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Renewed EU support to preserve the island’s cultural heritage
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched a new project to strengthen efforts already in place to preserve Cyprus’ cultural heritage across the island. The €2 million contribution will support the work of...
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Thousands needed to prevent pool closure
By Bejay Browne YEROSKIPOU municipality in Paphos is fighting for a cash injection it urgently needs in order to prevent the public swimming pool from forced closure during the winter months. Local...
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Probe into food supplies at defence ministry
By Peter Stevenson DEFENCE Minister Fotis Fotiou stated yesterday that he will show zero tolerance if investigations into contracts with National Guard food suppliers indicate any illegalities or...
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A get to know a bat night
TO COMMEMORATE European Bat Night, the state environmental department and NGO KIVOTOS are organising a special bat-watching event at the Athalassas environmental centre next Friday. The event will...
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Premier League must change or England will suffer, says Dyke
By Mike Collett ENGLISH football’s new head Greg Dyke has painted a potentially bleak future for the country’s national team unless the spiralling influence of foreign players in the Premier League can...
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CY slash November-December fares
Cyprus Airways yesterday announced 30 per cent cuts in fares to all destinations between November 5 and December 17. Reservations can be made starting Thursday, September 5 until Monday September 16....
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Unemployment hits new record in August
Unemployment has hit new record high according to figures released Wednesday by the official Statistical Service. According to the Statistical Service, the number of unemployed, registered at the...
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Pyrgos parents fear cut in teachers
PARENTS of children attending the Kato Pyrgos primary school have warned they are planning to take action against any effort by the education ministry to reduce the number of teachers at the school. In...
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BoC publishes names of board candidates
Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Thursday published the names of the candidates who will compete for a place on its board during a vote scheduled to take place on Tuesday. The list of 49 names includes 12 from...
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Government remains cautious despite better than expected figures
The government is not in a rush to revise its estimates upwards despite encouraging data, the finance minister said on Thursday, adding that measures will be taken to keep the economy on track but they...
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IMF appoints resident representative in Cyprus
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed a resident representative in Cyprus, it was announced on Thursday. Vincenzo Guzzo will start his assignment in Nicosia on Monday. IMF resident...
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Production test for natural gas underway
US-based oil company Noble Energy on Thursday began a drill stem test at the A-2 well in its Block 12 concession offshore Cyprus. A drill stem test (DST) is a simulated production run yielding key data...
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Property sales on the island drop by 46 per cent
Property sales have dropped by almost half this year compared to the same period last year, according to the Cyprus News Agency. Citing statistics released by the Land Registry, the news agency wrote...
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‘Cyprus-UK relations have improved while prospects are even better’
After five years as the High Commissioner in the UK, Alexandros Zenon is due to return to Nicosia in early October, having been appointed to his previous position as the Permanent Secretary of the...
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Huge tobacco haul seized
A 44-year-old businessman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sneaking a huge shipment of nargile (water pipe) tobacco into the country. Acting on a tip earlier this week, customs officers inspected...
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Pressure grows on Obama over Syria at G20 summit
By Timothy Heritage and Matt Spetalnick U.S. President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from world leaders on Thursday not to launch military strikes in Syria at a summit on the global economy that...
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Holder Murray falls to Wawrinka in US Open quarters
By Simon Evans Andy Murray’s U.S. Open title defence ended with a whimper as he crashed to a 6-4 6-3 6-2 defeat in the quarter-finals to ninth-seeded Swiss Stansilas Wawrinka on Thursday. The British...
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Late night drama as House finally passes MoU bills
By Elias Hazou After a stop-start session dragging past midnight, the House plenum yesterday enacted a raft of laws necessary for Cyprus to secure the release of the next tranche of bailout money....
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Gambling crackdown
POLICE CRACKED down on illegal gambling on Thursday night when they raided two premises in Paphos and one in Larnaca and arrested and charged the three owners. In Oroklini, Larnaca the police raid...
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Bill passage avoided another ‘financial tragedy’ (updated)
By George Psyllides Another financial tragedy for Cyprus was only narrowly avoided, the government said yesterday as it welcomed the approval of legislation allowing the recapitalisation of...
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