Niue will hold its General Election in May
Niueans will be heading to the polls in May this year.The announcement was made during the first fono Ekepule sitting for the year held yesterday. The Premier Sir Toke Talagi who…
Former election candidate calls for fairness and regulations on campaigning
A former election candidate is calling for a level playing field in the 2020 General election.Ida Hekesi, who participated in the General election in 2017 spoke to BCN News about…
Increase in Niue’s population
A positive growth has been recorded in Niue’s population.The newly released Census 2017 shows the population has increased to just over one thousand seven hundred. Niue’s last census was held in…
Niue Primary School launches ‘100 nights of reading’
Over 300 students of Niue Primary School have taken on a new challenge – reading for the next 100 nights.100 nights of reading is a new school-wide program introduced by…
Cabinet has established Coronavirus as a notifiable disease giving powers to the Chief Medical Officer
Cabinet has established Coronavirus or specifically Covid2019 as a notifiable disease pursuant to the Public Health Act 1965.This means that the Chief Medical Officer has the powers to order…
Engineers work on BCN’s infrastructure
A group of engineers from China who won the Chinese government contracted to maintain the towers, antennae and equipment replacements for the Broadcasting Corporation of Niue have been on the…
Former bank teller involved in fraud case pleads guilty
A woman who was allegedly involved in a fraud case has pleaded guilty this morning in court.The woman who is in her twenties and is a former bank teller appeared…
ADB reviews Niue’s Public expenditure & financial accountability
A representative from the Asian Development Bank is on the island to conduct a review of Niue’s Public expenditure & financial accountability and to assess the government’s Public Financial Management. The…
Justin Kamupala appointed new Solicitor General
The Public Service Commission has confirmed the appointment of Justin Kamupala and the new Solicitor General. Kamupala is a barrister trained in Australia and previously held positions such as the Secretary…
Travel advisory issued to mitigate against the risk of the introduction of Coronavirus
In light of the current Novel Coronavirus outbreak, Cabinet has endorsed a travel advisory to mitigate against the risk of the introduction of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) into Niue.The Travel…