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Time of the essence for Budget tabling
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Jim Marurai is reportedly thinking of calling a sitting of Parliament for July 23 just a week before the deadline for tabling the annual Budget. Finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen told CI News yesterday that the now balanced Budget is ready to go to Parliament following its approval by cabinet this month. Under the […]
Masters return with massive medal haul
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands masters’ athletics team have returned home from Tahiti with a whopping 61 medals –possibly the most medals ever won by a Cook Islands’ sports team. Members of the successful team returned home from the Oceania Masters Athletics Championships in Tahiti on Tuesday weighed down with their medals but buoyed by the awesome […]
Selection disappoints hopeful
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in Local
Avatiu’s Poko Keu is disappointed at the process carried out to select Sam ‘Gumby’ Crocombe as the Democratic Party election candidate for Ruatonga-Avatiu-Panama-Palmerston-Atupa (RAPPA). He also believes it unfairly all came down to “who had the most money” to mount a successful campaign come election time. On Tuesday party executives announced that a run off […]
Trio examines island biodiversity
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in National
Three Master’s degree students from England recently returned from a five-week stint studying biodiversity in the outer islands. Two of them – Rachael Heptonstall and Hannah Stephenson – were on Atiu, staying with the Porio family in Mapumai. Kimberley Jennings, whose background is in biology, did her research on Aitutaki. All three tertiary students will […]
Te Kukupa to the rescue
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Local
Police patrol boat Te Kukupa was sent to retrieve 11 of 13 people on board the yacht SV Southern Cross after it experienced engine trouble at the weekend. Police received information on Saturday that the 58ft ketch had experienced engine problems near Palmerston island en route to Rarotonga. The yacht was expected to arrive in […]
Mangaia proves a hit
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Local
Though clouds obscured the Sunday morning eclipse in Mangaia, most tourists fell too much in love with the island to let it ruin their holiday. There were some who couldn’t conceal their disappointment, but the majority of eclipse-chasers who travelled to Mangaia this weekend said that the island’s beauty and its people more than made […]
Beer vote may be challenged
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Local
Businessman James Beer has been confirmed as the Democratic Party’s election candidate for Murienua after last week’s run off against Angeline Tuara. But with Beer scarcely past the first post in his ambition to become an MP, Tuara’s supporters were reportedly planning to complain and ask for a recount of the votes. Yesterday, the Demo […]
Corrections
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
In yesterday’s CI News an article about the cellular coverage in Mangaia said the trial cost $100,000. In fact the value of the equipment is just under $100,000 and the equipment was lent to Telecom Cook Islands on a trial. Meanwhile, in Saturday’s paper two captions, under the photos of Noorangi Mataiapo Moeroa Kaveao and […]
Paddlers head to Tahiti Aito
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
The islands’ top paddlers are pumped and ready to represent the country at the Tahiti Aito next Friday and Saturday. The Cook Islands Aito team of five paddlers – Emilene Taulu, Serena Hunter, Vaea Melvin, Fletcher Melvin and Reuben Dearlove, will line up against 600 of the worlds best paddlers in the prestigious oe vaka […]
Animals looking for good homes
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
The Esther Honey animal clinic in Nikao is looking for good homes for some of the animals they have been sheltering. They have a ginger cat by the name of Orlando who will be perfect for a family having trouble with rats – he’s a superb rat catcher! Kaching is an older cat looking for […]
Public urged to help fight crime
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
Police are cracking down on speeding motorists and are asking the public to help them fight this crime by reporting incidents to the headquarters in Avarua or to vaka constables. The people of Arorangi have for a long time had to put up with their main road being used as a speedway track by careless […]
CIP Tumu invites potential candidates
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
The coming general election will be a test whether the two main political parties – the Democratic Party and the CIP – are able to hold the confidence of their supporters. The emerging Cook Islands Party Tumu issued its first press release yesterday, saying the time is ripe for a third major party after having […]
Mangaia craftspeople enjoy boom
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
Craftspeople in Mangaia upped the ante this past weekend to cater to the hundreds of tourists that travelled there for the eclipse. Local jewellery and local crafts were wildly popular with the eclipse-chasers, who cleaned out market stalls and local shops that most of the time don’t get such great numbers of tourists. Lyn Martin, […]
H1N1 swine flu vaccinations continuing
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
Public Health is continuing to vaccinate the population against swine flu. The Secretary of Health Tupou Faireka said that by vaccinating health care staff and school children, 10 per cent of the population has already been protected against Swine Flu. Yesterday a group of four health professionals, one IT technician and one admin person left […]
Solicitor general criticised
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
Solicitor general Tingika Elikana played a “pivotal and controversial” role in the Toagate scandal according to the recently released Audit report on Government’s attempts to nationalise the fuel industry. Although the report states that Elikana played a “limited” role in the overall fuel strategy, he was responsible for reviewing the heads of agreement document, which […]
Watch your valuables, police urge
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in National
The compartment under a motorbike seat is not a safe to store your valuables. One couple learnt this lesson the hard way at the weekend when they returned from a stroll along Ngatangiia beach to find their blue Ipod, silver wristwatch and red shoulder bag stolen from their motorbike storage compartment. Police are urging both […]
$54,000 theft case
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Crime
Eiao Baniani pleaded not guilty to two charges of theft which amount to over $54,000 when he appeared in the High Court at Rarotonga yesterday It is alleged Baniani stole the money from his former employers at Paradise Cove in Aitutaki. Yesterday was the first day of a jury trial that is set down for […]
Nothing compares to chasing an eclipse
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Environment
There’s a reason people of all nationalities follow the promise of an eclipse to the far reaches of the globe for serious eclipse-chasers, nothing compares. American eclipse-chaser Larry Shore has logged nine solar eclipses in places such as Shanghai, Siberia, Egypt and Pitcairn Island, and said that for those who haven’t experienced a total solar […]
All just part of the experience
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Environment
When amateur astronomer Torsten Rothenwaldt prepares to watch an eclipse, he knows there’s always a chance that poor weather will muddle the experience. He’s travelled from his home country of Germany to Libya, Mongolia and Kiribati chasing eclipses, and believes that they are awe-inspiring shows even if obscured by clouds. Rothenwaldt decided a decade ago […]
Tav case delayed
Tuesday 13 July 2010 | Published in Local
Businesswoman Ellena Tavioni appeared in court yesterday as a petition for the winding up of her clothing business Tav Ltd was presented to the High Court by the Collector of Inland Revenue. But the case of Ministry of Finance & Economic Management (MFEM) vs Tav Ltd was adjourned to August 30 as Tavioni’s lawyer Tony […]
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