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Chamber hits tax
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Local
The Chamber of Commerce has registered its opposition to the Cook Islands governments new withholding tax, describing it as containing serious and expensive lapses in judgement. Chamber of Commerce president Steve Anderson described the new 15 percent tax on interest accrued in the Cook Islands as being extremely ill advised and an unfortunate way to […]
Whale of a party
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Whale and Wildlife Centre director Nan Hauser prepares to cut a fluke-shaped cake to mark the reopening of the Atupa centre yesterday. The cake was also to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the day government decided to turn Cook Islands waters into a whale sanctuary. Story and photos, page 16. 11072209
Super case is postponed
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Local
A precedent-setting superannuation court case has been further adjourned to September in order for more evidence to be filed. The case, involving the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF) and Arorangi Timberland Ltd as well as the companys managing director Andy Olah, was called in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. New Zealand […]
Tax tweak planned
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Local
The government must amend its new tax laws to ensure they reflect their planned intentions, Minister of Finance Mark Brown says. In a letter to the editor delivered to Cook Islands News yesterday, Brown said the government intended to introduce amendments to the legislation before it is put into practice on September 1. It is […]
Clinching career matters
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Local
Questions were answered and direction given to the 600-plus students that made it their mission at yesterdays Career Expo to learn as much they could about finding the right path to their chosen career. The Telecom Sports Arena was packed out at different stages of the day as students roamed around gathering career information and […]
CITC to pour $1.5m into solar
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Local
Work on the Cook Islands biggest solar project has begun at the Cook Islands Trading Corporation centre in Avarua. The first-round investment will see about $750,000 spent on installing solar panels at the Avarua centre and CITCs Building Centre in Avatiu. A further $750,000 is expected to be spent on purchasing and installing more solar […]
MMR pulled into case
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Marine Resources is being dragged into a civil court case involving a Taiwanese fishing firm. Yuh Yow Marine Ltd is seeking reimbursement of more than $300,000 from the Northern Cook Islands Fishing Company (NCIFC) which it claims to have paid for seven licences not granted by the ministry. The case came before […]
Celebration bigger and better
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Local
The Te Maeva Nui float parade is back this year. Any organisations interested in joining the 20 floats already confirmed for the float parade are encouraged to contact Cook Islands Tourism (CIT). CIT promises that Te Maeva Nui will be bigger and better this year. Te Maeva Nui is going to be bigger and better […]
Ministry to get own report card
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Local
For the first time, the Ministry of Education (MOE) isnt distributing the grades its the one being graded. The ministry is awaiting its report card, which grades each of its initiatives and programmes literacy, numeracy, early childhood education, careers education, NCEA, pa enua education, inclusive education, distance education and dual pathways among them. The ministry […]
Winning wow factor
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Local
Their teachers always thought the Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre students could hold their own against New Zealands top culinary students, but now they have the proof. All four Cook Islands contenders at the Nestle Toque dOr cooking competition have walked away with awards for their efforts. Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre (HTTC) culinary students […]
Budding boaties
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Local
Young Tere Maoate with his impressive au vaka which was the fastest at the Takitumu School boat racing day on Friday. The lack of breeze did little to dampen the spirits of students who descended on Muri beach for a day of model vaka and boat racing.Full story and pictures, page 10. 11071516
Long, busy season forecast
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Local
Visitor numbers in the Cook Islands continue to grow for 2011, with 700 more people making it to our shores for June this year than the same month last year. Just over 10,000 visitors stopped at the Cook Islands this June, up 7 percent on last years June total of 9300, with the large majority […]
Police arrest six
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Local
Police made six arrests at the weekend for various offences including breach of curfew, domestic violence and theft. A man who lives near the Nikao golf course was arrested for a wilful damage to the golf course hedges. The man allegedly cut down the hedge and threatened some of the golf club members with a […]
Economy expands
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands economy is growing, albeit slowly, and is forecast to continue expanding according to data within the 2011-2012 budget. Tourism and industry performance, measured by growth in visitor numbers, continues to rise. Overall growth in the national economy is estimated at two percent in 2010-2011 and 11 percent in the next 12 months. […]
Pa Ariki calls for urgent action
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Local
Takitumu paramount chief Pa Marie Ariki is gravely concerned about the rising crime rate on Rarotonga. I have great concerns of whats been happening with all the kikia on the island and especially where our tourists have been the target, she wrote in an email to CINews from Auckland. She says that tourists generate income […]
CI among worst for chlamydia
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Local
Almost half of the Cook Islands youth population is infected with chlamydia, according to Ministry of Health figures. A 2009 survey of Cook Islanders aged between 15 and 19 years old found 49 percent of the teenagers tested were infected with the sexually transmitted disease. The test sample included 43 individuals aged between 15 and […]
Lifted high
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Local
Bishop Paul Donoghue is lifted on a paata by joyous Catholic worshippers after he was ordained as the new Catholic Bishop for the Cook Islands by retiring Bishop Stuart OConnell. Hundreds of worshippers from across the Cooks and Archbishops and Bishops from across the Oceania region joined in a celebration of the special occasion Full […]
Go Local!
Saturday 16 July 2011 | Published in Local
With a new colour press, Cook Islands News will be expanding into colour commercial printing. The machine will handle printing of high-quality colour brochures, cards, booklets and magazines on glossy paper and specialty stocks. In terms of import substitution, this means that for the first time offset colour publications like tourist brochures and booklets can […]
Were going colour!
Saturday 16 July 2011 | Published in Local
The newspaper you are holding is our first edition ever with real colour photos. Thats right Cook Islands News is introducing process colour. Not only will our news photos come to life in brilliant true colour, but our advertisers will soon have the option of using colour images and graphics to enhance their products and […]
New powers for tax collectors
Friday 15 July 2011 | Published in Local
The governments bill for its controversial withholding tax initiative also includes a provision allowing tax department officials to search commercial and residential properties. Parliament this week unanimously passed into law the Income Tax Amendment Bill without change. It gives tax collectors power to inspect books and documents whether in the custody or under the control […]
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