Economy
Cruise ship passengers enjoy Rarotonga
Thursday May 31, 2018Despite high swells, the passengers from luxury cruise ship Paul Gauguin managed to come ashore safely for a daylong tour around Rarotonga yesterday.
Forum helpful for super fund
Wednesday May 30, 2018The small size of both the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF) fund and the population of this country, pose a massive challenge to the CINSF in looking after the interests of its members, says CINSF chairman Heinz Matysik.
Blogger comment draws flak
Thursday May 24, 2018A “belittling” remark in a blog written by a Forbes magazine contributor in the US and used in a story in CINews on Saturday, obscures the real progress that the Cook Islands financial services industry has made since it pioneered the modern asset protection trust in the 1980s, says Cook Islands Financial Services Development Authority chief executive, Tamatoa Jonassen.
Tourism encourages workshop participation
Wednesday May 23, 2018The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation has said it intends on reaching out and supporting direct digital channels for the benefit of the private sector.
Plan worth $120 million a year, says Tepaki
Tuesday May 22, 2018Merchant of Paradise developer Tim Tepaki says the “Paradise Prosperity Plan” for development of the outer islands, which he plans to reveal next week, will yield an after-tax operational profit of more than $120 million a year.
Workshop helps business owners
Tuesday May 22, 2018Increasing the knowledge and skills of local business owners will be the key focus at Thursday’s workshop on business capability building.
Tepaki to unveil tourism-led ‘prosperity plan’
Monday May 21, 2018Developers Merchant of Paradise will next week unveil a 5-star signature “tourism-led” Paradise Prosperity Plan (PPP), for developing the Pa Enua, says director Tim Tepaki.
Petrol up by 4 cents a litre
Monday May 21, 2018Petrol and LPG prices have increased by four cents a unit on Rarotonga and the outer islands, excluding Aitutaki.
Country labelled ‘debtor’s haven’
Monday May 21, 2018A convoluted legal saga involving a Cook Islands trust has recently been reported on in the US, invoking a description of the Cook Islands as “a unique debtor’s haven”.
