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Articles by Losirene Lacanivalu
Helmet saves teenager's life
Wednesday 6 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A helmet saved the life of a 16-year-old boy who was involved in an accident at Harley Street in Nikao on Monday morning.
Covid gives chance to refurbish court house
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
The courts building has needed major repairs for many years, says Secretary of Justice Tamatoa Jonassen.
Bottled man retaliates
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A young man kicked another man in a fight outside an Avarua nightclub last year, but denies kicking the victim in the head.
Thief ain't got Jack
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
It was a complicated plan, for nothing more than a single bottle of Jack Daniel’s.
What you sow, so shall you reap
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Agriculture officals have distributed seedlings to hundreds of Cook Islands households.
Med-evac is too late for 29yo
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
A young resort worker died waiting for medical care he couldn’t get in Rarotonga.
Campaign to get young people wearing helmets goes viral
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
It’s TikTok Cook Islands style. Put your pares on TikTokers and get TikToking!
Covid leaves alleged drug dealer behind bars – without a trial date
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Calls to video-stream court hearings as more cases emerge of men left in prison because travel ban prevents a judge hearing their cases.
Cyclists get a free run
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Cook Islanders locked down overseas are looking enviously at Tokerau Jim’s viral video footage and images of a new innovation: using Rarotonga Airport’s long, wide empty runway for cycling.
Sick people offered flu vaccination
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
Flu shots are available for vulnerable people with weakened immune systems caused by pre-existing and underlying illnesses and the elderly.
Boy wins court injunction
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
A court injunction has been slapped on an Australian school, stopping the school expelling a five-year-old Cook Islands boy because of the length of his hair.
Ambulances gifted to two southern islands
Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Outer Islands
New emergency vehicles are part of a $3 million Japanese aid package.
Derek Fox: Never mind takeaways, I just want a haircut
Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Opinion
OPINION: There will be stories told about the time of ‘the coronavirus’ for decades to come; just as there were about the flu pandemic which spread around the world in 1918-19, infecting an estimated 500 million people – a third of the world population at the time.
Covid: Court delays leave offenders on remand
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Cases are stalled before the court because no judge is able to travel to the country to hear them.
PM loosens alcohol rules despite two crashes
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Government has lifted the ban on large group gatherings and eased alcohol restrictions.
New health rules needed when borders open
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
Covid-19 will be a major disruption to the livelihoods of Pacific peoples, says new regional tourism chair Halatoa Fua.
Molotov cocktail arsonist in mental health dispute
Monday 27 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Crown Law has sought a second psychiatric test for the man accused of a Molotov cocktail attack on a controversial coastal development.
Thief 'had everything provided'
Friday 24 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
An 18-year-old accused in a spate of burglary and beachside thefts has been sentenced to 12 months’ probation and six months’ community service.
Police bashing case goes to trial
Friday 24 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A police officer alleged to have assaulted a young father outside Raro Fried Chicken has pleaded not guilty. Faarii Moekapiti is charged with four counts of assault with intent to injure.
Aggravated robbery charge at just 15
Thursday 23 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A boy aged 15 is one of those charged with holding a machete to a shopkeeper’s throat in an armed robbery this week.
