Opinion

Pretending everything is fine

Saturday 12 November 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes in response to our news reports on the special general meeting of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee: Reading through` the newspaper this morning [Thursday] just shows you or anyone how two faced some people can be, or how loyal they can be to their own leader or friend, […]

Kata - November 12, 2011

Saturday 12 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata - November 11, 2011

Friday 11 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Goal reached

Friday 11 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Immediately following the article Help Shannon reach her goal I had two very generous customers come in and do just that. A BIG meitaki maata to Jim Bruce and Les Priest for their generous donations to Te Vaerua Rehabilitation Trust which enabled me to exceed my goal of $2500 before 10am the day […]

Sheraton site: A tale of unfinished business

Friday 11 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, As a foreigner who has visited the island seven times during recent years and almost consider myself an islander, I am still puzzled and surprised to keep on reading about the almost endless ongoing plans concerning resurrecting the Sheraton site at Vaimaanga. When I first visited the island in 1996, I came across […]

Step aside, for the sake of sport and our kids

Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It was fantastic to catch part of the CITV news on Tuesday night that showed the Tereora College students at their year-end prize giving. It was a joy to see how they work as one to put together these amazing dance routines, showcasing their incredible talents! Pleasing to see, were the awards for […]

Entire super fund will not be repatriated

Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I have been asked to comment on the concerns raised by Kevin Carr in regards to governments intentions on the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF). The role of the Economic Task Force was to provide government with recommendations on stimulating and growing the economy. Government will certainly consider the recommendation of the […]

Kata - November 10, 2011

Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Hardly any fish for table

Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I read in your paper about the new initiative being introduced in the Aitutaki Lagoon by the Hon Teina Bishop, Minister of Marine Resources, and of course the Aitutaki Island Council. This being the permits for fishing nets in lagoon and promotional bonefishing crap. Mr Editor, I sometimes wonder if this Minister for […]

Call for disclosure

Thursday 10 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter titled Call for disclosure published in todays paper, and would like to set the records correctly for the writer. Firstly, the Minister did not appoint Mr Taoro Brown nor was he involved with the interview and selection of Mr Brown. His appointment was made by me as the […]

Why not an absentee vote for Games?

Wednesday 9 November 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

What a continuing fantasy world we live in here! a smoke signaller writes. By now the sure to have been colourful CISNOC meeting from Tuesday night will be over and you will be reading here in CI News as to what eventuated. Surely the absence of the second or maybe the most important person in […]

Kata - November 9, 2011

Wednesday 9 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Smells fishy

Wednesday 9 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, All these trips to China, especially concerning our fishing – whos keeping an eye on Teina Bishop? I have friends who work across South East Asia and China. There are always major business cultural differences in dealing with this part of the world. Dare I say, its well known that under the table […]

Kata - November 7, 2011

Monday 7 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Honesty is the best policy

Monday 7 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor It wont affect tourism or Steve’s outlook of Rarotonga he still thinks he found paradise with the nicest friendliest people in the world, but someone did something wrong and others watched and have to choose to be honest or dishonest. Steve and Pat arrived on Raro on Thursday afternoon. They spent a quiet […]

Nom de plume being abused

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to comment on the number of nom de plume letters published recently in your newspaper against CISNOCs leader Sir Geoffrey Henry. I fail to understand how the writers of those letters can feel so strongly about issues and him to put pen to paper and submit them to you for […]

Kata - November 5, 2011

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Muri speed zone a waste

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, What a great waste of our taxpayers money for the police to station four traffic cops next to the new 30km/h speed signs in Muri. Its crazy. How can anything over 30km/h be speeding or dangerous? There must be a better way. What was this small know it all group of Muri people […]

Just ask the Fiji Fund members

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I was interested in the comment by Mr Kevin Carr in CI News (November 4) in respect of the Fiji economy and the Fiji National Provident Fund which is equally applicable to the CINSF. In 2008, the FNPF under the management installed by the Bainimarama interim government credited 6.5 % to the accounts […]

Keep government out of CINSF investments

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, While I am pleased to see that the government is commencing the budget process earlier than in previous years by consulting with the general public I have a concern with one of its objectives. The minister has announced that the governments intention when preparing the budget is to consider including recommendations by the […]