Economic Taskforce endorses Gender Project MOUs

Community groups who have been allocated funds from the Australian Aid Gender Equality Project, met today to present their proposed programmes and activities to the Economic Empowerment for Women Taskforce team. The funded agencies are the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute, the Chamber of Commerce and the National Disability Council. The meeting was held at…

Media Release from Cook Islands NCW

Press Release from Cook Islands National Council of Women Te Toka Ti’avā o te Baseleia – The Cornerstone of the Nation On Sunday, 8 March, marking International Women’s Day, the closing ceremony of the conference and Biennial Meeting of the Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) will be held. The closing will reflect on…

Media Release – Gender Profile Launch

On Sunday, 8 March 2015, Minister Nandi Glassie will officially launch a publication on the statistical profile of women in the Cook Islands in commemoration of International Women’s Day and the closing ceremony of the conference and Biennial Meeting of the Cook Islands National Council of Women. The publication, largely based on data collected in…

Labour Takes a Seat at the Development Table

12 February 2015 MEDIA RELEASE LABOUR TAKES A SEAT AT THE DEVELOPMENT TABLE  Labour issues, initiatives, and outcomes were placed squarely on the table at Wednesday’s labour and mobility session. Chaired by Director of Labour and Employment Relations, Patricia Tuara Demmke, the Labour panel comprised Bredina Drollet (Secretary of Internal Affairs), Vasie Poila (Acting Principal…