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Airline not expected to fly here
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in National
While American Eagle Airlines has been granted approval by the US Department of Transportation to operate in the Pacific, it has not yet announced any plans to fly into and out of the Cook Islands. Cook Islands Tourism Corporation chief executive officer Carmel Beattie says she has no knowledge of whether the company actually intends […]
Exploratory fishing, yeah right
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in National
The naivety of our politicians is exceeded only by their inability to take remedial action once they find out that we have had, in my opinion, our pockets picked by offshore sharks, a smoke signaller writes. The Chinese company that has sweet-talked their way into a three year exploratory fishing expedition will have to make […]
Trust fund explained
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Crime
Landowners whose assets were once bound up in the Enuamanu Land Incorporation should have claimed their shares when the company was liquidated. The incorporations trust fund still contains a hefty sum of unclaimed monies. According to Atiu resident Juergen Manske-Eimke, who prepared the incorporations accounts for submission to the High Court as a condition of […]
New acting secretary of justice
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Crime
Office of the Public Service Commissioner human resource manager Alex Henry has been appointed as acting justice secretary. Henry began work in his new acting capacity at the Ministry of Justice last Monday. Former acting secretary Claudine Henry-Anguna, the court registrar, is undertaking a training programme in Australia. Henry says his appointment as acting justice […]
Man admits charges
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Crime
The 28-year-old Matavera man found in possession of drugs and stolen property earlier this month has pleaded guilty to the seven charges he faces. Corey Nicholas, a driver, appeared in the Cook Islands District Court before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi last Thursday.His case was called because a new charge of receiving stolen property […]
Police approach challenged
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police are being asked to reconsider their approach to apprehending young offenders. Justices of the peace John Kenning, Tekeu Framhein and Tauei Solomon presided over the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua last week, and heard eight criminal cases involving defendants aged between 20 and 16 years. JP Kenning says he wonders whether […]
Flag bearer humbled
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Local
Nineteen-year-old Manihiki sailor Helema Williams was the standout candidate for the job of Team Cook Islands flag bearer. Team chef de mission George George said that the 2010 Sportswoman of the Year was the right candidate because of her impressive sports achievement and especially as she is still growing in her discipline of sailing. Williams […]
PM plugs to host Forum
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna is quietly confident the Cook Islands will host next years Pacific Leaders Forum. The annual gathering of political leaders is the largest event of its kind in the regional drawing up to 400 attendees. Puna says as far as he knows no other region nation has made an offer to host […]
Bronze follows heartbreak
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands oe vaka paddlers went from absolute heartbreak to elation in the span of just a few hours on day one of the Pacific Games outrigger canoeing competition. With only six competing womens teams registered for the oe vaka V6 1500m sprints there was not time for the Cook Islands squad to ease into […]
New basic account launched
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in National
Westpac Bank Cook Islands is targeting new customers with the launch of a transaction account called Choice Basic. Choice Basic has been designed to meet the needs of customers who have low transaction volumes and want a simple transaction fee structure. Choice Basic offers customers the protection of a bank account for their money, with […]
Photo comp gets museums backing
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
Budding photographers will have the chance to get their work on the walls of the Cook Islands National Museum in the first photographic exhibition to be held at the complex. The Alliance Francaise de Rarotonga will judge the national leg of an international competition looking at the spirit and inspiration of women in the community. […]
Nation building and national parties
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
My sons under 13 rugby mates have been meeting after school behind our house. For the last three weeks theyve been building a tree house in the kuru tree. I enjoy watching all the construction work going on. When they started I watched them have a meeting to decide on the plan and design and […]
Pearls and beer in Showcase
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
Avaiki Black Pearls, Matutu Breweries and Cook Islands Tourism have been invited to represent the Cook Islands at the Pacific Showcase in Auckland early next month. Organised to coincide with the Pacific Islands Forum, the Pacific Showcase will bring together dozens of Pacific businesses, artists and performers for three days (September 6-9) at The Cloud, […]
JP gives students a second chance
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
Schools should not be so quick to turn away troubled youth, Justice of the Peace John Kenning says. He made the comment in relation to the sentencing of two 16-year-old boys who appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on Wednesday. Ellis Solomona and Ammon Mitiau, both Tereora College students, have admitted their […]
Tax will hit the north more
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
Governments withholding tax is an unfair burden on Cook Islanders already struggling financially with the recession and relying heavily on every penny saved, deputy opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen says. In parliament on Tuesday evening Rasmussen criticised finance minister Mark Browns comments that government was forced to impose a new tax to balance its books. Rasmussen […]
Im pleading bear with us
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
In an effort to deflect negativity about its controversial withholding tax, government is highlighting all it has done to the countrys benefit since gaining power in last Novembers election. Finance minister Mark Brown spoke in parliament on Tuesday evening, highlighting government achievements in the last nine months. His comments came in relation to a controversial […]
Filipino fun day at Muri
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
A family fun day and miniature Olympics is being held at Muri tomorrow as a celebration by Club Philippines Raro (CPR) of its inaugural foundation day anniversary. CPR president Henry Ereno says the day will comprise various sporting events and fun games for members and their Cook Islands friends. He expects a crowd of more […]
Odds not good
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
Odds are against anglers in this weekends 15th annual Gary Parlour fishing competition, which has grown to be the largest event between the Cook Islands and Aitutaki game fishing clubs. This year Rarotonga hosts the tournament, which began in earnest at 6am yesterday. By 2pm just four fish had been weighed a 9.8kg wahoo, 16.2kg […]
Court critical of two expulsions
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in Crime
A decision to expel two Nukutere College students after they climbed through an open window and entered an office at the school has been criticised by Justices of the Peace presiding over the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. Former Nukutere College students William Brown and Munokoa Pita, both 16 years of age, appeared in […]
USP aims to be first green campus in Pacific
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in Environment
At last Fridays graduation, the acting vice chancellor of the University of the South Pacific (USP) Dr Esther Williams challenged USP Cook Islands campus to reduce its reliance on non- renewable energy to close to zero. The campus electrical engineer Ngateina Rani believes that this target can be achieved by 2012. USP Cook Islands campus […]
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