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Government clarifies there will be no haircut
Author: George Psyllides THE government yesterday made it clear to international lenders that a haircut on bank deposits was not up for discussion, as the two sides disagree on the matter of debt...
View ArticleNew stage in halloumi fight
CYPRUS is due to resume in earnest its efforts to register halloumi cheese as a protected designation of origin (PDO), agriculture minister Nicos Kouyialis said yesterday following a meeting with...
View ArticleHistoric guns for sale
THE MINISTRY of defence is selling collectable, deactivated weapons which were used during the EOKA uprising of the 1950s and the Turkish invasion of 1974.The guns will go on sale on April 2, the day...
View ArticleProgress made on relocating hated chemical factories
Author: Peter Stevenson NEW ENVIRONMENT commissioner, Ioanna Panayiotou, is taking a leading role as talks continue between the residents of Pera-Chorio Nisou and the interior, agriculture and...
View ArticleGirl injured after seat in old bus breaks
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was injured on her way to school on Thursday morning when the seat in front of her on the school bus she was travelling in, gave way, hitting her in the face and breaking three of...
View ArticleCY board told to prepare for the worse
Author: George Psyllides THE Cyprus Airways board will prepare a comprehensive proposal that will include a worst-case scenario and submit it to a ministerial committee and the unions for discussion,...
View ArticleGrandad cleared of fascist Facebook posting
Author: Poly Pantelides THE NICOSIA District Court has acquitted a senior civil servant who was accused of posting a Facebook video of his grandson, aged four at the time, sporting a toy gun and...
View ArticlePapadopoulos throws down the gauntlet
Author: Poly Pantelides DIKO deputy Nicolas Papadopoulos yesterday announced his intention to run for the leadership of the party in a bid to take over from Marios Garoyian whose leadership he said...
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Our View: Bishops would do well to adopt more moderate communication
THE BISHOPS of the Church of Cyprus could do with some lessons in public communication so they do not cause so much offence when they speak. They need to learn how to use a more moderate discourse...
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Man found shot dead in car
TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Stefanos Vasiliades was found dead in a car yesterday, with a single gunshot wound to the head, police said. According to reports the car, a Mitsubishi Pajero, was found, parked...
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IMF: banks needs were set too low
INTERNATIONAL lenders have turned up the heat, asking Cyprus to raise its corporate tax and introduce a levy on capital gains and a financial transaction tax to ensure it can repay a bailout, eurozone...
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Waging war on ‘safe’ cigarettes
Author: Peter Stevenson AS REGULAR visitors to pubs and clubs know only too well, implementing the ban on real cigarettes has been patchy at best, yet - much to the chagrin of the makers of...
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Ancient olives, the latest trendy trees
Author: Poly Pantelides OUTLIVING generations of people and growing to an almost mythical age, old olive trees have now become a must-have, architectural statement for those who can afford a price...
View ArticleWaste management needed to improve our quality of life
WASTE management is perhaps the most important aspect for the protection of water, soil, air, flora, fauna, the ecosystem of the island and on improving our quality of life, Agriculture and Environment...
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‘The road is not strewn with rose petals’
Speaking at a memorial service in Limassol for former President Spyros Kyprianou, Anastasiades said yesterday his government will exhaust all possible resources to raise this country back to where it...
View ArticleCapital of culture committee in place
Author: Bejay Browne A COMMITTEE responsible for overseeing the operation of the entire project of ‘Pafos European capital of culture 2017’ is now in place.Headed up by former health minister Christos...
View ArticleTroika talks continue at Central Bank
TROIKA officials continued their talks at the Central Bank yesterday before they departed from Cyprus.Political party leaders were due to be given an update on the progress of negotiations last night...
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New minister says drilling a priority
EXPLORATORY drilling in Block 12 is a priority, Commerce and Industry Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said yesterday. Responding to questions about Troika’s refusal to include Cyprus’ potential income...
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Tales from the coffeeshop: Troika shenanigans and the return of the...
A FEW months ago, the Jagger/Richards songwriting team of Kyproulla – Leonidas Malenis and Stavros Hadjisavvas – wrote an appalling song to celebrate Cyprus’ EU presidency, titled Welcome Friends to...
View ArticleOur view: Refreshing to see a president meeting problems head on
MONDAY’S Eurogroup meeting might not have produced all the desired results but it had one positive outcome - it set an end of the month deadline for the signing of the memorandum of understanding. Our...
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