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SPC resource mobilisation and service delivery
The Pacific Community (SPC) recently held its annual meeting in Pape’ete, where 25 member countries, including the Cook Islands, came together to discuss progress and set priorities for the future.
TAU appoints engineering professional
Barbara Elliston has been appointed as an engineering professional for Rarotonga’s power authority Te Aponga Uira (TAUU) by the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) Board of Directors.
60 Plus cooking up a recipe book
Members of the 60 Plus social group gathered for their regular catch up this week which included a photo shoot for the club’s cookbook titled ‘Raurau ki to rima.’ Kitchen-tested and time-honoured, the recipes featuring in the cookbook are a blend of local and non-local dishes submitted by club members. Initially – about two years […]
'Over the moon'
Selina Napa says she is ”over the moon“ with how well her campaign is going. The first female to stand for election in Titikaveka has been busy asking the people of the village what they think needs to be fixed. ”It’s an eye opener to go into people’s homes and find out what issues and […]
Garden party in honour of women
The weather may not have been quite what one would have hoped for, but Selina Napa’s garden party was still a great success. The Democratic candidate in the Titikaveka by-election invited the ladies of her constituency for light refreshments at the Vai Villas in Vaimaanga on Thursday evening. Napa told CINews she was hosting the […]
Tourism scaling back from Bula Fiji
Cook Islands tourism industry members are scaling back their presence at Fiji’s major tourism expo, Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange, thanks to the increased opportunities on offer at home. The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation and four Cook Islands properties travelled to Fiji last week for the meeting, but Tourism Corporation chief executive officer Carmel Beattie said […]
BCI reduces loan interest rates
The Peoples Bank – the Bank of the Cook Islands – has announced that it will reduce the interest rates on all its business loans by 0.5%pa, and on its home loans by 0.25%pa. The cut will become effective from July 1. BCI managing director Vaine Nooana-Arioka is pleased to make this announcement on behalf […]
Bankers welcome banking review
The Banking Association of Cook Islands (BACI) welcomes the independent review of the banking and financial services sector that started on May 28. Commissioned by the government of the Cook Islands as a result of the Economic Task Force submission in 2011, the review is being undertaken by independent advisor Sam Knowles. BACI chairman David […]
New website for regional crime fight
The Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN) has launched its website in Apia, Samoa, to enhance understanding of transnational crime threats and increase awareness, of the PTCN to target transnational crime threats regionally and globally. The website – www.ptcn.ws – will assist in enhancing the partnership arrangements with law enforcement agencies throughout the Pacific and provide […]
Steering committee works hard behind the scenes
CORRECTION – Ngaria Stephenson was incorrectly named as Dr Deborah Perrott in a photo caption for the Youthline launch in yesterday’s CINews. Ngaria Stephenson, the inclusive education advisor at the Ministry of Education, was at Tuesday’s Youth Helpline Cook Islands launch as she was on the steering committee which helped get the new youth helpline […]
Reggae fans depart for Samoa
A group of local UB40 fans including some rockers departed for Samoa yesterday morning in their own chartered Air Rarotonga aircraft. UB40 staged a concert in Apia last night (Friday in Samoa) as part of Samoa’s 50th Independence celebrations. The flight stopped in Niue for fuel and will return with the group on Saturday night. […]
Powered by Gas!
Miss Gas Cook Islands Antonina Browne joined the Miss Cook Islands pageant to follow in the footsteps of other women in her family who’ve joined the pageant in the past. Browne was officially launched as Miss Gas Cook Islands yesterday – the 20-year-old donning a hard hat, safety gloves and glasses to join the boys […]
Jewellery course underway
A unique opportunity in community education is currently on offer at Tereora College. The evening class, open to those who already have some experience in jewellery making, is now in its second week. Frances Kirkham, graphics teacher at Tereora College and also a trained goldsmith, is taking the class. It is Kirkham’s aim that the […]
New shipping group seeks vessel
A group of local importers is reportedly working to source a vessel to fill gaps in the Cook Islands shipping operation. At present only Reef Shipping is actively using its licence to operate a ship from New Zealand to the Cook Islands. Through an interim arrangement Pacific Direct Line (PDL) and Pacific Forum Line (PFL) […]
Minister releases 'capital initiatives'
The Cook Islands will for the first time present Budget Book 3 ”Capital Initiatives“. This outlines the national capital investment programme and provides the 2011-12 anticipated expenditure and three year capital budget for ministries and state-owned enterprises. These activities are financed through a mix of resources from international development partners, lenders, the Cook Islands government […]
8 new chiefs sworn in
The Koutu Nui Uipaanga Maata 2012 held in Aitutaki was a great success. On the opening day – Monday, May 21 – eight new tribal chiefs were sworn into the Koutu Nui. The new mataiapo are Kaimarama M, Kavakura M, Tiikura Mataiapo, Rae Mataiapo o Taravao and Tere’a Mataiapo as well as Tamakeu Mataiapo, Mama […]
Raffle ruffles feathers
Ticket holders wondering why they have not yet heard about the raffle results from the Atiu hostel fundraiser will be interested to know that winners will receive their prizes at 12 noon today. The drawing of the raffle, in aid of the construction of Atiu Nui Maruarua – the Enuamanu hostel in Tupapa – caused […]
Port height restriction under review
The Avatiu port redevelopment has prompted questions about height restrictions on the port for aircraft movements. A CINews reader asks whether the $27 million redevelopment of Avatiu port was all in vain, and says the consultants have ”botched up“. The reader is concerned that no one checked on the height restriction for aircraft movements over […]
Not first or last course
More computer training for senior citizens is on the cards following the successful recent course held at the USP Centre and run by Mii Manuela of the Office of the Prime Minister’s ICT department. While it was the first course run by Maneula – it was the second course for senior citizens and not the […]
Fighting salt water with fresh water
The Ports Authority has come up with a solution to the problem of saltwater dripping on to the road from trucks transporting dredged material from the harbour to a dumping site at Panama. The authority will continue to dump dredged harbour material at their Panama site, but will use water suppression – spraying the road […]
Carter replies to tendering criticism
New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands John Carter says that wherever possible, the New Zealand Aid Programme gives preference to local companies in its tendering of contracts to undertake projects. In the case of Te Aponga Uira’s 100 kW solar photovoltaic project for the Avatiu station and its 50 kW solar project for […]
It's World No Tobacco Day
Dubai is today enacting a 24-hour ban on the sale of cigarettes in commemoration of the United Nations’ World No Tobacco Day. While the Cook Islands will not be taking such a drastic measure, the Ministry of Health is encouraging people to abstain from tobacco use today. Each year the World Health Organisation (WHO) assigns […]
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