Letters to the Editor
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Patti and Ernie Beugh: New Quarantine addiction
Tuesday May 05, 2020Kia orana from Qualicum Beach, Canada.
Andy Kirkwood: Sludge!
Saturday May 02, 2020Dear editor,
Cook Islands News has identified a challenge (“Cook Islands waste worsens in Covid-19 slowdown,”April 18) that faces many small island states on the path to developed status.
Don Carlaw: Police flag
Friday May 01, 2020Dear editor,
I fail to understand why the police find it necessary to stop all traffic moving past their building during their daily flag raising ceremony.
Wilkie Rasmussen: Government must call a new election
Friday May 01, 2020Dear editor,
This Covid -19 phenomenon exposes the failures of the Government with regard to economics. There is no export in agriculture, in black pearls, in fish, in arts and crafts and so on.
Malcolm Laxton-Blinkhorn: Close borders
Saturday April 04, 2020Dear editor, I see you are no longer publishing "letters to the editor" and have reduced the number of pages due to the "possible" shortage of paper, ink, etc.
Malcolm Laxton-Blinkhorn: Covid-19 support
Monday March 30, 2020I, along with most Cook Islanders, are very impressed with government and NGOs precautionary measures to prevent Covid-19 getting here. And response of people adhering to the rules is also impressive.
Vaine Wichman: Government’s Covid-19 support
Monday March 30, 2020We note kind words from our people regarding government’s pro-active actions to help cushion the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vaikai Mataiapo Tutara Sonny Mana Daniel: Close borders
Thursday March 26, 2020Dear editor,
It is sad that we took too long to act on the pandemic threat posed by coronavirus – a threat already well established throughout the world and yet even up until a few weeks ago we were still dithering on the matter of allowing cruise ships to offload their passengers onto our pristine islands.
Dr Teariki Maoate: Close borders
Thursday March 26, 2020Totally support the decision by Prime Minister and Secretary of Health Aumea Herman to close the borders and have virus clearance testing of anyone coming home within the parameters set out.
