How Anastasiades plans to change things
Regulation of state officials - Amending constitution to clarify for what offences the President of the Republic may be prosecuted. - Lifting members of parliament’s immunity for all offences, but...
View ArticleOur View: Let’s hope political parties show a sense of responsibility
TODAY the legislature will vote on the deeply unpopular memorandum of understanding which, in theory, should be passed with DIKO and DISY votes. We say in theory because nobody knows whether all...
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Anastasiades: this country is not up to scratch
Author: Poly Pantelides STATE officials, including the President, will no longer be immune from prosecution, nor will they be able to stay in office indefinitely, President Nicos Anastasiades...
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Parliament approves bailout deal with a majority vote
Author: Michele Kambas Parliament approved on Tuesday an EU bailout including provisions to impose substantial losses on bank depositors and wind down one of the island's biggest banks.By a show of...
View ArticleOrthodox services in English for Holy Week
FOR SEVERAL years now Father Joseph Coleman has been serving Greek Orthodox Liturgy (Mass) in English in Nicosia. Having been located at (the old) St. Nikolaos Church in Lakatamia, he is now and for...
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Neuroscientist is Cyprus’ 2013 FameLab winner
Author: Maria Gregoriou LOCAL neuroscientist Nikos Konstantinou, 34, was named the national winner of the FameLab competition on Sunday and will represent Cyprus at the International Final at the...
View ArticleFood checks in full swing for Easter period
Author: Maria Gregoriou THE HEALTH and veterinary services have begun their annual inspection of retail food prior to Easter.The food checks are performed to make sure that products are suitable for...
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INSIGHT: Why did Cypriot banks keep buying Greek bonds?
Author: Michele Kambas, Stephen Grey and Stelios Orphanides ONE DAY last October, a memory stick containing special software for deleting data was placed into a desktop computer at Bank of Cyprus...
View ArticleBailout gives us a roadmap, economists say
Author: Poly Pantelides CURRENT discussions on whether Cyprus should exit the eurozone are misplaced, and one proposal in particular is ‘dangerous’ in that it confuses the arguments and uses suspect...
View ArticleChristofias hanging on to presidential limo
TWO MONTHS after leaving office, former President Demetris Christofias is holding on to one of the presidential limos, the government has confirmed.The story was brought to light by right-leaning...
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Clean bill of health from Moneyval
Author: Elias Hazou CYPRUS has been given a clean bill of health in terms of its compliance with international anti-money-laundering rules, officials have said.Two separate audits into the island’s...
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‘Another kind of colonialism’ say protesters
Author: Poly Pantelides AS PARLIAMENT met to ratify the terms of Cyprus’ bailout a crowd of people protested, saying it was the harbinger of unfair austerity. “We know where this policy will take us....
View ArticleOur View: Drafting laws against corruption and nepotism will change very little
IF PRESIDENT Anastasiades’ government manages to implement 20 per cent of the measures aimed at drastically improving and modernising the state sector’s services, eliminating corruption and making all...
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Bailout scrapes through parliament
Author: George Psyllides PARLIAMENT last night ratified the island’s EU bailout amid warnings that tougher times lie ahead for Cypriots, already suffering from the effects of a deep recession.With a...
View ArticleRoad death
AT AROUND 1.30am yesterday in Nicosia 25-year-old Panicos Georgiou died in a motorbike accident.Georgiou was driving on Griva Dighenis Avenue towards Engomi when he lost control of his motorbike. The...
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Film accolade for Cypriot director
A FILM by Cypriot director Minos Papas looking at the impact of the unregulated arms’ trade won the top prize in the prestigious New York Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) online film competition.“A short...
View ArticleThree months until new health care fees come into effect
Author: Peter Stevenson A NEW health service bill was passed on Tuesday at the House, which will see an increase in fees at public hospitals. The bill will also require those wanting free healthcare...
View ArticleChurch urges people to engage in charitable activities
Author: Poly Pantelides THE COUNTRY’S deep economic difficulties give people the opportunity to engage in charitable activity, Archbishop Chrysostomos II said in his Easter message reiterating the...
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ECHR ‘rules out right of return for Greek Cypriots’
Author: Poly Pantelides THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has effectively ruled out the right of displaced Cypriots to return to their homes, said the lawyer who was recently told by the ECHR...
View ArticleProbe into ‘stitch-up’ of Politis reporter
Author: Poly Pantelides and Peter Stevenson THE JUSTICE minister said yesterday he would appoint an independent criminal investigator to examine claims by daily Politis, which claims one of their...
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