A meeting was held today with Minister Nandi Glassie, Minister Albert Nicholas, representatives from Minister Teariki Heather’s Office and relevant stakeholders to discuss the proposed Road Safety Strategy and safety helmets for motorbike users. “Today was an opportune time for all to get an update on the work that has been undertaken by Police, Health,…
The Ministry is please to release the Scoping Report for CSO Policy & Civil Society Partnership Policy to the Public. This can be downloaded from the following link Civil Society Partnership Policy& CS Scoping Report 1 For further queries please contact S.I.F Manager Angeline Tuara on Ph:29378 or email contact: [email protected]
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…
Members of the Eliminating Violence Aganst Women Taskforce team met together at their regular end of month Meeting at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Punanga Tauturu (PTI) and the National Council of Women (NCW) presented the activities they have designed to help our communities to eliminate violence in the home. PTI have developed a legal advisory service…
INTAFF staff are generally well known for their support of community activities, and recently participated in a fundraiser in support of a young dance troupe’s cultural visit to Hawaii and the United States. Many of the youngsters have never left the Cook Islands before therefore the whole experience is eagerly anticipated. The event was on…
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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…
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…
The Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Bredina Drollet, hosted and chaired the first meeting of the National Steering Committee which has a role of advisory and monitoring of the implementation of the National Policy on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. The meeting was attended by the Secretary of MFEM, Richard Neves, and representatives…
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…