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Jobless rate dips slightly but outlook still bleak
The number of registered unemployed – adjusted for seasonal fluctuations in employment – came to 50,196 in November, a reduction of over 825 people compared with September, the statistical services...
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Deposits from abroad rise slightly
Bank deposits from third-country nationals rose slightly in October, the Central Bank (CBC) said, as the total across the banking system fell 22.7 per cent year-on-year. Compared with September, total...
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Housing loan rates up, consumer rates drop
Housing loan rates rose in October, the Central Bank (CBC) said on Wednesday, as consumer loan rates dropped for the first time since June. The floating rate increased to 4.88 per cent from 4.86 per...
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Unions demand exemption for EAC from privatisation (Updated)
By Peter Stevenson PROTESTERS on Wednesday called on the government not to include the Electricity Authority (EAC) in plans to privatise semi-government organisations (SGO), sending a clear message...
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TV’s ‘domestic goddess’ Nigella tells UK court she took cocaine
By Alexander Winning Celebrity cook Nigella Lawson told a court she had taken cocaine several times including when being subjected to “intimate terrorism” by her millionaire ex-husband Charles Saatchi,...
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Olympic sailing champ says state not fulfilled financial obligations
By George Psyllides CYPRIOT Olympic sailing champion Pavlos Kontides has become the latest athlete to complain about delays in receiving financial support from the state, which sometimes never comes....
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Russia criticises ‘aggressive’ Ukraine protests, NATO response
By Adrian Croft and David Brunnstrom Russia criticised “aggressive actions” by Ukrainian demonstrators and the Western response to the protests on Wednesday, saying outsiders should not interfere in...
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Georgiades: privatisation plan is to satisfy lenders
FINANCE minister Harris Georgiades said the government decision on privatisations would satisfy bailout terms and provide time to roll them out in a way that will maximise benefits and limit risks and...
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Snow falls on Troodos
Winter has officially arrived as a smattering of snow settled in Troodos on Thursday while rainfall is expected over the weekend. “There was around 2cm of snowfall in Troodos overnight which melted...
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Shacolas group extends free school breakfasts
THE Nicos and Elpida Shacolas Foundation, in cooperation with the Shacolas group, will continue to give out free breakfasts to primary school children until the end of the 2013-2014 academic year. “Mr...
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Be ready for European elections
KNOWING when and how to vote can be tricky, but to make it easier, the European Parliament has launched a special website on the 2014 European elections. At the following link,...
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No quick fix for United after horror night for Moyes
By Zoran Milosavljevic Following in Alex Ferguson’s footsteps was never going to be an easy task for David Moyes but few Manchester United fans would have anticipated the English champions slipping 12...
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Hurricane-force winds hit Scotland, close in on Germany
Hurricane-force winds disrupted transport and power supplies in Scotland and threatened coastal flooding in England as they closed in on north Europe in what meteorologists said could be one of the...
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Foreign investors to be taxed as U.K. housing bubble looms
Britain will impose a capital gains tax on foreign property investors from 2015 in a bid to allay fears that wealthy foreign buyers are inflating a London-led property bubble which is pricing locals...
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Police give Ukraine protesters deadline to move out of square and buildings
Ukrainian police gave demonstrators five days to leave public buildings they have occupied in protest against a government policy lurch back towards Russia, as ministers at a European security...
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Syria top priority for Red Cross in 2014 despite limited access
Desperate civilians in a swathe of Syria from Aleppo in the north to the southern border are largely out of reach of aid workers, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said yesterday....
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Obituary – Nelson Mandela: from apartheid fighter to president and unifier
Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy, as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice around the world....
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Nelson Mandela dies aged 95
By Ed Cropley Former South African President Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday at the age of 95 after a prolonged lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said. Mandela,...
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Hosts Brazil entertain Croatia in World Cup opener
Host nation Brazil will kick off next year’s soccer World Cup against Croatia in Sao Paulo on June 12, while holders Spain and 2010 runners-up Netherlands will meet again in the group stages following...
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President’s name day
Presidential palace staff on Friday wished President Nicos Anastasiades a happy name during a small event which took place at the palace itself. Head of the President’s office, Panayiotis Antoniou gave...
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