Closing date looms for Paphos Heart of Gold Award nominations
Author: Bejay Browne THE NOMINATIONS for the annual Paphos Heart of Gold Awards will close this coming Friday.The community-based award will be presented by the patron, the mayor of Paphos, Savvas...
View ArticlePlea to turn buffer zone into a peace park
THE CYPRUS Environmental Stakeholder Forum (CESF) is calling upon senior negotiators in the Cyprus peace talks to transform the island’s demilitarised buffer zone into a Peace Park to mark Wildlife...
View ArticleArchaeological digs reveal evolution of Paphos theatre
FRAGMENTS of marble sculptures from a monument consecrated to the nymphs of ancient Greek and Roman mythology have been uncovered during on-going excavations at Paphos' ancient theatre, the...
View ArticleState’s accountant lists ways of hunting down payments
Author: Poly Pantelides ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL, Rea Georgiou, has advocated a state-wide policy to prevent the kind of system abuse that has allowed the accumulation of €135 million in unpaid fines and...
View ArticleThose to blame for banks’ woes ‘should be punished’
Author: Elias Hazou THOSE responsible for the sorry state of the banks should be prosecuted if necessary, the head of the bank employees' union has said.“People need to be punished,” Loizos...
View ArticleIsraeli group unhappy with gas licensing awards
Author: Elias Hazou THE GOVERNMENT has begun negotiations in earnest with the companies and consortiums awarded offshore gas exploration licences.Yesterday Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis held...
View ArticleEngomi launches Christmas drive for those in need
Author: Peter Stevenson ENGOMI municipality became the latest local authority yesterday to launch a campaign to help needy families in their area.The municipality said it will be holding a campaign...
View ArticleChristofias: only banks made bailout necessary
Author: George Psyllides PRESIDENT Demetris Christofias charged that the truth concerning the economy has been completely twisted, as he defended his economic policy and blamed banks and the...
View ArticleOur View: Troika measures aim at economic health not growth
THE MAIN criticism levelled against the troika by all the political parties was that its bailout proposals did not include any provisions for development and growth. Every politician, who spoke in...
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Employers hail bailout plan
Author: George Psyllides EMPLOYERS were in an upbeat mood yesterday after last week’s announcement that the government’s had reached a preliminary agreement with international lenders over the terms...
View ArticleFamilies ordered to leave unsafe homes
Author: Bejay Browne HOMEOWNERS at a stricken development in Armou in Paphos were left shocked and confused after a representative of the Paphos district office accompanied by the local village leader...
View ArticleNo parole board to process dozens of applications
Author: Poly Pantelides DOZENS of parole applications have been shelved because qualified individuals are not interested in serving on the parole board, the House human rights committee has...
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Orphanides supermarket apologises over tree blunder
ORPHANIDES supermarkets yesterday removed a massive Christmas tree that was on a parking spot reserved for the disabled, a few days after a photograph of the tree did the rounds on Facebook. The tree...
View ArticleShipping industry defies crisis
Author: Peter Stevenson REVENUE from ship management came to €435 million during the first six months of 2012 according to statistics gathered by the Central Bank. This represents five per cent of...
View ArticleJustice system facing ‘total collapse’
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE JUSTICE system faces collapse if measures are not taken very soon to reduce the time it takes to process civil, criminal, administrative cases and appeals, the head of...
View ArticleOverall tax revenue down
REVENUE collected by the taxman dropped 1.0 per cent during the first ten months of this year compared to the same period last year, data showed yesterday.Between January and October the Inland Revenue...
View ArticleBreathing space for Athens and Nicosia
Author: Elias Hazou THE LATEST Greek debt deal, which avoided a second haircut on Greek bonds, has simply afforded more breathing space for Athens - and the same goes for Nicosia as well, analysts...
View ArticleUnions will meet to discuss response to preliminary bailout
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE TOP three unions SEK, PEO and PASYDY will meet today to discuss their response to the preliminary agreement announced last week between government and international...
View ArticleOur View: Empty promises in the hope of fooling the electorate
DEMAGOGUERY and populism have been taken to new heights by the presidential candidate who is supposedly offering an “alternative proposal of government” – EDEK-backed Giorgos Lillikas. The former AKEL...
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Deputies point fingers over banks’ crisis
Author: George Psyllides LAWMAKERS yesterday demanded to know the names of people – including bank executives, board members and politicians – who may have received preferential treatment in securing...
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