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Parliament Select Committee recommends withdrawal of controversial Cryptocurrency Bill
The special select committee looking into the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill 2023 has recommended that the controversial Bill be withdrawn from Parliament.
Cook Islands students benefit from Rotary Rarotonga’s generosity
Students across the nation are given a way with words thanks to the Rotary Club of Rarotonga 9920, who continue their legacy of providing dictionaries to every Year 9 student in the Cook Islands.
Kiwi diabetes nurse shares knowledge
Kiwi diabetes nurse Nisha Taylor took time out from her tropical holiday to share some advice with staff at the CITC Pharmacy yesterday. Taylor and local pharmacist Shannon Saunders have often exchanged emails where Taylor has offered advice and sent diabetes log books and equipment to Rarotonga. So, it came as a pleasant surprise when […]
Bowling rolls along nicely
Light drizzle through the week did little to dampen the competitive spirit and hot action of Cook Islands bowlers at the Rarotonga Bowling Club in Parekura. Over 100 players are competing in the Cook Islands Lawn Bowls Championships which began with a parade and exhibition matches by junior bowlers on Saturday. The men’s and women’s […]
26% increase for pearl industry
The Pearl Authority has received a 26 per cent uplift despite a massive slump in the value of the industry last year. The increase was justified by projections that that there will be a 45 per cent increase in pearl production in 2010/11. Out of the new national Budget of $157.6 million which was tabled […]
Tourism funding up in Budget
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation (CIT) has received a 3.2 per cent increase in the 2010/11 Budget. A rather conservative $157.6 million Budget was tabled in Parliament yesterday and is due to be debated when Parliament resumes on Monday. In 2009/10 CIT received $4,449,153. This has increased to $4,592,193 – an increase of $143,040. In […]
Budgets now public documents
The two national budgets presented in Parliament are now public documents – but they were almost held back for release to media despite becoming public information the moment they were tabled yesterday. Cook Islands News was to receive copies of the budget documents when they had been tabled, but when Parliament broke for morning tea […]
Demo faction's silent protest
Divide rears its head again in Parliament sitting The governing Democratic Party revealed it is still divided when its MPs went to Parliament for the tabling of the two budget bills yesterday. The faction led by Sir Terepai Maoate staged a silent protest against the tabling of the budgets when only cabinet ministers agreed to […]
No guarantees against Toagate repeat
Finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen focused on the Toagate scandal as a key talking point in his speech on the supplementary budget which declares over $3 million in costs associated with the failed fuel farm scheme. Yesterday he said it would not be surprising for an assurance that such a scandal would not be repeated to […]
Health given a $200,000 boost
The Ministry of Health has received an increase of 1.9 per cent, which amounts to $201,430, in the 2010/11 Budget which was tabled in Parliament yesterday. The budget for healthcare goes up from $10,818,871 in 2009 to $11,020,301. In the 2009/10 Budget, the ministry’s budget was cut by 1.9 per cent or $133,431. The nation’s […]
Changes to 2009/10 Budget
Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen yesterday presented a supplementary budget that takes the 2009/10 $215.5 million annual Budget to a new total of $184.6 million. Aitutaki and Penrhyn Emergency Relief and Recovery Funds to the value of $2.5 million were also been declared in the supplementary budget. After talking about the support both locally and internationally […]
New database will speed up disaster response
Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) is creating a software database that will speed and fine-tune its response to future natural disasters. The brainchild of EMCI director Charles Carlson, FERN (Frontline Emergency Response Network) is an information management system that will ensure a coordinated disaster response from EMCI, police, meteorological services and other government departments. The […]
PM to attend his fourth Forum
Prime Minister Jim Marurai believes the Forum Island countries can work together to overcome challenges such as fisheries management, trade links, renewable energy and climate change. He hopes to contribute to high level talks on these issues at the annual gathering of Forum leaders next week in Port Vila, Vanuatu for the 41st Pacific Islands […]
Golden Oldies test Sydney team
Last Friday’s Golden Oldies game at Takuvaine went well with all the Sydney people in one team against the rest. But it did not last long before everybody was anywhere, which was quite enjoyable. Dasher Wilkie was asked to replace a person in Gold shorts, so that he may put up a good show against […]
Traditional vaka to visit
Traditional voyaging outrigger vaka Te vaka no te tau Auiui is set to sail to Rarotonga and join in on the Constitution celebrations next week before continuing its journey to Shanghai, China. The canoe is set to depart Raiatea for Rarotonga today and it is anticipated that the journey to Rarotonga will take up to […]
Herman defends road maintenance
Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning’s Ata Herman reported to the infrastructure forum yesterday that a report by consultants from the ADB stated that “despite budget constraints, and contrary to some public sentiment, (MOIP) are doing a creditable job in maintaining the roads in Rarotonga”. Last year’s budget for roads was $680,000 – the equivalent of […]
Gearing up for cyclone season Akapapa no te tuatau uriia
Red Cross prepares Penrhyn as northern group stock room The Red Cross team has sent emergency supplies to Penrhyn in preparation for the coming cyclone season. They were due to arrive this week. The team has painted a 10-foot container which will stay on the island as storage for emergency supplies including blankets, tarpaulins, kitchen […]
Students loving the experience
Cook Islands secondary school students, including senior students from Mangaia, Atiu, Mitiaro, Aitutaki and Mauke, began work experience at various businesses on Rarotonga yesterday. A group of eight chose to learn more about the police force under the instruction of Sgt Kura Taere who is keen on recruiting some of her trainees in the near […]
Girl Guides gather in Maldives
Girl Guides Cook Islands this month sent three delegates to the Maldives to attend the 10th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference – they recently returned to share their experience with Girl Guides sisters. Treasurer Tepaeru Kokaua Hagai, Mangaia youth Jannet Ruatoe and national commissioner Ngara Katuke attended the conference, which drew 95 Girl Guides from 20 member […]
On appropriations and votes of no confidence
Appropriations All Appropriation Acts be they Appropriation, Supplementary or Amendment Acts lapse at the end of the financial year to which they relate so I was somewhat surprised to read in Saturday’s CI News that four weeks after the end of the 2009/10 financial year, Government was intending to introduce a Supplementary Budget for 2009/10 […]
PM's son recovering in Auckland hospital
The Prime Minister’s son Jason Marurai is recovering in hospital in Auckland following a motorbike crash on July 18. His wife, Elma, said yesterday that her husband was improving after sustaining head injuries after coming off his bike in front of Super Brown in Tupapa. He had to be flown to New Zealand for treatment […]
Getting ready for Te Maeva Nui
The annual Te Maeva Nui cultural celebrations begin this Saturday and teams are busily preparing for the constitution celebration which this year will include five competing cultural teams as well as items by local schools and visiting teams. Te Maeva Nui will begin with a march through Avarua to the Punanga Nui market by competing […]
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