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Five months prison for Aitutaki indecent assault, other charges
A man who was convicted for 12 separate offences including indecent assault has been sentenced to five months imprisonment.
Probation for repeat offender
The fourth accused in a Nikao brawl incident on January 28 this year has been sentenced to 12 months’ probation.
Teen enters pageant 'to gain confidence'
Proud Telecom staff crowded the room to watch as this year’s Miss Telecom Cook Islands Saramata Takai signed her sponsorship agreement on Friday, sealing her status as the second Miss Cook Islands pageant contestant to be introduced to the public. The 18-year-old beauty will represent Telecom Cook Islands at the Miss Cook Islands pageant in […]
3 ministers abroad next week
Minister Nandi Glassie this weekend begins a trip that takes in New Zealand, Israel and Switzerland and covers duties in his health and agriculture portfolios. The main purpose for his journey is to join more than 170 countries in Switzerland for two health meetings, the first being the Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting followed by the […]
Calling out tech-savvy girls
Cook Islands internet advocates are using a rather novel tribute day with a more serious value to highlight one shortcoming of information and communication technology (ICT) industry. Maureen Hilyard, the Rarotonga-based chair of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society, backed the message behind the recent ”Girls in Tech Day“ and said she’d too […]
Seven vaka set sail for Aitutaki
The seven traditional voyaging vaka have departed Bora Bora for Aitutaki and are due on Sunday, May 13. From there they are expected to arrive in Rarotonga on May 16. The canoes will be departing for Samoa on May 21. Here we share more of the adventures and stories of the crew on Vaka Marumaru […]
Slim win in Manihiki
Pepe Marika has been confirmed as the winner of the Manihiki Island Council by-election, although his victory came with a final, fleeting scare. With the final votes tallied, including declaration votes and those collected in Rarotonga, Marika won the Tukao council seat by the slimmest of margins possible and pitted Navakatini Greig by just one […]
Minister meets with DSM hopeful
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Minerals and Natural Resources Tom Marsters this week met Titikaveka resident John Engu, who is the first Cook Islands person to express interest in applying for training under the recently announced International Seabed Authority (ISA) training programme. Marsters encouraged Engu with his interest in taking part in our nation’s […]
Roadside contracts in community control
A number of changes will be introduced to the Rarotonga road network beautification programmes this year aiming in part to ensure that the communities of each electorate receive benefit from the funds. The government agencies organising the programme, namely the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is also seeking clearer documentation and reporting on the work carried […]
Police drop Tini investigation
Police will not be laying any criminal charges against former Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) chief executive John Tini. Tini has been under police scrutiny since September 2009, after he was suspended with pay over allegations he had misused public funds. CIIC subsequently organised an investigation, which was conducted by the Audit Office and on […]
Selina sets sights
The Democratic Party has nominated Selina Matenga-Napa as its candidate for the June 21 Titikaveka by-election, which is needed to fill the seat left absent by the death of former opposition leader Robert Wigmore. Matenga-Napa, a life-long resident of Titikaveka and active sportswomen and community member in the village, said she would commit herself to […]
Teariki Matenga joins CIP for by-election
Cook Islands Party Titikaveka candidate Teariki Matenga Jnr says he will fight to improve the lives of the people of his village should he be successful in gaining their support in the June 21 by-election. Matenga said the people of Titikaveka faced similar problems to those from around Rarotonga in their day to day lives, […]
No new cases of dengue fever
No new cases of dengue fever have appeared in Rarotonga in the days since the disease was first encountered last week. Three cases of the disease were recorded in Rarotonga late last week, from three separate areas of the island. Authorities at public health first thought that other cases would appear in order to link […]
Largest ever CI meeting of leaders
The Cook Islands will host the largest gathering of Pacific leaders ever to assemble in Rarotonga when they arrive for the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum and related meetings in late August. Preparations for the 2012 Forum, to be chaired by Prime Minister Henry Puna, are well underway, with much planning going on behind the scenes. […]
Education and HRD prepare for merger
A delegation from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources – including education secretary Sharyn Paio and DNHRD director Frances Topa-Fariu – recently attended a range of meetings in New Zealand in the lead-up to the merger of both ministries on July 1. Minister of Education Teina Bishop was able to join the delegation for […]
IT in education strategy strengthened
A recent workshop presented by UNESCO, Microsoft, Commonwealth of Learning and the Commonwealth Secretariat has given the Ministry of Education the confidence to continue with its plans to implement technology across the curriculum and improving learning for Cook Islands students. Secretary of Education Sharyn Paio and the director of ICT (Information and Communication and Technologies) […]
Don't forget to chew!
KAUNAS – People who thoughtfully chew their food and don’t rush mealtimes not only avoid indigestion – they could be preventing diabetes as well. Scientists say they have discovered that those of us who wolf down our meals are two-and-a-half times more at risk. Scientists in Lithuania looked at 702 people, including 234 who had […]
World's Top 20 heavyweight count down
LONDON – Approximately 1.6 billion of the planet’s population are now overweight. Here’s a guide to the top 20 countries helping to tip the scales, in alphabetical order. America (70.8 percent overweight): According to a study from Yale University, five per cent of Americans would rather lose a limb than be obese. The majority, however, […]
Moringa plantation takes root
Rarotonga’s first commercial moringa oleifera plantation takes root today with a blessing ceremony at the plantation site in Tupapa. The venture by Mauke resident Hugh Graham began on the outer island when in 2010 he imported seeds to begin his moringa plantaion. Graham says he first came across the moringa oleifera benefits while conducting research […]
Cooks attending Forum trade meeting
Cook Islands trade officer Danny Williams will join a meeting of trade ministers from across the Pacific in Majuro, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, for the 2012 Forum Trade Ministers’ Meeting. Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) Tuiloma Neroni Slade says the meeting will provide an opportunity for […]
Candlelight vigil planned for AIDS memorial
Community groups and individuals are being invited to join an international movement later this month to remember those who have lost the lives to AIDS and support those living with the disease. The Cook Islands will join the global movement International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday, May 20, with a special service at the Arorangi […]
Pacific voting outcome still unknown
Pacific islanders waiting to see how the weekend’s changeover of French leaders will affect the region will have to wait a little longer, honorary French consulate to the Cook Islands Nathalie Rossette Cazel Tierney said. Socialist Francois Hollande is the new French President after defeating Nicolas Sarkozy in the country’s presidential election run-off over the […]
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