Parliament – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:04:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 PAC urges transparency in boating investigations https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/pac-urges-transparency-in-boating-investigations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pac-urges-transparency-in-boating-investigations https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/pac-urges-transparency-in-boating-investigations/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:04:34 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273003 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that the Ministry of Transport be transparent in its investigations of serious boating incidents and that the lack of technical staff has impacted its ability to monitor and enforce shipping regulations.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/pac-urges-transparency-in-boating-investigations/feed/ 0 Public Accounts Committee calls for transparency in CIIC budget process https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/economy/parliament/public-accounts-committee-calls-for-transparency-in-ciic-budget-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-accounts-committee-calls-for-transparency-in-ciic-budget-process https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/economy/parliament/public-accounts-committee-calls-for-transparency-in-ciic-budget-process/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:32:38 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272943 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has advised the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) to disclose all anticipated income during the budget process and to Parliament.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/economy/parliament/public-accounts-committee-calls-for-transparency-in-ciic-budget-process/feed/ 0 PAC report criticises former Culture secretary’s financial oversight https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/pac-report-criticises-former-culture-secretarys-financial-oversight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pac-report-criticises-former-culture-secretarys-financial-oversight https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/pac-report-criticises-former-culture-secretarys-financial-oversight/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2024 19:06:55 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272914 The former secretary for the Ministry of Cultural Development “did not ensure” that there were strong controls in place and that careful judgment was applied when authorising six financial transactions of more than $12,000 of taxpayers’ money, states the recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/pac-report-criticises-former-culture-secretarys-financial-oversight/feed/ 0 Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/crime/court/parliament/concerns-over-ministers-role-in-inmate-work-releases-pac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concerns-over-ministers-role-in-inmate-work-releases-pac Sat, 05 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272895 The Public Accounts Committee is concerned with the Minister for Corrective Services’ authority to ‘influence or directly manage’ the release of inmates from prison, while the Minister denies these claims and maintains that all work release protocols are being followed.

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]]> Brown shares Vanuatu experience https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/brown-shares-vanuatu-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brown-shares-vanuatu-experience Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:32:34 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272901 Associate Minister for Health Te-Hani Brown recently attended a meeting in Vanuatu which she said was beneficial for Members of Parliaments from the Pa Enua as it provided exposure to medical equipment suitable for the outer islands.

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]]> MPs spend nearly half of travel budget in less than three months https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/mps-spend-nearly-half-of-travel-budget-in-less-than-three-months/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mps-spend-nearly-half-of-travel-budget-in-less-than-three-months Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:49:37 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272739 Cook Islands Members of Parliament (MPs) have spent nearly half of their annual travel and allowance budget in less than three months.

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]]> Govt commits to home care for elderly despite challenges https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/govt-commits-to-home-care-for-elderly-despite-challenges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=govt-commits-to-home-care-for-elderly-despite-challenges Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:19:12 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272668 Government provides funding to support families in caring for elderly people at home, despite the challenges faced by many families in providing 24-hour care, says Prime Minister Mark Brown.

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]]> Govt entities failing to meet reporting obligations: PAC https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/govt-entities-failing-to-meet-reporting-obligations-pac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=govt-entities-failing-to-meet-reporting-obligations-pac Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:59:59 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272664 The Public Accounts Committee is urging Cabinet Ministers to take action and work with their respective ministries and agencies to submit their report to Parliament.

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]]> Transportation issues stalling parliamentary consultations in Northern Group https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/transportation-issues-stalling-parliamentary-consultations-in-northern-group/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transportation-issues-stalling-parliamentary-consultations-in-northern-group Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:35:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272593 The Constitutional Review Special Select Committee is awaiting confirmation from Parliament Services regarding flight arrangements for their consultations on the three Constitutional Amendment Bills in the Northern Pa Enua. This was confirmed by the Committee chair and Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Tingika Elikana yesterday. Presenting a verbal report in Parliament last week, Elikana said […]

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]]> Cook Islands Government considers electoral reform to allow ‘better representation’ https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/parliament/govt-considers-electoral-reform-for-better-representation-pm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=govt-considers-electoral-reform-for-better-representation-pm Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:56:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272558 The Cook Islands Party coalition government is exploring electoral reforms that could result in larger constituencies divided into two and smaller ones from the Pa Enua merged.

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