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The parking monster strike again
Oh, what a pity that all those precious euro’s are being spent to upgrade the Mackenzie-Piale Pasha road and before the cement even has a chance to dry, the pavements and walkways are already being...
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What would Jesus do?
I suspected that Mr A Dinou would soon be gracing the letters page of the Sunday Mail (March 16th) following your front page article about Archbishop Chrysostomos and his remarks on the gay community...
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Former CBC governor facing charges
FORMER Central Bank governor Christodoulos Christodoulou is reportedly facing 10 charges in connection with a huge money transfer into his daughter’s business account less than two months after he left...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Seized BoC funds being put to good use
THE BOARD of directors of the dear old Bank of Cyprus have thought of a quite brilliant way to mark the first anniversary of the Eurogroup decision that allowed the bank to take half the money of its...
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Defence Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos dies
By George Psyllides DEFENCE Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos died on Saturday, a day after suffering a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. He was 48. His funeral will be held on Monday in Larnaca. He was being...
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Our View: One year on banks and business locked in no win situation
PUBLIC finances may have been brought under control in the last year, as the government never tires of telling us, but the wealth-creating part of the economy continues to slide deeper into recession a...
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Opposition remains to NHS as it edges closer
By Angelos Anastasiou WHEN legislation governing the National Health Scheme in Cyprus was passed in 2001, the consensus was that the country was one giant step closer to the goal of implementing it,...
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Mr Anastasiades please change course
Mr Anastasiadis wants a bizonal, bicommunal federation. Since the 70s, endless rounds of talks have failed to make headway on attempts to unite Cyprus as a union of two autonomous regions with one...
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Turkey shoots down Syrian plane it says violated air space
Turkish armed forces shot down a Syrian plane on Sunday which Turkey said had crossed into its air space in an area where Syrian rebels have been battling President Bashar al-Assad’s forces for control...
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NATO commander warns of Russian threat to separatist Moldova region
NATO’s top military commander said on Sunday Russia had built up a “very sizeable” force on its border with Ukraine and Moscow may have a region in another ex-Soviet republic, Moldova, in its sights...
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Opponents resume protests as Thai PM risks impeachment
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand resumed street protests on Monday after lying low for weeks, piling pressure on increasingly beleaguered Prime Minister Yingluck...
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Improved health noticed in pilot pupil workout scheme
By Jean Christou A 15-MINUTE ‘circular’ workout incorporated into a Limassol lyceum’s PE class, which lasted for two months twice a week significantly improved the overall health of the teens who took...
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Aerial mosquito spraying
THE BRITISH bases said on Monday that in cooperation with the agriculture ministry, aerial spraying around mosquito breeding sites will be conducted between March 26-28. The spraying will take place on...
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Greek Independence Day message
WITHIN a dramatically changing world we need to be united to ensure our historical continuity, Education Minister Costas Kadis said in a message to teachers and students marking the anniversary of the...
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An artistic journey
By Alix Norman Unless you’ve been to the Louvre, or done the rounds of the London galleries and museums, it’s unlikely you’ve seen a real Monet. Or a painting by Canaletto. Or a genuine El Greco...
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President says farewell to his beloved ‘son’ (updated)
By Constantinos Psillides HUNDREDS of people paid their last respects on Monday at the funeral of Defence Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos, a widely-respected politician, who died on Saturday at the age of...
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Afghanistan set for change?
On April 5, the people of Afghanistan will go to the polls to select a new president. If this transition of power from President Hamid Karzai to his successor goes forward uneventfully, it will...
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Malaysia says missing plane crashed in Indian Ocean (Update 3)
By Stuart Grudgings and Siva Govindasamy Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared over two weeks ago en route to Beijing, crashed thousands of miles away in the southern Indian Ocean,...
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Cypriots share EU friends’ lazy habits
CYPRIOTS COULD do a lot more to stay in shape, but in this regard they fare no worse than most of their European counterparts, a poll has shown. The latest Eurobarometer survey on sport and physical...
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Deep Purple slated to perform in the north
By Constantinos Psillides DEEP PURPLE, the legendary English rock band, are slated to appear live in the north as part of the 25th anniversary of the CyprusNear EastUniversity, according to a...
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