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Shiarly: we expect equal treatment
Author: George Psyllides CYPRUS is not looking for special treatment from Europe on its bailout terms but it does want equal treatment, Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly said yesterday.The comment came...
View Article‘Flasher cop’ back at work
THE 30-YEAR-OLD policeman, who was suspended last month after being caught exposing himself while shopping at a kiosk, has returned to work, police have said. According to police spokesman Andreas...
View ArticleFirst photovoltaic park within 2013
Author: Poly Pantelides WORKS on the island’s first photovoltaic park are due to start this year within the UN-controlled buffer zone, the university of Cyprus (UCY) has said. Works on the 10MW...
View ArticleProducers defend milk price rise
Author: Poly Pantelides ALONG with cattle farmers, milk pasteurisers have announced they will raise prices to accommodate increased production costs.Milk pasteurisers issued an announcement this week...
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Cheaper medicines from next month
Author: Poly Pantelides A PRICE reduction in medicines will become effective on February 11 when the price list will be updated for the first time since 2009, health minister Androula Agrotou pledged...
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Regulator asks EAC to reconsider latest price hike
Author: Peter Stevenson ENERGY Regulatory Authority, CERA, has asked the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) to reconsider the latest rise in electricity prices, which came into effect on January 1....
View ArticleMore lenient terms for Russian loan possible
RUSSIA will discuss more lenient terms for Cyprus’s repayment of its €2.5 billion loan, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said yesterday.Cyprus has officially requested the extension of the...
View ArticleNo mercy as Moody’s slashes bond rating
Author: George Psyllides MOODY'S ratings agency has downgraded Cyprus’ bond rating by three notches to Caa3 from B3 with a negative outlook on the significantly increased likelihood of a government...
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Anastasiades steps on to European stage
Author: Nathan Morley THE European People's Party (EPP) summit in Limassol yesterday gave a boost to presidential hopeful Nicos Anastasiades image as a worldly, well-connected potential head of...
View ArticleOur View: Everyone earning above a certain income should pay for healthcare
MANY people remarked about the negligible opposition to the raft of austerity measures that were approved last month after marathon sessions of the legislature. There was a one-hour work stoppage at...
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Merkel firm but supportive
Author: Michele Kambas and Gareth Jones CYPRUS appeared to win conditional support for its bailout bid from EU paymaster Germany yesterday, hours after a savage credit ratings cut intensified the...
View ArticleProfessionals team up for hard-hitting drink drive campaign
IN AN effort to raise public awareness of the devastation caused by drink driving, a group of like-minded professionals joined forces to produce a hard-hitting and thought-provoking TV ad of European...
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Stepping up to the task: a look back at Cyprus’ EU presidency
Author: Stefanos Evripidou IT’S DONE. The Cyprus EU presidency ended on the last day of 2012 without any major mishaps, collateral damage, or blowback expected. On the contrary, the Cyprus...
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The cat lady of Paphos old town
Author: Bejay Browne FOR THE past 12 years, Gaynor Georgiou has been spending hundreds of euros of her own money each month feeding and caring for scores of stray cats living in the old town of...
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Conspiracy theory livens up dull election campaign
Author: Elias Hazou TRUTH be told, the presidential election campaign has thus far been rather dull, taking a back seat to the New-Year austerity blues. It needed a shake up. Enter independent...
View ArticleOver 5,000 ‘green jobs’ to be created
SOME 5,500 new job posts will be created this year in sectors dealing with the environment, labour minister Sotiroulla Charalambous said yesterday.Another 5,500 jobs will be made available because of...
View ArticleOrphanides suppliers pushing ahead with new entity
A GROUP of Orphanides suppliers said yesterday they were pushing ahead with plans to take over management of some outlets in order to secure the indebted supermarkets’ ability to stay afloat.The...
View ArticleState backs off from cuts to disabled benefits
THE labour ministry has called off plans to cut benefits for disabled people although reductions will go ahead on a car allowance and the holiday grant scheme, the umbrella organisation for the...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Clapped out commie rulers come out of the closet
Author: Patroclos WITH ONLY a few weeks left in office and their puppet candidate having no chance of winning the elections, our clapped-out commie rulers, have come out of the closet, no longer...
View ArticleOur View: We must discard our immature, xenophobic political culture
BLAMING foreigners or other countries for Cyprus’ woes is a habit as old as the Republic. In a few cases in the past this may have been justified, but in most it was nothing more than convenient way...
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