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SGO bill back on the table
By George Psyllides CONFRONTATION over the bill to privatise semi-government organisations would not benefit anyone, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said yesterday as the government re-submitted the...
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Ukraine says Russia has sent in thousands of extra troops
Ukraine’s defence minister said on Saturday Russia had “recently” brought 6,000 additional personnel into Ukraine and that the Ukrainian military were on high alert in the Crimea region. Ihor Tenyukh...
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Turkish parliament delivers blow to schools run by Erdogan rival
Turkey’s parliament passed legislation to shut down private preparatory schools many of which are an important source of income and influence for an Islamic cleric Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accuses...
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Fatal road accident in Paphos
A 22-year-old Paphos man has died from head injuries sustained when he crashed his car into a concrete wall while returning home early on Saturday. Andreas Mouzouras, a resident of Pano Yialias, was...
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Depressing account of doing business
HOW TOTALLY depressing that a very successful and prominent Cypriot business man like Constantinos Lordos feels compelled to write such an article (Give a little man a little power, Sunday Mail,...
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The country I deserve
AS AN offspring of the 80s, I inherited the results of a brutal invasion. I was soon “taught” that I have to compromise with some elders’ mistakes and that I am part of a community whose power to claim...
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‘Heroic’ No’s reminiscent of another disaster
SURELY no one should be surprised by another ”heroic” and ”defiant” NO from these irresponsible, retarded, corrupt, populist imbeciles who also happen to be the ELECTED representatives of an equally...
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Short-sighted vote only delays inevitable
REGARDING parliament’s rejection of the privatisation bill on Thursday, it is now patently clear that a large section of the political leadership cares not one iota about the majority of their people...
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New initiative aims to counter economic slide
A PIONEERING Centre for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Employment (ΚΕΑ) has recently started operations, with the declared aim of combating recession and unemployment in Cyprus. The centre...
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Coffeeshop – Union bosses enjoy five minutes of fame
OUR ESTABLISHMENT would like to apologise to the PASYDY boss Glafkos Hadjimourmouris for consistently presenting him as Kyproulla’s most obnoxious union leader. In the last couple of weeks we have...
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Our view – Minefield that it is, NHS is essential
MINISTER of Health Petros Petrides announced after the last visit by the troika that the full implementation of the National Health Scheme, which would offer universal healthcare coverage, would be put...
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Hopes high that Polis and Latsi beaches will be fixed in time for coming season
By Bejay Browne HOPES are running high that repairs will get underway in the coming weeks at two of the island’s most popular beaches, which all but disappeared in December. The blue-flagged beach at...
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West scrambles, Kiev braces as Putin threatens Ukraine war
UKRAINE CALLS UP ALL MILITARY RESERVES The West faced its biggest confrontation with Russia since the Cold War and Ukraine marshalled its forces for defence after Russian President Vladimir Putin...
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Storm-hit Hollywood rolls out red carpet for nailbiter Oscar’s night
In true Hollywood fashion, the Academy Awards on Sunday promised a cliffhanger ending in the race for best picture Oscar between favorites “12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity” along with extra drama thrown...
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Kerry condemns Russia’s ‘incredible act of aggression’ in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday condemned Russia’s “incredible act of aggression” in Ukraine and threatened economic sanctions by the United States and allies to isolate Moscow, but called...
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Man City sink Sunderland to win League Cup final
Two moments of magic in the space of two second-half minutes helped Manchester City to a 3-1 victory over Sunderland in the English League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Manuel Pellegrini’s favourites...
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12 Years a Slave’ breaks racial barrier with best picture Oscar
The slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry’s highest honor in 86 years of...
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At least 11 killed in brazen attack on Pakistani court
Gunmen burst into a court in a busy shopping area in the centre of the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing at least 11 people in a brazen attack likely to shatter any prospect of meaningful peace...
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Lakkotrypis quits DIKO
Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis resigned as a member of DIKO yesterday, in disagreement with the party’s decision to leave the government coalition last week. DIKO abandoned the government on...
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Ukraine border guards report build-up of Russian armour near Crimea
Russia has started a build-up of armoured vehicles on the Russian side of a narrow stretch of water between Russia and the Ukrainian region of Crimea, Ukrainian border guards said on Monday. A border...
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