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Time for Europe to get serious
By Timothy Spyrou THE EU parliamentary elections to be held next month are being hailed as a great opportunity. For decades, critics and arch-supporters of the European Project alike have been saying...
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We need a mere 30 days to solve the Cyprus problem
By Loucas Charalambous I HAVE WRITTEN this before, but I think this is suitable time to repeat it: if the Cyprus problem can be solved, it can be solved in 30 days. As long as we want to solve it. If...
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After terrible year, hospice is back on its feet
By Alexia Evripidou AFTER A harsh year of job losses, service closures and the forced ejection of chronically ill cancer patients, Arodafnousa Hospice has now finally become fully operational again,...
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AA counsellor warns of Paphos drinking culture
By Bejay Browne AS A LOCAL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS group warn of a burgeoning drinking culture in Cyprus, a three day AA International convention is being held at a Paphos hotel this weekend. Secretary of...
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Cypriot fighter Philippou making his mark in UFC
By Andreas Vou There are a number of talented Cypriot athletes who are creating a huge impact away from home. One of those who fall into that category is Limassol native Costas Philippou, an MMA...
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The battle of the benches
By Zoe Christodoulides THE humble public bench has become a symbol of Nicosia old town’s rapid transformation from being the edgy hangout for alternative teens to the chosen social destination for the...
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Dangers of politicising NPLs
By Angelos Anastasiou WHILE DEPUTIES gear up to vote on an ambitious bill that would protect defaulting debtors’ property from foreclosure, the incoming governor of the Central Bank made a dramatic...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Deputies’ ingenious plan to attract foreign...
By Patroclos OUR DEPUTIES and political parties could always be trusted to come up with brilliantly popular ideas that are music to the ears of the majority of people. As long as these remain in the...
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Our View: Populist MPs will cause untold damage to the banks
CYPRUS has paid a very high price for the reckless populism of its irresponsible politicians. Former president Demetris Christofias led the state to bankruptcy because he did not want to take unpopular...
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Lines drawn for House battle over homes’ protection
By Constantinos Psillides BATTLE lines were being drawn yesterday for Monday’s discussion at the House on the draft bill to protect primary residences from foreclosure, which MPs want to send to the...
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Weeping Rwandans told ‘never again’ 20 years after genocide
THE United Nations chief told a packed stadium of sombre and weeping Rwandans on Monday the world would “never again” let genocide tear their nation apart, at a ceremony marking 20 years since 800,000...
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India kicks off world’s biggest election in remote northeast
The first Indians cast their votes on Monday in the world’s biggest election, with Hindu nationalist opposition candidate Narendra Modi holding a strong lead but likely to fall short of a majority....
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Nearly ten thousand take part in island clean up
By Alexia Evripidou ROME MAY not have been built in a day, but could Cyprus be cleaned in one? Thanks to the ‘Let’s do it Cyprus!’ campaign, 9,717 volunteers on Sunday made a good stab at it. Along...
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Military’s hands were tied, Mari appeal argues
NO ONE was in charge of monitoring the state of the munitions cargo at Mari naval base ahead of the July 2011 explosion, the attorney-general’s office told the Supreme Court on Monday. Nonetheless,...
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Hungary re-elects PM, far-right opposition gains
HUNGARIAN Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has clashed repeatedly with the European Union and foreign investors over economic policy, said on Monday a weekend poll victory gave him a clear mandate to...
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New CMP member determined to rise to the challenge
By Constantinos Psillides THE NEW Greek Cypriot member of the Committee of Missing Persons (CMP) officially took up his post on Monday with a pledge to overcome the many obstacles the committee still...
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Bob Geldof’s daughter Peaches dead at age 25 (updated)
By Sarah Young and Michael Roddy Peaches Geldof, second daughter of Band Aid founder and musician Bob Geldof and a media and fashion personality in her own right, has died at her home in Kent,...
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EU criticism for detention of mothers
EUROPEAN Council Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks expressed his concern on Monday over reports that Cyprus continues the practice of detaining and separating migrant women from their...
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DISY swings the vote to stop NPL bill
By Angelos Anastasiou PARTIES OPPOSING the bill to protect primary residences from foreclosure pulled a fast one on the legislation’s supporters at committee level on Monday, ensuring the controversial...
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Explosive device near Lymbia
AN EXPLOSIVE device was found in a ditch along the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Monday night, police said. The explosive device was found near the highway close to Lympia village. The police immediately...
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