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Worst of oil spill could have been avoided
By Peter Stevenson THE EFFECTS of the oil spill in the sea off the Karpas peninsula last month could have been limited had the Turkish Cypriots accepted immediate help from Cyprus’ relevant...
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A key figure in island’s education history
By Stefanos Evripidou NIKOLAS M. Ierides, a key figure in the history of education on the island, was buried yesterday after a funeral ceremony held at the Chapel of the School for the Blind in...
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New US spying revelations coming from Snowden leaks – journalist
By Anthony Boadle Glenn Greenwald, the American journalist who published documents leaked by fugitive former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, plans to make new revelations “within the next...
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‘ECB was concerned over flow of emergency funding to Laiki’
By Poly Pantelides THE PREVIOUS administration’s delays in finalising a bailout agreement worried the European Central Bank (ECB), which threatened to pull the plug on liquidity assistance to the...
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Why on earth should any foreigner buy a property in Cyprus?
Open Letter to President Anastasiades The advantages which Cyprus has are evident to all – friendly and hospitable people, beautiful countryside and many others too numerous to mention. The...
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Our View: The sooner SGOs are broken up and sold off the better
POPULISM will never be defeated in Cyprus, not even after it bankrupted the state and completely destroyed our economy. A new bout of mindless populism was sparked by news that the government had...
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Trying to get the message across
By Maria Gregoriou OVER the past ten years, 30 serving national guardsmen lost their lives on the roads, 138 were seriously injured and 207 suffered minor injuries, police traffic chief Demetris...
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Hellenic sheds 170 staff in cost cutting drive
Around 170 people have opted for early retirement at the Hellenic Bank, saving the lender some 14 per cent per year, it was announced on Wednesday. Through a voluntary retirement plan that was...
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Our seas are clean, ministry insists
THE AGRICULTURE ministry has strongly denied claims made by the Turkish Cypriot doctors union on Tuesday that the oil spill which occurred last month off the coast of the occupied village of Gastria...
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Hundreds of Chinese applying for residency
By Poly Pantelides APPLICATIONS by Chinese nationals to gain permanent residency in Cyprus have jumped from over a couple of dozen in 2012 to hundreds this year, the interior ministry’s migration...
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Another top official concerned over direction of energy company
By Stefanos Evripidou HEAD OF the national oil and gas corporation Charles Ellinas on Wednesday met with Energy and Trade Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis to discuss the government’s energy plans and how...
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Various options for cheaper electricity
By Stefanos Evripidou THE ISRAELI Electricity Company (IEC) has made a proposal to provide cheaper electricity to Cyprus through an underwater cable from Israel. Sources yesterday confirmed a report in...
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Our View: The consequences are too huge for BoC to become the new CyProb
THE BANK of Cyprus, it is fair to say, has become the new Cyprus problem. It has not only been on the front pages of the newspapers every single day in the last six months, but has also been the main...
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‘Historic’ plan for water and electricity
By Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS, ISRAEL and Greece will sign a “historic” memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy and water issues today, paving the way for the further strengthening of relations...
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Embezzlement arrest (updated)
Police in Paphos arrested a 42-year-old woman on Wednesday night in connection with a case of the alleged embezzlement of more than €180,000 from her partner who owned a business buying and selling...
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Illegal gambling at sea
Members of the crime prevention unit raided two boats anchored at Paphos port on Wednesday night after they were tipped off that illegal gambling was taking place onboard. During the first raid,...
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Car destroyed in fire
A fire in Aradippou during the early hours of Wednesday completely destroyed a car valued at around €8,000 and caused damage to a second car and two mopeds parked nearby, police said. At around 3.20am...
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Assad shown unharmed after Syria rebels report attack
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis Syrian rebels said on Thursday they targeted President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade heading to a Damascus mosque to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but state television...
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Uniastrum had ‘bad record’ inquiry hears
A RUSSIAN bank acquired by Bank of Cyprus (BoC) in 2008 had a bad record and did not follow good banking practices, a Central Bank licensing department official told an inquiry on Thursday. Testifying...
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Co-ops a step closer to merging
By George Psyllides THE HEAD of the Central Co-operative Bank (CCB) has reiterated that co-operatives will regain ownership of their shares within a reasonable time, as the list of the 18 entities that...
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