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Representatives from nine of the 12 organisations allocated SIF project funds gathered together at the Ministry of Internal Aff airs to sign their contracts on Thursday. 18062809

$170,000 allocated to 12 organisations

Monday July 02, 2018

Twelve non-governmental and civil society organisations have been allocated $169,250 from the Social Impact Fund (SIF), to help them carry out projects focused on vulnerable groups within the Cook Islands community, including one in Mitiaro and two in Aitutaki.

Natalie Cooke, the economic policy advisor at the Ministry of Finance & Economic Management (MFEM), spoke about the budget process during the Global Breakfast Update last week Thursday. 18062503

Budget process vital in project planning

Tuesday June 26, 2018

The government has to follow an established budget process before giving the green light to infrastructure projects, says the economic policy advisor at the Ministry of Finance & Economic Management (MFEM), Natalie Cooke.

Cook Islands Tourism director of destination development Metua Vaiimene at yesterday’s Global Breakfast Update. 18062116

Infrastructure update for tourism industry

Friday June 22, 2018

Members of the Cook Islands tourism industry got a timely update on the infrastructure projects being undertaken by the government at the Global Breakfast Update yesterday.

Petero Okotai.

Tourism update set for Thursday

Tuesday June 19, 2018

Cook Islands Tourism will host a Global Breakfast Update (GBU) this Thursday at the Rarotongan Resort and Spa, starting at 8.30am.

A large group of cruise passengers come ashore at Avatiu late last May. While some say the country has too many tourists, 50 per cent of Cook Islanders are against putting a limit on their numbers. 18053015

Majority against tourist limit

Thursday June 14, 2018

Fifty per cent of Cook Islanders are against the idea of putting a cap on the number of tourists visiting the country.

Pacifi c Islands Investment Forum (PIIF) board chairman Damien Beddoes pictured at this week’s meeting. 18060127

Beddoes happy with forum results

Saturday June 02, 2018

Damien Beddoes, the chairman of the Pacific Islands Investment Forum (PIIF) board, is delighted with the outcomes of the meeting for chief executive officers (CEOs) held earlier this week at the National Auditorium.

Heavy swells near Avatiu harbour failed to stop passengers onboard the cruise ship Paul Gauguin from enjoying their day out on Rarotonga yesterday. The ship is a regular visitor to Cook Islands waters and both captain and crew are very familiar with local sea conditions.

Cruise ship passengers enjoy Rarotonga

Thursday May 31, 2018

Despite high swells, the passengers from luxury cruise ship Paul Gauguin managed to come ashore safely for a daylong tour around Rarotonga yesterday.

Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund chairman Heinz Matysik at the opening of the Pacific Islands Investment Forum on Monday.

Forum helpful for super fund

Wednesday May 30, 2018

The 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.

Cook Islands Financial Services Development Authority chief executive, Tamatoa Jonassen. 18052318

Blogger comment draws flak

Thursday May 24, 2018

A “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.

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