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Articles by Utopia Support
Roads are in a shocking state
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The heavy rain experienced around Rarotonga last Thursday has again highlighted just how bad the state of the capital's roads, sidewalks and drainage systems really are.
Telecom jobs: How does Bishop know?
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Could Teina Bishop actually tell us as to how he knows that "30 Cook Islanders will lose their jobs [at Telecom Cook Islands]" if the Digicel deal goes through (re TV advertisement)?
Demos prepare for campaign launch
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Politics
The Democratic Party is gearing up to kick off its election campaign at an event to be held at the National Auditorium tomorrow evening.
Population down by 1000 from 2012
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands’ total estimated resident population has dropped by about 1000 over the past two years, according to the Statistics Office.
Multiplug warning after Vaima fire
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Local
Cook Islands officials are warning about the misuse of multiplugs or powerboards, after the discovery that one of the electronic devices caused the devastating fire at Vaima restaurant earlier this month.
Barge readied for Manihiki trip
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Outer Islands
Avatiu Wharf was bustling with activity yesterday as building materials and cement destined for use in the Manihiki Harbour upgrade were loaded onto a barge.
Chuuk state passes shark fishing ban
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Regional
All four of the Federated States of Micronesia have enacted shark protections, now that the state of Chuuk has passed legislation that bans shark fishing in its waters.
Fiji: Call to test decree impartiality
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Pressure is being brought to bear on the Supervisor of Elections to take action on what is said to be a false declaration by the FijiFirst party that none of its candidates had a criminal record when, in fact one had.
Fuel shortage could become petrol crisis
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Local
Rarotonga will soon be facing a critical shortage of petrol.
Singapore netball experience for Cookie
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Netball
Six weeks in the Singapore super league netball tournament will have national netball defender Lenae Tiaiti match ready when she takes to the courts next week for the Pacific Netball Series.
Smokies: Good on ya Telecom
Wednesday 28 May 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
It’s been some time coming, but it seems Telecom has finally got its act together on SMS alerts on data usage.
Kiribati: One in 20 babies die in first year
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Regional
An Australian independent aid project is tackling water and sanitation problems in Kiribati to combat the nation’s high infant mortality rate.
Royal visit from Tongan princess
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Local
Cook Islands women living in New Zealand hosted Her Royal Highness Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu Kalaniuvalu Fotofili at a special event at the weekend.
Smokies: Get political priorities right
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
A local political rally was described as a well-attended affair by the candidate who then commented “we sold many, many plates of food”.
A 'good news' dog story
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I recently had the holiday of a lifetime planned, spending four weeks in Rarotonga.
PM accessed loan, not grant
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Prime Minister is disappointed by misleading headlines and stories in the Cook Islands News over his pearl farm operation.
Brown, Neves in Kazakhstan
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Politics
Officials probably couldn’t have picked a nation more different from the Cook Islands for a recent meeting than Kazakhstan, which recently hosted the 47th Annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank.
Telecom keeps netball players connected
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Netball
Members of the national netball squad visited Telecom Cook Islands yesterday to pick up mobile top up cards and wireless top up vouchers as part of the communication company’s support of the national netball team.
Puna pearl grant clarification
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Yesterday’s lead story in your paper stated that the PM received a loan of $18,394 from the Cook Islands Pearl Authority (CIPA) in early 2011 to purchase 1000 emergency floats (later reduced to $17,823 for 31 defective floats).
PM's pearl grant eligibility still unclear
Tuesday 27 May 2014 | Published in Politics
The Puna family pearl farm’s chances of getting more aid funding from the Manihiki Pearl project appear to be zilch – unless it can be shown the farm meets the criteria to qualify for a grant.
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