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‘Cyprus now on the energy map’
Author: Elias Hazou THE GOVERNMENT yesterday made much of the inclusion of a hypothetical gas pipeline from Cyprus to Greece as part of broader EU efforts for energy independence and security.During...
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Barroso: all available resources mobilised to help Cyprus
ALL available EU resources will be mobilised as quickly and as effectively as possible in order to help Cyprus, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said yesterday.Barroso was speaking at...
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Christofias releases financials to quash ‘malicious rumours’ FORMER President Demetris Christofias yesterday published his family’s accounts in a bid, as he said, to put paid to malicious rumours that...
View ArticleEfforts to keep provident fund haircuts as low as possible
THE government will try to limit the losses of provident fund members to around 25 per cent of the amount they would have received before an EU decision to resolve one bank and raid deposits in the...
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Woman stabbed in the back in Ledra Street shop
POLICE are investigating the attempted murder of a 39-year-old Georgian woman in a shop in Ledra Street yesterday. The woman, who was stabbed in the back was taken to Nicosia General Hospital and...
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Our View: Anastasiades giving more ammunition to opponents of a settlement
THE DINNER for President Anastasiades and Dervis Eroglu that would be hosted by the UN Secretary-General’s special representative Alexander Downer will go ahead as planned even though the date has...
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Troika distorted ‘dirty money’ findings
Author: George Psyllides CYPRUS yesterday accused the troika of distorting information in a document purportedly summarising the island’s status vis a vis anti-money laundering (AML) measures by...
View ArticleFlower festival for families in need
Author: Bejay Browne A FLOWER festival will be held in Paphos tomorrow in aid of more than 550 families in need.The event is being organised by a group of local volunteers who have now officially...
View ArticleAyia Napa murder trial hears from first prosecution witness
Author: Peter Stevenson THE TRIAL of the two Greek nationals, accused of murdering five people in Ayia Napa in June of last year, was offered testimony from the prosecution’s first witness yesterday....
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World tourism chief says Cyprus open for business
TOURISM could stimulate Cyprus’ struggling economy, the United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) said yesterday during a high-profile visit geared at showing the world that Cyprus was open...
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Animal welfare group records ‘cruel’ slaughter
Author: Poly Pantelides AN ANIMAL welfare group that often works undercover to document animal cruelty in industrial farming has taken footage at a Cyprus abattoir showing goats and sheep slaughtered...
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Crossings and trade down significantly in 2012
BOTH THE number of crossings, and trade across the Green Line decreased significantly in 2012 compared to the previous year, the European Commission said yesterday.Movement across the line is governed...
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UN assures that dinner only a social event
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE GOVERNMENT has received the “appropriate assurances” from the UN, freeing President Nicos Anastasiades to enjoy a purely “social” dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader...
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Furious PASYDY won’t play ball
Author: Poly Pantelides THE UNION of central government workers, PASYDY, has said that it does not accept the authority of the Commissioner for Civil Service Reform and has effectively told its...
View ArticleTax revenues fall 10 per cent in first quarter
Author: George Psyllides STATE tax revenues dropped 10 per cent in the wake of a Eurogroup decision mid-March to impose losses on bank deposits as part of the island’s €10 billion bailout, it emerged...
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Towards a ‘less wasteful’ public service
AN ACTION plan for a shake-up of the public service is due to be ready in the second half of September, while the World Bank in cooperation with the United Kingdom will prepare a study for the same...
View ArticleOur View: SGO fight against privatisation beggars belief
WHEN the chairman of CyTA Stathis Kittis announced that together with the chairmen of the Electricity Authority and Ports Authority they were considering securing loans from abroad to prevent the...
View ArticlePlanned defence purchases a worrying sign
Author: Loucas Charalambous I HAVE a feeling that President Anastasiades is attempting the unachievable - proving a worse leader than Christofias. This fear grows by the day. Every day something...
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Dog shelters unable to cope with unwanted pets
Author: Bejay Browne THOUSANDS of healthy dogs are being put to sleep as charities struggle to cope with the increasing numbers of abandoned and stray animals being picked up on the streets, according...
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Populism always ends in tears
Author: Athanasios Orphanides WHEN Cyprus joined the euro the economy was in good condition. Successive governments had worked hard to create a growth model that could employ our highly educated...
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