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Safe houses for endangered species
Author: Jacqueline Agathocleous THE ENVIRONMENT, forestry and fisheries departments are in the process of creating the perfect hideaways for 20 selected fauna species, including three endangered...
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Nicosia down the ages
Author: Zoe Christodoulides DEMETRIOS Michaelides was a child with a rather offbeat passion. Like most kids, he loved a good bit of adventure, but his was of an unusual kind, spending whole mornings...
View ArticlePower of One conference selects three collaborative projects
THE POWER of One conference ended its three-day session in Nicosia during the week, by selecting three collaborative project proposals for development and possible funding. Cypriot NGOs are partners...
View ArticleCats to remain at feline park
Author: Bejay Browne A GROUP OF feral cats living in Tala in Paphos being cared for by a team of volunteers will be able to stay in their current home.According to the Tala Monastery cats spokesman...
View ArticleArchaeologists explore ancient market
ARCHAEOLOGISTS exploring the Agora (market) of ancient Paphos have found a small tablet with the name of an official in Greek and a plethora of other artefacts including a golden pendant, it was...
View ArticleAKEL blasts honour for DISY leader’s dad
Author: George Psyllides AKEL yesterday criticised the decision of the Friends of Police to honour opposition leader Nicos Anastasiades’ father, a police officer who according to the ruling party,...
View ArticleBanks 'must prove they acted in good faith'
UK SOLICITORS Maxwell Alves who are acting on behalf of clients in the Alpha Bank mortgage dispute, are asking the Central Bank of Cyprus, the Disciplinary Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association and...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Clueless cooks worse than useless
Author: Patroclos Our establishment is now offering a free Troika bar with every cup of skettos to help sweeten the bitter taste of a bailout deal. The bar is made in Norway. It consists of three...
View ArticleOur View: A more credible counter proposal is needed on bank seizures
THE GOVERNMENT obviously recognises the huge social problems that would be created by the troika’s proposal for the seizure and sale by the banks of properties used as security for non-performing...
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Troika must consider title deed fiasco in seizures' proposal
Author: Nathan Morley THE need to address the title deeds fiasco is more urgent than it has ever been as the troika move in to sort out the banks’ non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios, property...
View ArticleAgeing theatre group seeking younger blood
Author: Bejay Browne AN ageing award winning theatre group based in Paphos is on the lookout for new members.Stage One Theatre groups’ production manager Caroline Harman-Smith said: “We are getting...
View ArticleSnake road re-opens after lengthy closure
THE SNAKE ROAD at Dhekelia linking Larnaca and Famagusta, has been re-opened to traffic after having been closed in both directions for the past three years.The road was closed in 2009 after a team of...
View ArticleChristofias spends busy day in Rome
PRESIDENT DEemetris Christofias paid a one-day visit to Rome yesterday where he held contacts with the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Mario Monti.Speaking after his 45-minute...
View ArticleDisagreement between ministry and employers on CoLA
Author: Stefanos Evripidou LABOUR MINISTER Sotiroulla Charalambous yesterday acknowledged the gap in views between the ministry and employers’ organisations over reform of the cost of living...
View ArticleTroika talks resume next week
Author: George Psyllides THE government said yesterday it expected a final round of talks with international lenders to start next week, as negotiations with social partners on its counter proposals...
View ArticleOne step closer to narcotest
Author: Stefanos Evripidou PARLIAMENT moved a step closer yesterday to introducing the narcotest in Cyprus, bringing to a close the police’s long efforts to introduce laws that would catch motorists...
View ArticleAir disruption
TEN flights to Greece carrying some 1,200 passengers are expected to be affected today due to a three-hour strike by Greek air traffic controllers.The stoppage is scheduled to start at 10am.Airports...
View Article'Paphos hospital treated my child like a lifeless object'
Author: Jacqueline Agathocleous A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl from Paphos is in danger of losing the sight in her left eye after a series of blunders at the state hospital, which started off with a simple...
View ArticleOur View: Why the resistance to more regulation of island's co-ops?
‘HANDS OFF the co-operative banks,’ is the universal message sent to the troika by our political establishment. All the deputies, who sit on the House commerce committee, unanimously agreed to send a...
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Kudos for Cyprus' eco-army camps
Author: Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS HAS won plaudits from a widely circulated European newsletter on diplomacy and defence for its eco-friendly army camps. The ‘Europe Diplomacy & Defence’...
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