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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Duterte apologises
Monday 3 October 2016 | Published in Regional
PHILIPPINES – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte specifically apologised to Jews on Sunday for his earlier comments in which he compared his war on drugs with the way Adolf Hitler slaughtered millions of Jews during World War II.
Breakthrough in trial for cure of HIV infection
Monday 3 October 2016 | Published in Regional
BRITAIN – UK scientists and clinicians working on a groundbreaking trial to test a possible cure for HIV infection say they have made remarkable progress after a test patient showed no sign of the virus following treatment.
'Living hell' as Aleppo battle rages on
Monday 3 October 2016 | Published in Regional
SYRIA – Civilians in the rebel-held part of the Syrian city of Aleppo are enduring a “living hell”, the UN humanitarian chief has said, as fighting rages on.
Swarms of termites invade Fiji town
Monday 3 October 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Communities around the Fiji town of Lautoka have reportedly been hit by swarms of termites.
New Zealand bans asbestos products
Monday 3 October 2016 | Published in Regional
But flow of material into Pacific goes on unabated
Mud men make visit to Sydney
Monday 3 October 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Four Asaro tribesman have travelled to Sydney’s Australian Museum to take part in the opening of a new exhibition.
Title a real blessing for Taoro
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Local
IT WAS a time of honour and blessing for Joseph Taoro, 60, at the investiture ceremony for the Tui Mataiapo title on Wednesday.
Wind ship work earns USP team an award
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Local
THE UNIVERSITY of the South Pacific (USP) has scooped a major international shipping industry award, at the Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology Conference in Hamburg, Germany.
Rarotonga fuel prices lower due to changes
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Local
THE COOK ISLANDS Price Tribunal’s review of the effectiveness of fuel pricing arrangements introduced on Rarotonga last year confirms the changes have reduced prices to consumers.
Cook Islands at breadfruit meeting
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Local
A REPRESENTATIVE from the Cook Islands attended a Pacific Breadfruit Roundtable meeting that was recently held in Nukualofa, Tonga earlier this month (September).
School's big moment draws closer
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Local
The MOMENT former students of Apii Avarua, teachers and present pupils have been waiting for is getting closer.
Bluesky appoints interim CEO
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Local
TOLEAFOA Douglas Creevey has been appointed interim chief executive of Bluesky Pacific as troubled parent company Amper SA finalises the sale of the company to Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH).
Purse seine report shows an opportunity missed
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IT SEEMED a pity to me when I read the story in your paper about the report of the select committee on the EU purse seine deal, that an opportunity has been missed here to try and bridge the differences on what is clearly a very divisive issue.
Chiefs ask Greenpeace for help
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Local
ENVIRONMENTAL giant Greenpeace has been formally petitioned by Rarotonga’s traditional leaders to help try to stop the government entering into a purse-seining agreement with the European Union.
ADB team visit excites ministry
Saturday 1 October 2016 | Published in Local
Recent visits to the Cook Islands by consultants from the ADB's Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility have left stakeholders enthusiastic about the prospects the facility offers.
Super tight football race sets up big round
Friday 30 September 2016 | Published in Football
THE CHASE for the Rarotonga Round Cup Championship title and a place in the 2017 OFC Champions Preliminary League is shaping up to be a neck-and-neck race among teams in the Van’s premier men’s competition.
Rapana picked for Kiwis squad
Friday 30 September 2016 | Published in League
CANBERRA Raiders duo Jordan Rapana and Joseph Tapine have been added to the Kiwis train-on squad for next month's test against Australia and the subsequent Four Nations tournament in England.
New fees too much
Friday 30 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE PROPOSED new fees at the Ministry of Justice are so exorbitant that they would be condemned as “price gouging” and struck down by the official consumer watchdog if it happened in Australia, for example.
Waters still muddy on household fees
Friday 30 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
IN A recent radio talkback programme, Infrastructure Minister Teariki Heather was praising the virtues of Tonga and their water system, which is entirely self-funded.
Tourism worse than seabed mining
Friday 30 September 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I AM concerned about the view of the letter-writer "Realist," who referred to the seabed mining industry as, "an ugly industry such as mining that will undoubtedly destroy our marine environment and marine life or to continue with tourism with has contributed so much to our economic wellbeing".
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