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National
Social Impact Fund awards $199,825 to 14 community projects
The Cook Islands Social Impact Fund approved 14 proposals totalling $199,825.20 from 21 applications, supporting community initiatives across Rarotonga and the Pa Enua, with a focus on sports, wellness and youth development.
Christmas in the Park brings festive cheer to Rarotonga
Hundreds of locals, visiting families, and tourists gathered at the National Auditorium and Domes on Thursday evening for the annual Christmas in the Park event, hosted by Rotaract Rarotonga.
Words inadequate for vaka journey
Six returning Marumaru Atua crew members met yesterday to recall the two-and-a-half month voyaging experience they said words cant describe. Lin Andrew, Alex Olah, Sarah Moreland, Teresa Taroro, June Simiona and Tua Pittman returned from Hawaii this week after being at sea together for over two months. The group left Rarotonga on April 21 for […]
MP targets import reductions
Minister and member of parliament Teina Bishop is calling for a reduction in the amount of imported goods within the Cook Islands. In a speech to parliament yesterday Bishop said the country imported $1.6 million worth of bottled water last year alone. We have to take the economy by the scruff of the neck and […]
Enthusiasm over rare seabed minerals
The chairman of the Cook Islands deep sea mining taskforce has welcomed announcements of the discovery of troves of rare earth minerals on the Pacific Ocean floor. Japanese researchers this week announced they had discovered massive deposits of rare earth minerals, essential materials for making almost all high-tech electronics, in the mud of the Pacific […]
Flag problem unusual
Cook Islands-registered fishing vessel Te Ravakai was this week turned away from an American Samoa port for failing to fly a courtesy flag. It is a time-honoured maritime tradition for a vessel to fly a courtesy flag, or to hoist the flag of the country it is entering. However, in most ports it is not […]
Hospital septic work examined
The Ministry of Health and others involved in a $670,000 upgrade of Rarotongas hospital are reviewing the projects engineering specifications while construction has stopped pending an environment impact assessment (EIA) report. Work, which began in April on the Arorangi hospital site, was stopped recently due to confusion over whether an EIA is required to be […]
Concern at dwindling rolls
The Ministry of Education is determining ways in which the dwindling school rolls of Nukutere and Titikaveka colleges can be boosted. In the past five years Titikaveka Colleges roll has dropped in number from almost 200 to 108. Nukutere College now has 155 students, down from 201 in 2006. During a parliamentary session yesterday, education […]
Park pushes green CI
The establishment of what may be the worlds largest marine park in the Cook Islands will not hinder seabed mineral exploration, those in parliament have heard. Deputy opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen posed a question to the government about what it is doing to progress the marine park proposal. Rasmussen supports the proposal, saying it will […]
Financial secretary to start
New financial secretary Richard Neves is due to arrive in Rarotonga from Australia with his family this Saturday and will formally take over the role on July 18 . Before assuming the role from acting financial secretary Priscilla Maruariki he will be briefed about current developments by government officials. Neves has a degree in applied […]
18 tax charges denied
A Rarotonga-based company will defend 18 charges of failing to furnish income tax, PAYE and value added tax when it is allocated a hearing date in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. TTN Group Ltd denies all 18 charges and is next to be called in the court on August 18. The case was […]
Careers Expo coming together
This years Careers Expo is gearing up to be another exciting and enlightening experience for students and the community at large. The 2011 Careers Expo will be held on Thursday July 21 at the Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao. The aim of the one-day careers expo is to create as much exposure for individuals, students […]
Police job to be advertised
Police commissioner Maara Tetavas job is to be advertised, in consistency with the advertisement of other statutory appointments such as the director of audit, ombudsman and solicitor general. Member of parliament Norman George raised the question of Tetavas security as police commissioner during a session in the debating chamber yesterday. George said he noticed the […]
Jetty agreement endorsed
The planned jetty development at Arorangi will take a step closer to becoming a reality today as a memorandum of understanding between concerned parties gets endorsement. Under the agreement, the Arorangi Primary School will receive $200 from the Cook Islands Port Authority for every cruise ship that disembarks at the jetty. Cruise ship passengers will […]
Public servants get 40 percent
More than 40 percent of the governments total revenue for the next financial year will be spent on personnel those in the public sector. That is above a recommended expenditure control ratio and is a concern of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, which recommends in this years budget that policy action is taken […]
India funds Murienua projects
The constituency of Murienua, Puaikura is overwhelmed with gratitude to the Indian government for funding a number of village projects. Thank you maata, India, Mau Raina, works manager under the Member of Parliament for Murienua Tom Marsters, said. The village applied to the Indian Grant Fund project through Aid Management last year. The successful application […]
Worry as food,fuel run low
Te Kukupa was deployed yesterday to take 10,000 litres of diesel to Manihiki and Rakahanga, which are short of diesel but also running low on petrol and some basic foodstuffs. Tauhunu shop owner Papapia Kaisara learned on Wednesday night of the governments intention to load Te Kukupa with diesel for Manihikis energy generators. Why just […]
Night market brings in $14,000
The Aitutaki go local night market generated about $14,000 of revenue for vendors and stallholders, according to the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB). The market, which was held last week, was focused on all things Aitutaki with vendors, food and items championing the local cause. BTIB business development manager Melina Tuiravakai said the night was […]
Police warn against gun modification
Police have issued a reminder to the public following the recent gun amnesty, urging gun owners not to modify or cut their guns. Cook Islands Police will destroy seven guns they deemed to be unsafe during the gun amnesty in Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Inspector Arana Tera said home-modified guns were among those classified unsafe, and […]
Deep sea mysteries to be explained
The deep sea minerals taskforce is preparing to stage a public awareness campaign in coming months. The public will be invited to hear what the taskforce is doing during sessions in public meeting houses and at the University of South Pacific, Cook Islands campus in Avarua. Well-known deep sea research scientist Chuck Fisher will be […]
Baby bonus will cost $360,000
The governments election promise to give all parents of newborns a $1000 allowance is this financial year expected to cost $360,000. A previous baby bonus of $300 cost the government an annual $90,000. The new allowance is part of a total welfare payments estimate of $12.5 million for the year ending June 30, 2010. That […]
PM wants 100% renewable energy by 2020
Prime Minister Henry Puna has set the Cook Islands the ambitious but not impossible target of becoming 100 per cent reliant on renewable energy within 10 years. Puna, the Minister of Environment, said the Cook Islands government was aiming to generate 50 per cent of the countrys electricity needs from renewable sources by 2015 and […]
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