Election delays two important bills

Monday April 23, 2018 Written by Rashneel Kumar Published in Politics Further delays are expected in the passing of both the Crimes Bill 2017 and the Marine Resources Bill 2017. The select committee dealing with these important bills has put its work on hold in preparation for the General Election on June 4. The Crimes Bill and […]

Cook Islands National Youth Council

Migrants and refugees flooding into Europe have presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the debt crisis. The International Organization for Migration calls Europe the most dangerous destination for irregular migration in the world, and the Mediterranean the world’s most dangerous border crossing. Distinguishing migrants from asylum seekers and refugees is not […]

Celebrating women in politics

Wednesday May 23, 2018 Written by Jaimie Keay Published in Politics Women putting aside their political differences to come together was the message at a special lunch held at the Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) headquarters in Takuvaine yesterday. The lunch was held to celebrate the female candidates in this year’s upcoming general election on […]

Vital issues discussed by Youth Parliament

Cook Islands National Youth Council (CINYC) has hailed the ELECT Cook Islands Youth Parliament, which ended yesterday, a success. The programme was attended by young people from the southern group islands as well as northern group islands representatives residing in Rarotonga. Council president Sieni Tiraa said they managed to achieve their objectives in the three-day […]