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Canine census on island dogs
Thursday 20 May 2010 | Published in National
Esther Honey Foundation (EHF) clinic director Gregg Young says volunteers are again out in the community conduction a census, counting the number of island dogs. EHF has de-sexed more than 5595 dogs since establishing the clinic in 1995 and the purpose of the census is to confirm that the percentage of Rarotonga dogs sterilised remains […]
CIP demands election date
Thursday 20 May 2010 | Published in National
Henry Puna, leader of the opposition Cook Islands Party is demanding a date for the election so that the people can issue their own judgement on the party which oversaw one of the country’s biggest ever political scandals. In a statement yesterday Puna said the court decision in Toa Petroleum’s favour is a huge disappointment […]
Landowners, do the right thing
Thursday 20 May 2010 | Published in National
“The certifiable idiocy of the players to the $10 million disaster aside, the landowners of the Toa fuel farm have our future in their hands,” a smoke signaller writes.” The lease expires in just under two years and there are grounds to cancel it now – indeed the landowners have filed a notice to that […]
Porter responds to Toa judgement
Thursday 20 May 2010 | Published in National
Apex director says situation arose from ‘vigorous’ negotiation Apex director Brett Porter issued a statement yesterday clarifying that the Toa debacle stemmed not from “corruption or improper behaviour” but from a business transaction that involved careful and “vigorous” negotiation. Porter says he was waiting for Justice Weston to deliver a judgement before coming forward with […]
TOA WINS!
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in Local
Yesterday, Chief Justice Tom Weston delivered the most anticipated court ruling of the year – a final decision in what has become a major public scandal. The Toagate debacle has prompted the sackings of key government officials and the shuffling of others, and has already cost the country more than $2 million. Yesterday’s ruling could […]
Ruling binds government to Toa settlement
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in National
Chief Justice Tom Weston delivered a judgement to the Cook Islands high court yesterday declaring Apex Agencies Limited the victor in a case that has become a major embarrassment for government. The ruling binds government to a settlement it made with Toa last December, which has the potential to suck $10 million from public coffers. […]
Candlelight ceremony honours AIDS victims
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in National
The theme for this year’s ceremony was Many Lights for Human Rights. The ceremony was held in over 100 countries this year including Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati and the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands candlelight was sponsored by Red Cross and the HIV, STI and TB Committee and held at the PIAF (Pacific Islands AIDS […]
Manuae rescue mission 'not cheap'
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in National
Royal New Zealand Air Force squadron leader Kavae Tamariki says that it’s “frustrating” for his team when they are called to rescue people who endanger themselves by failing to observe safety regulations. “We do not make judgement calls on SAR (Search & Rescue missions), however it can be frustrating when the individuals being rescued do […]
Girl Guides meet in Raro
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in National
This week the Cook Islands is hosting the Girl Guides Pacific Strategy Meeting. Running from today until Saturday, this is the second meeting of its kind with the first held in Brisbane last year. The meeting will involve 40 Pacific island representatives, 26 of who will be flying in from five Pacific island nations. The […]
USP Award honorary doctorate to Marjorie Crocombe
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in National
The University of the South Pacific Council at its 70th meeting in Honiara earlier this month has awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (DLitt) to the Cook Islands’ Marjorie Tuainekore Crocombe. She has received numerous awards for long-standing and outstanding service to the communities in the Pacific, particularly the Cook Islands, and to […]
Parade honours former police chief
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in National
Police conducted a ceremony yesterday for William Prentice, a former Cook Islands chief of police who is on the island for a holiday. Prentice served as the commissioner of the Cook Islands police force in the 1960s, and has returned for a break with his family. Commissioner Maara Tetava welcomed Prentice ‘home’ in an opening […]
Celebrating our biodiversity
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in Environment
The annual Environment Week runs from May 31 to June 4 with the theme this year, ‘E Tango Maori Te Ao Ora Natura’ Our Biodiversity Our Foundation. Competitions and fun days will be held throughout the week with events such as the popular ‘lagoon day’. The aim for the week is to help create awareness […]
Demos may elect new leader at conference
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in Local
A change of leadership is a possible outcome at the May 31conference organised by a faction of the Democratic Party. A CI News letter writer suggests that the conference will set off further fireworks in the Demo camp. The writer claims that Sean Willis and Deputy Prime Minister Robert Wigmore plan to oust the current […]
Fiji flights discussed
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Tourism board member Robert Skews and board chairman Tata Crocombe are this week talking with the executives of Fiji’s national carrier Air Pacific about the possibility of flights from Nadi to Rarotonga. Skews and Crocombe are currently in Fiji attending the Bula Fiji Trade Exchange and have taken the opportunity to meet with […]
Urgent need for Aust promoter
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
Sydney-based Wayne Borland is being employed for just three months as a consultant in the role of director of strategic development. Cook Islands Tourism identified an urgent need to employ someone on the ground in Sydney to oversee the launch of the Sydney-Rarotonga direct service. A press release from Cook Islands Tourism states that Borland […]
Health meeting on
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
Pacific Islands’ ministers of health are currently in Geneva for the first planning meeting of the Healthy Islands Forum. Organised by the World Health Organization (WHO), the meeting is taking place before WHO’s World Health Assembly and will involve all the Pacific Island Health Ministers and senior officials. The Healthy Islands Forum planning meeting will […]
No crashes or burglaries
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
A weekend free of motor vehicle crashes and burglaries was welcomed by police. Police also made special mention of rugby league grand finals spectators who were well behaved. However, four people were caught in contempt of court for breaching their curfew, which was imposed as a condition of bail. Two curfew violators were caught when […]
Vaka voyagers at anchor in Papeete
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
The vaka voyaging fleet of Hine Moana (Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu crew), Uto Ni Yalo (Fiji), Te Matau a Maui (Aotearoa), Faafaite (Tahiti) and the Cook Islands vaka Marumaru are currently anchored in Papeete after a short journey from Moorea. The vaka crews are expected to sail to Raiatea on May 19 where the fleet […]
Red Cross details Aitutaki costs
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Red Cross recently issued a budget summary detailing the funds collected for and spent on Aitutaki in the wake of Cyclone Pat, the storm that devastated the island in early February. The majority of funding was allocated toward the purchase of relief supplies – among them, tarpaulins, ropes, building materials, shelter tool […]
Tourism denies 'dismal and empty' expo stand claims
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
A recent visitor to the World Expo in Shanghai was less than impressed with the Cook Islands stand. The person, who asked to remain anonymous, told CI News that “the whole lot that handled expo have been replaced and they had nothing to work with when they got here, no containers etc so they had […]
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