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Three-day remand for Voudouris in the north
WANTED fugitive Michael Voudouris was remanded for three days by a court in the north on Tuesday relating to a case of identity theft and illegal entry. According to Turkish Cypriot media, the British...
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US judge rejects $760m football concussion settlement deal
By Scott Malone A $760 million settlement between the National Football League and thousands of former players, who contended the league downplayed the risk of concussions, was rejected on Tuesday by a...
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Paphos needs €27m to pull off European Capital of Culture
By Bejay Browne AN INJECTION of €27m urgently needed to implement necessary infrastructure in Paphos as part of the town’s cultural capital 2017 winning bid, claims the municipality. Paphos Mayor...
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Ryanair announces Paphos-Athens flights, Air Berlin to fly to Larnaca
LOW-COST carrier Ryanair on Tuesday announced its summer 2014 schedule, including a new route to Athens from Paphos which will operate daily from April 1. Ryanair’s Sales & Marketing Manager Maria...
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Jealousy leads to false kidnap claim
WELFARE services have been called in after a ten-year-old girl falsely claimed that she had been a victim of an attempted abduction on Tuesday evening in Limassol. The girl, whose parents are Ukrainian...
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Reform or lose us as member, Britain’s Chancellor tells EU
By Andrew Osborn Britain told its European Union partners on Wednesday the EU’s treaties were “not fit for purpose” and there must be reform or it would quit the bloc. In the latest blast of...
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Spyros’ limo sold for €16,000
FORMER President Spyros Kyprianou’s bulletproof presidential limo was auctioned off yesterday for €16,000. The Mercedes was bought by the government in 1985 and was also used during former president...
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Fewer flamingos, more ducks
THE number of flamingos on Cyprus’ wetlands decreased in December compared to the same period the previous year while the number of ducks increased. The Game Fund said that more than 24,000 birds were...
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Messi misses out on UEFA’s Team of the Year
Lionel Messi, who lost his World Player of the Year crown to Cristiano Ronaldo this week, has failed to make the Team of the Year picked by users of European football governing body UEFA’s website....
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Nicolaou announces major reforms at the prisons
JUSTICE minister Ionas Nicolaou briefed the House Legal and Human Rights committees on Wednesday on “measures taken following research and careful study, based on information obtained from the prison.”...
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‘Complicity, negligence and dereliction of duty’ at prisons, says Ombudswoman
By Angelos Anastasiou FURTHER developments have surfaced regarding the ongoing crisis in Cyprus’s penitentiary institution, raising questions as to the quality of psychiatric care provided to inmates,...
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Anastasiades, Cameron reaffirm ‘very, very strong’ relations
By Stefanos Evripidou THE UK and Cyprus signed a “historic” agreement on Wednesday lifting restrictions on commercial and industrial development in non-military areas within the British Bases for the...
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Construction output plunges 33 per cent in Q3 2013
THE Index of Production in Construction for the third quarter of 2013 declined by 32.9 per cent year on year, figures released yesterday by the statistical service CyStat show. The index is...
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Credit card use down 5 per cent
CREDIT card transactions dropped 5 per cent to €2,156m last year over 2012, according to figures released by JCC payment systems, while transactions with credit cards in the domestic market in December...
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Port strike called off
Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) workers on Thursday called off a planned strike for Friday to protest against a deal signed in 2012 by the previous administration giving a private contractor the right to...
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Larnaca’s mobility events among top ten in Europe
Larnaca has been short-listed among the top ten cities in Europe in the context of EU Mobility Week. A total of 1,923 cities hosted events for Mobility Week, which aims at creating an urban environment...
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Forest fires were up in 2013
THE number of forest fires in 2013 was significantly higher than the previous year, but more land was burnt in 2012 than last year, according to statistics released by the forestry department. Paphos...
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U.S. data points to firmer labour market, inflation still tame
THE number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the second consecutive week last week, suggesting a sharp step-down in job growth in December was likely to be temporary....
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FTSE holds near 2013 peak, propped up by miners
BRITAIN’S top shares steadied near last year’s peak yesterday, propped up by steep gains from miners on optimism over the global economy and upbeat analyst comment. Miners added the most points to the...
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Prosecutors build Hariri bomb plot case on cellphone logs
FOUR men accused of assassinating Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri used dozens of mobile phones during the last weeks of his life to coordinate the massive car bombing that killed him and 21 others...
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