had turned the sheets into a ladder which was used to climb over the prison wall. Tauarea, 38, […]
New deli raided a third time
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Saturday 8: Saturday 8: Police are investigating the third burglary since March of Le Bon Vivant. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Avarua café-deli was broken into. Police say those responsible gained entry by throwing a brick through a side window. They then stole the cash float from the register and an army […]
Meet Turts the Onu
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Saturday 8: Saturday 8: The World Youth Netball Championships mascot Turts the Onu made his first public appearance on Thursday night with the help of the Cook Islands under 21 netballers. Turts the Onu toured the Edgewater Resort and Spa on Thursday night where he was mobbed by the local players who just fell in […]
Apology stupid: Wilkie
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Saturday 8: Rasmussen claims Sir Terepai is setting up ‘the Chinese invasion’ Sacked cabinet minister Wilkie Rasmussen says deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate’s apology to China on our nat-ional day brought back memories of a 1980s song, ‘Turning Japanese’. Rasmussen says in the DPM’s case, he has turned Chinese, and his apology is an […]
Sympathy for Tonga
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Friday 7: This week regional leaders at the 40th Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns expressed their deep sympathies to the government and people of Tonga after the tragic sinking of the passenger ferry Princess Ashika on August 6. At the post Retreat press conference on Thursday, Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd said the leaders had […]
Canoeing still hopeful
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Friday 7: Cook Islands Canoeing Association is still holding on to hope that it can get New Zealand passports for its two athletes Vaea Melvin and Tupuna Amo to make them eligible to represent the Cook Islands in next month’s Pacific Mini Games. Both paddlers hold French Polynesia passports and have Cook Islands permanent residency […]
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