Fundraiser to target those left short by crisis
A 24-HOUR fundraiser for people affected by the crisis will be held on December 7 by the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PSSE).“The fundraiser will follow the model of those that were...
View ArticleLocal composer to score film on Yuri Gagarin
CYPRIOT composer George Kallis has been commissioned to score the music for the multi-million dollar film Gagarin: First in Space that explores the life of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.Kallis, who...
View ArticleCars are illegally running on LPG, House committee hears
PEOPLE have started to illegally convert cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and petrol stations are selling LPG to drivers, members of the House commerce committee yesterday said.The...
View ArticleTurkey reportedly looking to end bankrolling of north
Author: Stefanos Evripidou TURKEY WANTS to stop bankrolling the regime in the north by introducing a series of privatisations in key sectors, it was reported yesterday. According to Turkish Cypriot...
View ArticleFatal stabbing tourists get further remand
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE THREE British tourists arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old British soldier during a nightclub brawl in Ayia Napa were re-remanded by the...
View ArticleGas companies asked to come up with better prospects
Author: Elias Hazou AN INITIAL round of negotiations with the companies that were awarded offshore gas exploration licences wrapped up yesterday, amid fresh reports over the selection of a...
View ArticleRyanair shoots racy calendar in Paphos
Author: Stefanos Evripidou PAPHOS IS being put firmly on the map of low-cost airline destinations thanks to the scantily clad cabin crew of budget airline Ryanair.The latest edition of the now famous...
View ArticlePower cut in some villages 90 times in one month
Author: Bejay Browne THE Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has promised to look into ways of at least informing customers of major power supply faults after residents of a number of Paphos...
View ArticleOur View: Time we took Shiarly seriously
SPEAKING to journalists before yesterday’s ECOFIN meeting in Brussels, Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly, the perennial optimist, said that “very good progress” had been made in talks with the troika in...
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Bailout request could be this week
Author: Elias Hazou THE ISLAND could request a bailout by international lenders by the end of this week, once an assessment by EU and IMF is complete, finance minister Vassos Shiarly said...
View ArticleVulnerable groups must be protected
Author: Peter Stevenson AN APPEAL to stop proposed welfare cuts for families with disabled children was the main theme of a press conference held yesterday by ‘Agkalia Elpidas’, an association of...
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Picking guide for fungi fans
FORESTRY department officials are patrolling the forests in an attempt to stop people from collecting mushrooms by using garden tools, an announcement said yesterday.Collecting mushrooms is not against...
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A free pit stop to check on tyres
HUNDREDS of cars leaving Nicosia this morning will be stopped to see if they are fitted with the correct, properly maintained tyres.The Grand Pit Stop campaigners, among them the traffic police, will...
View ArticlePromoting investment is ‘imperative’
Author: Poly Pantelides WITH Cyprus due to receive a bailout by international lenders, encouraging investment must be a priority, top mandarins told the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency’s (CIPA)...
View ArticleWomen’s role lacking in Cyprus
IN CYPRUS there are no national measures to improve gender balance on boards, a European Commission press release said yesterday. Women currently represent 4.4 per cent of the board members of the...
View ArticleEU plans push for women on company boards
Author: Claire Davenport COMPANIES LISTED in EU countries could be forced to have more women on their boards, with a target of 40 per cent by 2020, under rules proposed by the European Commission...
View ArticlePaternity DNA testing ‘a human rights abuse’
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE MIGRATION Department is violating the human right to family life and privacy by forcing families with a foreign mother to undergo paternity testing at their expense to...
View ArticleOur View: Probability of a run on the banks increases daily
THE UNCERTAINTY caused by the government’s stalling over the bailout and made worse by current speculation that it would refuse to sign a memorandum of understanding with the troika have put the ailing...
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Christofias: time is not the only factor
Author: George Psyllides TIME was not the only important factor in the bailout negotiations, President Demetris Christofias said yesterday, as he reiterated that certain political conditions tabled by...
View ArticleIbrahimovic's four-goal burst unites Swedes
Author: Philip O'Connor Zlatan Ibrahimovic's four-goal haul against England has given Swedes a timely reminder of the benefits of their multi-cultural society at a time of increasing support for...
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