‘Worker stole coins from parking meter’
Author: Bejay Browne PAPHOS police yesterday arrested a municipality worker and his female accomplice for stealing coins from parking meters in Paphos.According to police spokesman Nicos Tsappis, the...
View ArticleCompany boss in jail for not paying salaries
FAMAGUSTA District Court yesterday sentenced a businessman to three months in prison and fined him an undisclosed amount for failing to pay his employees’ salaries.On top of the sentence, the man was...
View ArticleNicosia home prices falling at ‘accelerating rate’
Author: Poly Pantelides PROPERTY prices for buyers may be down but so are rents on apartments, warehouses and offices, the latest figures show.The latest index from the Royal Institute of Chartered...
View ArticleWelcome respite from the heat
RESIDENTS in various parts of the island enjoyed some respite from the scorching heat yesterday as showers broke out mid afternoon, bringing temperatures down to normal for this time of year.According...
View ArticleTourist raped
A YOUNG Norwegian tourist claimed she was attacked and raped in Ayia Napa in the early hours of Thursday.The 19-year-old told police she had been walking along the road from Ayia Napa’s marina towards...
View ArticleMan remanded in boy’s rape case
Author: Poly Pantelides A LARNACA court yesterday remanded a 34-year-old man suspected of raping a ten-year-old boy on Wednesday night.The Greek Cypriot, who was remanded for eight days, was caught...
View ArticleOpposition has a field day with SGO blunder
Author: George Psyllides THE government yesterday sought to play down its blunder of sending out an email to reporters with the names of the members of semi-state organisations accompanied with notes...
View ArticleRyanair confirms Larnaca suspensions but Cypriot authorities say talks...
Author: Natalie Hami CONFUSION over the situation with Ryanair increased yesterday when the airline said it was suspending Larnaca flights from November, yet was taking bookings for Barcelona on its...
View ArticleOur View: Semi-government bodies are dens of party nepotism
WHEN the legislature approved the law making the appointment of the boards of semi-governmental organisations (SGO) coincide with the presidential term, the president sent it back, refusing to ratify...
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Police officers thrown out of the force over beatings
Author: Natalie Hami THREE OF the ten police officers involved in the vicious beating of two students were yesterday thrown off the force by majority decision of the Police Appeals Board, seven years...
View ArticlePutin accepts invitation to visit Cyprus, but no word on loan
THE RUSSIAN Federation’s President Vladimir Putin yesterday accepted President Demetris Christofias’ invitation to visit the island, extended over the phone. The two presidents discussed “the...
View ArticleGalanos-Christofias spat over Famagusta
Famagusta mayor Alexis Galanos said yesterday that president Demetris Christofias had overreacted to his comments at an anti-occupation event on Saturday.In his speech Galanos had said that...
View ArticlePopular Bank to close local branches and cut staff
POPULAR Bank - the island’s second largest lender - will be shutting down branches in Cyprus and Greece as part of a restructuring plan.It announced that it will be making staff redundant and will...
View ArticleBanks’ audit moves closer as committee set to be appointed
Author: George Psyllides WITHIN this week, authorities will appoint the members of a steering committee that will select an international firm to audit the loan portfolios of the island’s three big...
View Article‘Only growth will help reverse economic ills’
Author: George Psyllides ONLY growth will reverse the difficult conditions faced by the economy, Labour Minister Sotiroulla Charalambous said yesterday, stressing that any measures as part of Cyprus’...
View Article'Bank staff got death threats'
Author: Elias Hazou A NUMBER of bank employees are said to have received death threats from angry investors who feel they were tricked into buying bank securities or converting their securities into...
View ArticleFarmers issue warning over milk shortage
Author: Elias Hazou MILK suppliers are warning of severe shortages this week as a result of what they call a misguided intervention in the market by the competition watchdog.In late June the...
View ArticleRape suspect was free on bail for sex offences
Author: Poly Pantelides POLICE said yesterday they were not responsible for deciding who remains in custody before a trial after it emerged that the man identified as the rapist of a boy last week...
View ArticleOur View: Politicians empty promises and hollow slogans no longer work
“GOD forbid, if as a consequence of the economic crisis, messages of pessimism are sent and we turn ourselves into the best allies of Turkish expansionist policy...” said AKEL’s presidential candidate...
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Kontides makes history for Cyprus
Author: Natalie Hami THE ISLAND’S first ever Olympic winner Pavlos Kontides said yesterday words could not describe how he felt after making history for Cyprus by winning the silver medal in the...
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