Fiji – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Sat, 12 Oct 2024 21:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Fijian staff celebrate Independence Day with Cook Islands colleagues https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/regional/entertainment/fiji/fijian-staff-celebrate-independence-day-with-cook-islands-colleagues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fijian-staff-celebrate-independence-day-with-cook-islands-colleagues https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/regional/entertainment/fiji/fijian-staff-celebrate-independence-day-with-cook-islands-colleagues/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 08:10:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273070 Thirty Fijian national staff of Club Raro Resort in Rarotonga celebrated the independence of their homeland with their Cook Islands colleagues, showcasing Fijian culture, on Thursday.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/regional/entertainment/fiji/fijian-staff-celebrate-independence-day-with-cook-islands-colleagues/feed/ 0 Raising awareness on gender-based violence https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/local/fiji/raising-awareness-on-gender-based-violence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raising-awareness-on-gender-based-violence Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:49:15 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272681 A representative from Punanga Tauturu Inc., the Cook Islands Women’s Counselling Centre, recently attended a regional training programme on Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls/Children, gaining valuable knowledge and skills to combat gender-based violence in the local community.

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]]> Fiji coup leader George Speight seems unlikely to seek political role – academic https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/regional/fiji/fiji-coup-leader-george-speight-seems-unlikely-to-seek-political-role-academic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fiji-coup-leader-george-speight-seems-unlikely-to-seek-political-role-academic Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:44:05 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272546 A Fiji politics watcher doubts the 2000 coup frontman George Speight will seek to involve himself in Fijian politics, after being released from prison last week.

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]]> Tourism industry, Fijian residents welcome NZ scrapping transit visas https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/fiji/new-zealand/tourism/tourism-industry-fijian-residents-welcome-nz-scrapping-transit-visas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tourism-industry-fijian-residents-welcome-nz-scrapping-transit-visas Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=269060 Cook Islands tourism industry and Fijians residing here have welcomed New Zealand’s decision to lift transit visa requirements for Fiji nationals travelling through NZ.

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]]> ‘It takes a village’: Rotumans in Rarotonga unite to keep culture alive https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/regional/go-local/weekend/fiji/it-takes-a-village-rotumans-in-rarotonga-unite-to-keep-culture-alive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-takes-a-village-rotumans-in-rarotonga-unite-to-keep-culture-alive Sat, 25 May 2024 14:22:45 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=268757 The Rotuman community in Rarotonga recently celebrated Rotuma Day, marking the anniversary of the island’s cession to Great Britain on May 13, 1881.

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]]> Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/regional/fiji/former-fiji-pm-bainimarama-sentenced-to-year-in-jail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-fiji-pm-bainimarama-sentenced-to-year-in-jail Fri, 10 May 2024 20:21:24 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=268283 Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to one year in prison.

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]]> Telco company launches money transfer service to Fiji https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/technology/fiji/telco-company-launches-money-transfer-service-to-fiji/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=telco-company-launches-money-transfer-service-to-fiji https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/technology/fiji/telco-company-launches-money-transfer-service-to-fiji/#comments Thu, 02 May 2024 19:16:24 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=268015 The launch of Vodafone Cook Islands’ E-Moni transfer service has been welcomed by many who frequently send money to Fiji.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/technology/fiji/telco-company-launches-money-transfer-service-to-fiji/feed/ 1 Surprise second chance for disgraced Fiji MP Radrodro https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/regional/fiji/surprise-second-chance-for-disgraced-fiji-mp-radrodro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surprise-second-chance-for-disgraced-fiji-mp-radrodro Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:07:17 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=267756 Fiji has been thrown yet another curve ball in the world of politics. Newly elected SODELPA leader, Aseri Radrodro has been reinstated as the Minister for Education just three months after Fiji's leader Sitiveni Rabuka sacked him.

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]]> Tabuya calls on party to ‘stand for fairness’ after being stripped of deputy leadership https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/regional/fiji/tabuya-calls-on-party-to-stand-for-fairness-after-being-stripped-of-deputy-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tabuya-calls-on-party-to-stand-for-fairness-after-being-stripped-of-deputy-leadership Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:22:50 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=266427 Fiji's Minister for Women and Children Lynda Tabuya is calling on The People's Alliance Party to "stand for fairness and justice" after it stripped her of her deputy leadership following allegations of a sex and drug scandal.
The People's Alliance Party (PAP) announced earlier this week that Ms Tabuya had been removed over the allegations, which date back to August last year.

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]]> 18-year-old seeks help for urgent medical treatment https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/local/health/fiji/18-year-old-seeks-help-for-urgent-medical-treatment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=18-year-old-seeks-help-for-urgent-medical-treatment Sat, 03 Feb 2024 21:26:28 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=265383 Fundraising efforts are underway to help 18-year-old Valyla Hickes get the medical treatment she needs in Fiji.

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