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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.
Fly plague in Arorangi
Monday 24: Hotels and restaurants in Arorangi expressed frustration last week at what they are calling an ‘invasion of flies’ at their premises. Rarotonga Resorts Management general manager Rohan Ellis says the increasing number of flies is believed to be due to the out of control fly situation at the Arorangi landfill site. Ellis oversees […]
Koteka voted to board
SATURDAY 22: Anna Koteka has been voted on to the national superannuation board as the contributors’ representative. The process to elect a representative came to a close last Friday. Over a two-week period from July 28 to August 7, members of the fund were given the opportunity to vote for the representative who they felt […]
UK vet and nurse pick Raro
SATURDAY 22: English veterinarian university graduate Laura Musgrove, 23, had a slew of high-tech, big-budget European clinics on her doorstep from which to get her first work experience. Instead, she and a small band of vet-care specialists regularly answer the call of a tiny Pacific Island animal centre with an international reputation – the Esther […]
Emotional plea from Manihiki
SATURDAY 22: Tere party of 130 prepared and ready for Maeva Nui The people of Manihiki – concerned about transport to Maeva Nui – issued a ‘letter of plea to the government of today’ on Thursday. The letter addressed to deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate was signed by acting island secretary Lazaro Samson with […]
Changes ordered for Arorangi jail
Friday 14: New secretary of justice Mark Short says the weekend jail break by two prisoners highlights the urgent need to address problems with the Arorangi prison. Short says since last November around nine escapes were made from the correction facility. “That’s too high, that’s unacceptable,” he says. Since his appointment last week as ministry […]
For safe games
Friday 14: The Safe Games campaign is not just about handing out condoms and leaflets. Volunteers (from left) Ana File, Nukutau Pokura and Dave Pokura are ready and willing to help anyone attending WYNC make the right choices to keep free of HIV/AIDS and STI. The campaign, running during the World Youth Netball Championships and […]
DPM chairs PMG board
Friday 14: Cabinet has appointed a new chairman of the Pacific Mini Games Board following the resignation of MP Wilkie Rasmussen. Deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate has been nominated by cabinet to head the PMG board and ensure all preparations continue. Cabinet felt that with Sir Terepai also holding the portfolio of finance, it […]
Ship too costly
Wednesday 19: Government is on the search for a charter vessel to bring northern group tere parties to Maeva Nui next month after its first option was deemed too expensive. Deputy prime minister and finance minister Sir Terepai Maoate was to travel to French Polynesia last week to finalise chartering of the government-owned ship Tahiti […]
Sine die adjournment causes a stir
Friday 14: Parliament adjourned sine die yesterday after sitting for just three hours. Some MPs were disappointed that they had been called to the sitting for the re-introduction of the Seabed Minerals Bill and it was pulled from the agenda at the last minute. Then after just an hour of sitting, acting justice minister Tangata […]
3 earthquakes
Wednesday 19: Three earthquakes have struck south of Fiji this week but no repercussions are expected for the Cook Islands. According to the US Geographical Survey Centre, the first quake had a magnitude of 4.4 and occurred on Sundayat 1.38pm (CI time). It had a focal depth of 551.3 kilometres and was 70 kilometres south […]
Second Tahiti Nui charter planned
Friday 14: Deputy prime minister and finance minister Sir Terepai Maoate will travel to French Polynesia tomorrow to finalise the charter of the government-owned ship Tahiti Nui to transport northern group islanders to the Maeva Nui celebrations next month. He made the announcement of his mission in parliament yesterday after Rakahanga MP Piho Rua said […]
Police investigate 14 new burglaries
Tuesday 18: Money, cigarettes and mobile phones were amongst items taken in some of the 14 burglaries reported to police in the week to August 16. Inspector Arama Tera says that the public should take extra care in locking up their houses and accommodation units, as well as keeping valuables out of sight or in […]
Constitutional amendment passed
Friday 14: A constitutional amendment was passed yesterday to amend the set up of the Cook Islands Court of Appeal, its membership and how its judges are appointed. One of the main changes is that the high court will now be able to be held outside of the Cook Islands in special circumstances such as […]
Internet problem
Tuesday 18: Telecom Cook Islands’ residential broadband users may have noticed slower internet speed yesterday. This is due to one of the two internet circuits being out of service due to an equipment fault. The faulty circuit accounts for 30 percent of total internet capacity. Telecom identified the fault early yesterday morning. TCI says there […]
Mental health a low priority
Thursday 13: The low priority given to mental health in the Pacific means that specialised mental health care is sorely inadequate in the region, says a mental health adviser. Margaret Eastgate, regional youth and mental health project coordinator at the Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International, made this statement when she addressed […]
Prison system irresponsible – Glassie
Tuesday 18: Opposition MP Nandi Glassie says the minister of justice must be made responsible for action on penal reform. Glassie describes the current prison system as ‘loose and irresponsible’. He is among a growing number of local people fed up with the management of the prison and the penal system’s failures. Glassie says the […]
Ex-principal ready for new role
Thursday 13: New secretary of education Sharyn Paio has been on the job for just five days and is optimistic about what she can achieve during her three-year term for the future of education. Paio says the ministry must now widen its horizons and have a strategic approach to implementing the new education master plan. […]
It's all been said before!
Monday 17: The Arorangi Prison was completed in August 1954 and the first inmates entered the facility on September 14, 1954. Apart from the more recent addition of the female quarters, little or no renovations have taken place since. The main prison is in many areas falling to bits. It is long past time that […]
Parliament resumes for 2 bills
Thursday 13: Parliament is due to sit again from today, primarily for the reintroduction of the Seabed Minerals Bill which has been under select committee review for the past few months. The bill is seen as one of the most important in terms of new law this year as once it comes into force as […]
12 reports since 1976
Monday 17: Penal reform campaigner Gordon Sawtell believes now is the time to deal with problems and conditions at the national jail. He contributed this article at the weekend with the closing comment that we need at all costs to ensure proper containment of prison inmates especially during the Pacific Mini Games to avoid a […]
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