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Case law is somewhat lacking in the Cook Islands. However, some landmark decisions show that the Cook Islands Court intends to uphold the asset protection trust law. In 1999, the Federal Trade Commission attempted to recover assets from a Cook Islands Trust. [9] The suit filed by the FTC against a trust company was unsuccessful. [9]
There is an Island Government for each of the10 inhabited islands in the Cook Islands including: Mangaia, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro, Aitutaki, Palmerston, Pukapuka/Nassau, Manihiki, Rakahanga and Penrhyn. The Island Government may also be known as Kavamani Enua or any other term prescribed by regulations made under the Island Government Act.
Telecom Cook Islands Ltd (TCI) is the sole provider of telecommunications in the Cook Islands. TCI is a private company owned by Spark New Zealand Ltd (60%) and the Cook Islands Government (40%). In operation since July 1991, TCI provides local, national and international telecommunications as well as internet access on all islands except Suwarrow.
The Cook Islands trust is referred to as the gold standard in asset protection. An isolated island nation is a tax haven for the ultrarich to hide their money Skip to main content
The Cook Islands have been an active member of the Pacific Community since 1980. The Cook Islands' main population centres are on the island of Rarotonga (10,863 in 2021). [4] The Rarotonga International Airport, the main international gateway to the country, is located on this island. The census of 2021 put the total population at 14,987.
Opposition has grown in the Cook Islands to any threat its pacts with China pose to close ties with New Zealand, and Brown's government faces a no-confidence vote in parliament due after February ...
Pages in category "Law of the Cook Islands" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The politics of the Cook Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy.The Monarch of New Zealand, represented in the Cook Islands by the King or Queen's Representative, was the Head of State; the prime minister is the head of government of a multi-party system.