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'Budget prioritises vulnerable' - Cook Islands News

In supporting the most vulnerable, the Government has allocated funds for caregivers, patient referrals, increasing the minimum wage, and supporting non-government organisations (NGOs) for the next financial year.

Samuela appointed new Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand

Former principal immigration officer Kairangi Samuela has been confirmed as the Cook Islands’ new High Commissioner to New Zealand.

Silent struggles of the Covid-19 lockdowns in the Pacific

Research has revealed that gender-based violence in Pacific Island nations was exacerbated at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns.

Violence against women in Pacific rates amongst worst in world — thecoconet.tv - The world's largest hub of Pacific Island content.

In brief: news from around the Pacific

Indonesia s Covid-19 numbers rise sharply The death toll from Covid-19 is rising sharply in Indonesia along with the number of confirmed cases. There are 991 reported new deaths, and more than 54-thousand cases in one day, taking the total to over 2.6 million. So far just under 70-thousand people are reported to have died in Indonesia from the virus. The Health Ministry said the highly contagious Delta variant has spread to 11 areas outside the main island of Java. FAST has 26 seats to HRPP s 17 In Samoa s latest electoral petition hearing for the Vaisigano No. 1 seat, both candidates have been cleared of corruption. The court has found that neither the caretaker HRPP Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Lopao o Natanielu Mua or Niuava Eti Malolo from election night FAST party winner, were guilty of bribery.