Posted on Aug 28, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: August 28, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in July...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, January 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- CEO Insight has just released its latest Cook Islands Special Report, offering an in-depth analysis of how this South Pacific jurisdiction has become a world-class centre for wealth...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Cook Islands have signed a $30 million loan agreement to support the Cook Islands in building resilience and spur sustainable growth. The...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $2 million grant agreement with the Government of the Cook Islands to boost support for an ongoing project, which is improving Cook Islands resilience to...
The programme is open to motivated people living in or from Pacific Island countries and territories or the Asia-Pacific, who are: An adult of 18 years or older Eager to learn about the leadership skills required for disaster risk reduction...
DPM Tovosia attends Pacific Water Forum in Cook Islands Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification, Hon. Bradley Tovosia is representing Solomon Islands at the 8th Pacific Water & Wastewater Forum and the 15th...
SAMOA, February 18 - Taumeasina Island Resort, Tuesday 18 February 18:30pm Talofa lava and good evening to you all. I am happy to join you this evening to bid farewell to Mr. Themba Kalua, who has served with dedication and commitment as the...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon Solomon Islands signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. at the margins of...
NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC”, the “Company” or “we”), a leading developer of the world’s largest estimated undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense,...
SAMOA, October 3 - 03 October 2024 Apia, SAMOA – Seventy-six electric vehicles (EVs) were handed over to the Government of Samoa earlier today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), thanks to a major regional project that Samoa is...
L-R: Foreign Secretary Tepaeru Herrmann, Director General IAEA Raphael Grossi, Prime Minister Mark Brown, Foreign Minister Tingika Elikana and MFAI Director Treaties, Multilaterals and Oceans Sandrina Thondoo during the visit to the Cook Islands...
In Brief A charity founded by a deep sea mining company sponsored a children's book about polymetallic nodules, the rocks that could be mined. The book's author says she had editorial control but needed the book signed off by the charity. Merio...
Consultant Victoria Syddall (standing) presented at the Are Pua Church Hall in Takuvaine last week. 25082909. Cook Islanders want more information, transparency and collaboration before allowing seabed mineral extraction, expressing concerns about...
The Cook Islands Government and the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) have established the Cook Islands Captive Insurance Company (CICIC), in what they said is first-of-its-kind initiative for the nation. Fully licensed by the Financial...
Winston Peters, left, and Mark Brown. Photo: RNZ/Pacific Islands Forum/123RF New Zealand spent at least eight months asking to see agreements made by Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown with China, which are now at the heart of differences...
Ruta Tangiiau Mave. Photo: CI NEWS Prime Minister Mark Brown has China and USA all in the sea-bed together for potential mining and fishing rights. Does anyone see a conflict of interest here? Ruta Mave writes. In this case of conflicting...
The Cook Islands Prime Minister is calling on the international finance community to recognise the debt small island states are taking on for climate adaptation and mitigation. Mark Brown said because the world’s largest emitters refuse to phase...
The Cook Islands Government and the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) have announced the establishment of the Cook Islands Captive Insurance Company (CICIC), which is a first-of-its-kind initiative for the nation. The CICIC is 100 per...
Cook Islands women’s cricket team during the Bali Bash International T20 Tournament in April year. CICA/25082816 Cook Islands Cricket is thrilled to announce the national women’s team’s participation in the upcoming 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup...
Left to right, CIIC general manager corporate services Jasmine Davis, CIIC chair Fletcher Melvin and CIIC chief executive Allan Jensen. CIIC/25082803 The Cook Islands Government has established its first-ever locally owned insurance company, the...
