Cycling for war-torn Syria
Author: Alexandra Anastassiades OMAR Hamad, a former cyclist for the Syrian national team, is using his talent and initiative to raise money in Cyprus for war-torn Syria.Hamad is planning to cycle...
View ArticleA call to share your family’s tales of World War I
Author: Alexandra Anastassiades ONE OF Europe’s largest digital archives is calling on Cypriots to contribute to an ambitious project that collects and digitises personal memorabilia and stories from...
View ArticleEVROKO opts for conscience vote
EVROKO’S CENTRAL committee decided yesterday to go with a conscience vote in next February’s presidential elections. After much debate over whether to support DIKO-backed DISY leader Nicos...
View ArticleRemand for murder suspect
THE 44-year-old suspect in the Petra tou Romiou murder in Paphos was remanded in custody for eight days by the Paphos district court yesterday in relation to charges of premeditated murder, armed...
View Article‘Troika didn’t tell us our proposals were insufficient’
GOVERNMENT spokesman Stefanos Stefanou yesterday denied reports the government is being “urged” to cooperate with the troika after submitting its own proposals on a possible memorandum of...
View ArticleTurkey threatens foreign companies
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE TURKISH Foreign Ministry yesterday warned foreign oil and gas companies of the “adverse consequences” should they take part in hydrocarbon explorations in Cyprus’...
View ArticleTales from the Coffeeshop: Criminal minds hard at work
Author: Patroclos A CONVICTED murderer provided us with some light relief this week, temporarily lifting the heavy gloom that has settled like Sahara desert dust on the once happy island of love and...
View ArticleOur View: Time to pressure Christofias into signing bailout
WHILE IN JAPAN for the IMF’s annual meeting, last month, Cyprus’ finance minister Vassos Shiarly was told by a top European Commission official that Cyprus was closer to the pound than Greece was to...
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At the mercy of a flawed system
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE ONGOING detention of a 25-year-old potential victim of labour and sexual exploitation for three weeks and three days has served to highlight the systemic symptoms of a...
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British soldier stabbed to death in Ayia Napa, three held
An off-duty British soldier was stabbed to death in the popular resort of Ayia Napa on Sunday, police said, saying they had detained three British tourists for questioning.The incident occurred at a...
View ArticleStrange happenings as Turkish flag flies on Greek church
RESIDENTS of the village of Kellia in the Larnaca district were left baffled yesterday after finding out that the Greek flag on their church had been replaced with a Turkish one while letters and other...
View ArticleStrike affects ten flights
TEN flights carrying around 1,200 passengers to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports will be hit by a Greek air traffic controllers' strike today.The strike will last for three hours affecting a total...
View ArticleRoad tax changes to reflect carbon emissions
Author: Poly Pantelides A LAW amendment will reduce the road transport department’s yearly income from road licences by €7.2 million but will prevent fines from the European Union (EU), the House...
View ArticleHelp at hand for poor Paphos children
Author: Bejay Browne HUNDREDS of Paphos school children who are no longer able to purchase school breakfasts are being offered assistance by local authorities to ensure they don’t go hungry.President...
View ArticleUnemployed graduates may help with elections
Author: George Psyllides AROUND 2,400 unemployed university graduates could be employed during the presidential elections next year, it emerged yesterday, as the number of jobless in October rose to...
View ArticleInjuries and dog poisonings mark hunting season
Author: Alexandra Anastassiades PROPER safety measures were once again disregarded on Sunday, as the first day of this year’s hunting season saw three people injured and scores of hunting dogs...
View ArticleUNDP restorers dismayed by plans for historic Armenian church
Author: Poly Pantelides AN ORGANISATION for religious foundations in the north has leased an historic and beautifully restored Armenian site through an unfair and opaque tender procedure, the United...
View ArticleLatest poll shows Anastasiades still ahead
Author: Elias Hazou DISY leader Nicos Anastasiades maintains an as yet unassailable lead ahead of next year's presidential elections, the latest survey has shown.The results of the poll, published by...
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Teens appear in court after fatal stabbing of British soldier
Author: Nathan Morley THREE British tourists appeared at Famagusta District Court yesterday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old British soldier during a nightclub brawl in Ayia...
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Money-laundering claims another blow
Author: Elias Hazou THE government came under more pressure yesterday following a report in the German weekly magazine Der Spiegel which described Cyprus as a money-laundering haven.Citing a...
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