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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.
Minister meets with DSM hopeful
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Minerals and Natural Resources Tom Marsters this week met Titikaveka resident John Engu, who is the first Cook Islands person to express interest in applying for training under the recently announced International Seabed Authority (ISA) training programme. Marsters encouraged Engu with his interest in taking part in our nation’s […]
Police drop Tini investigation
Police will not be laying any criminal charges against former Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) chief executive John Tini. Tini has been under police scrutiny since September 2009, after he was suspended with pay over allegations he had misused public funds. CIIC subsequently organised an investigation, which was conducted by the Audit Office and on […]
Roadside contracts in community control
A number of changes will be introduced to the Rarotonga road network beautification programmes this year aiming in part to ensure that the communities of each electorate receive benefit from the funds. The government agencies organising the programme, namely the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is also seeking clearer documentation and reporting on the work carried […]
Education and HRD prepare for merger
A delegation from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources – including education secretary Sharyn Paio and DNHRD director Frances Topa-Fariu – recently attended a range of meetings in New Zealand in the lead-up to the merger of both ministries on July 1. Minister of Education Teina Bishop was able to join the delegation for […]
IT in education strategy strengthened
A recent workshop presented by UNESCO, Microsoft, Commonwealth of Learning and the Commonwealth Secretariat has given the Ministry of Education the confidence to continue with its plans to implement technology across the curriculum and improving learning for Cook Islands students. Secretary of Education Sharyn Paio and the director of ICT (Information and Communication and Technologies) […]
Don't forget to chew!
KAUNAS – People who thoughtfully chew their food and don’t rush mealtimes not only avoid indigestion – they could be preventing diabetes as well. Scientists say they have discovered that those of us who wolf down our meals are two-and-a-half times more at risk. Scientists in Lithuania looked at 702 people, including 234 who had […]
World's Top 20 heavyweight count down
LONDON – Approximately 1.6 billion of the planet’s population are now overweight. Here’s a guide to the top 20 countries helping to tip the scales, in alphabetical order. America (70.8 percent overweight): According to a study from Yale University, five per cent of Americans would rather lose a limb than be obese. The majority, however, […]
Moringa plantation takes root
Rarotonga’s first commercial moringa oleifera plantation takes root today with a blessing ceremony at the plantation site in Tupapa. The venture by Mauke resident Hugh Graham began on the outer island when in 2010 he imported seeds to begin his moringa plantaion. Graham says he first came across the moringa oleifera benefits while conducting research […]
Selina sets sights
The Democratic Party has nominated Selina Matenga-Napa as its candidate for the June 21 Titikaveka by-election, which is needed to fill the seat left absent by the death of former opposition leader Robert Wigmore. Matenga-Napa, a life-long resident of Titikaveka and active sportswomen and community member in the village, said she would commit herself to […]
Teariki Matenga joins CIP for by-election
Cook Islands Party Titikaveka candidate Teariki Matenga Jnr says he will fight to improve the lives of the people of his village should he be successful in gaining their support in the June 21 by-election. Matenga said the people of Titikaveka faced similar problems to those from around Rarotonga in their day to day lives, […]
No new cases of dengue fever
No new cases of dengue fever have appeared in Rarotonga in the days since the disease was first encountered last week. Three cases of the disease were recorded in Rarotonga late last week, from three separate areas of the island. Authorities at public health first thought that other cases would appear in order to link […]
Largest ever CI meeting of leaders
The Cook Islands will host the largest gathering of Pacific leaders ever to assemble in Rarotonga when they arrive for the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum and related meetings in late August. Preparations for the 2012 Forum, to be chaired by Prime Minister Henry Puna, are well underway, with much planning going on behind the scenes. […]
Hollande not well received in Pacific
PARIS – Francois Hollande has swept to victory with 52 per cent of the vote in France’s presidential election run-off, but the 57-year-old is not as popular in the Pacific French Territorities. The majority of voters in the Pacific were hoping for a Sarkozy victory. Reporter Helen Hofman in Paris told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat […]
'I-Mega' edges out 'Plough Cow'
Imanuela Akatemia Christian school students are still celebrating their artistic success after the school’s cow sculpture ‘I-Mega’ won the secondary schools division of the Mega Milk sculture competition – and not Papaaroa College as reported in yesterday’s story. Papaaroa College’s plough cow came in a close second to ‘I-Mega’ from Imanuela Akatemia. ‘I-Mega’ the superhero […]
Red Cross opens doors for world day
People looking to get a peek in to the new Cook Islands Red Cross headquarters in Tupapa can do so today when the local branch of the global organisation marks World Red Cross Day. The headquarters will be open for inspections today between 9am and 4pm to mark the international day, which is being jointly […]
Invitation to join American roadshow
The Cook Islands tourism industry is being invited to join the Tourism Corporation’s North American Road Show this September, which will take in 11 cities and two major markets in its path. The two-week road show is focusing on the west coasts of Canada and the United States, and participants are being given the opportunity […]
New Suwarrow caretakers going 'home'
Being named as the new Suwarrow rangers is a homecoming of sorts for Tuakeu Harry Papai and Antony Nicholas, albeit it is in differing ways for each. Manihiki man Papai, the senior park ranger, will travel north to an area that he calls his home. Papai lived in Manihiki for 20 years, running a pearl […]
Youthline advised of CI circumstances
New Zealand’s Youthline support service will provide a Cook Islands component to their training regimen for all incoming counsellors following a visit from two Cook Islands youth workers. Ministry of Education inclusive education advisor Ngaria Stephenson and student counsellor Thomas Wynne met with Youthline staff to provide training and advice on how the help line’s […]
Cooks attending Forum trade meeting
Cook Islands trade officer Danny Williams will join a meeting of trade ministers from across the Pacific in Majuro, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, for the 2012 Forum Trade Ministers’ Meeting. Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) Tuiloma Neroni Slade says the meeting will provide an opportunity for […]
Candlelight vigil planned for AIDS memorial
Community groups and individuals are being invited to join an international movement later this month to remember those who have lost the lives to AIDS and support those living with the disease. The Cook Islands will join the global movement International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday, May 20, with a special service at the Arorangi […]
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