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Creative Centre visits USP campus
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
There were excited smiles on the faces of students from the Creative Centre when they visited the University of the South Pacific campus in Takamoa for the first time on Wednesday last week.
Cook Islands trusts on comeback trail
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
The Cook Islands is on the trust comeback trail, looking for work from New Zealand, Australia and China as it produces new products and services focused on its reputation as a trust, rather than a tax haven.
Volunteers step up for rubbish round-up
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
Hundreds of kilograms of rubbish were collected by volunteers during this year’s rubbish round-up events in Rarotonga.
Mental illness in the elderly a concern
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
Stress is the main contributor to mental illness in older people.
French attach visits for language project
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
Embassy of France linguistic attach Patrick Coustance is in Cook Islands to meet all the Cook Island parties of the French teaching project.
Prison 'safest place'for mentally ill man
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
A mentally ill man whose case has spent some time in court has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for his and the community’s safety.
World mental health day on Thursday
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
Around 800 million people are currently aged over 60 in the world and these figures are projected to increase to over two billion by 2050 according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Ministry looks at challenges in education
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
The first-ever national conference organised by the Ministry of Education begins today.
Sky TV signal still going strong
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
The satellite signal for Sky TV has not yet been switched off in the Cooks, despite warnings from Fiji that it would shut down on October 1.
Nurses up-skilled by 80s fund
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
A nurse at Rarotonga Hospital recently attended a training workshop in Bangkok, thanks to a trust set up more than 20 years ago in the Cooks.
Prime Minister given the 'all clear'
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna returned to the job on Friday morning after arriving in the Cook Islands on a flight late on Thursday.
US$2.15m grant for Pacific aviation safety
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
THE PACIFIC – The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved a $US2.15 million grant to the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) to help ensure safety and security oversight in the aviation sector in Pacific island countries.
Regional science conference underway
Tuesday 8 October 2013 | Published in National
Members from the region’s scientific community are in the Cook Islands for an annual gathering to discuss environmental and development issues affecting the Pacific.
Three-eyed coconut a rare find
Monday 7 October 2013 | Published in Environment
Three eyes and one mouth makes for a very unusual coconut.
New tips on power bills
Monday 7 October 2013 | Published in Local
Energy efficiency tips will now be a part of the Te Aponga Uira (TAU) power bill distribution.
Man says he was wrongly named in drugs case
Monday 7 October 2013 | Published in Local
A Cook Islander named in the bail conditions of a recent drugs case says he had nothing to do with the case and wants to clear his name.
Eye-catching coconut
Monday 7 October 2013 | Published in Local
Olive Willie, his brother TJ and cousin Dani show off the rare coconut found by their grandfather Isia Williams last week.
More transparency needed from MMR
Monday 7 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It can be tempting when annual licence fees of $8 million are dangled in front of government to allow the four (possibly seven) European Union superseiners into Cook Islands waters.
An economy of two halves
Monday 7 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We have an economy of two halves: the dying economies of the outer islands where people suffer in silence and depend on hand-outs from Rarotonga for their sustenance, and the tourism-led cash economy of Rarotonga, again of two halves, with those who’ve become cashless (mainly of indigenous extraction) and are fleeing the country like refugees and those who remain cash rich (mainly of foreign extraction) and don’t care about indigenous depopulation.
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