Why didn’t presidential debate see candidates address questions we want...
HOW DISAPPOINTING that most of the second debate between the main three presidential candidates on Monday night, which was focused on the Cyprus problem, was taken up discussing the past, particularly...
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Election ballots to be reprinted over Guinness logo row
Author: Peter Stevenson OVER half a million ballot papers for next month’s presidential elections will have to be reprinted after the existing ones were ruled invalid as they feature the unauthorised...
View ArticleCyprus fires its honorary consul in Bonn
THE CABINET has ended the appointment of Cyprus’ honorary consul in Bonn, Germany, after a series of actions and inactions “compromised” his position as representative of the country.During a meeting...
View ArticleHospital staff broke rules on disposal of miscarried foetus
INSTEAD of sending a miscarried foetus to the morgue for burial, Limassol General Hospital staff threw it away as medical waste, which is against procedures, the hospital’s director confirmed...
View ArticleCyprus could face its own ‘fiscal cliff’
Author: Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS IS heading towards its own ‘fiscal cliff’, needing to find around €2.1 billion in maturing debts by July, or else face default, one economist said yesterday. Speaking...
View ArticleDispute over cigarette price labels
Author: George Psyllides CONVENIENCE stores have complained to the European Commission over a law that makes it compulsory for the maximum retail price to be displayed on cigarette packets, which...
View ArticleCivil servants threaten strike over health care
CIVIL servants are threatening to go on strike if their access to free health care is abolished as part of the conditions of a bailout, it emerged yesterday.PASYDY, their union, also wants a study and...
View ArticleExtension for paying road tax thought unlikely
Author: Peter Stevenson NO extensions to the deadline for paying road tax are expected, which means all drivers should pay up by February 4 or face being fined by police who will begin their checks on...
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Reprinting of ballots begins
Author: Peter Stevenson REPRINTING 575,000 ballot papers began yesterday after the original batch was scrapped as they depicted the alleged unauthorised use of the Guinness World Records logo by one...
View ArticleUnrest grows after employers call for wages freeze
Author: Poly Pantelides NO EMPLOYER can afford to give wage rises under the current economic situation, the head of the employers and industrialists federation said yesterday, defending a circular...
View ArticleOur View: Central Bank Governor more punisher than protector
THE ROLE played by the Governor of the Central Bank Panicos Demetriades in the procedure for the re-capitalisation of the Cypriot banks can only be described as disastrous. We do not know what his...
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Russia willing to aid Cyprus
Author: George Psyllides RUSSIA is prepared to contribute towards Cyprus’ bailout, along with the European Union, President Demetris Christofias said yesterday, as reports also suggested that German...
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A triumph of bicommunal collaboration
Author: Stefanos Evripidou REACHING AGREEMENT on restoration work for the decaying monastery of Apostolos Andreas in the Karpas peninsular was a triumph of bicommunal collaboration and positive...
View ArticleSweeping checks on all buses
Author: Peter Stevenson ISLANDWIDE checks will be carried out on all buses that should have been replaced at the turn of the year after 30 of 31 buses used to transport school children in Nicosia...
View Article‘Biggest investment in the history of the Republic’
Author: George Psyllides CYPRUS could have one of the major natural gas liquefaction terminals in the world, the biggest investment in the history of the Republic, Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis...
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What’s that in your backyard? Is it a fighter plane?
SATELLITE views of the earth used to be reserved for high ranked military and political personnel but now with the help of Google the average citizen can pinpoint where he lives and works or can help...
View ArticleBanks follow Fitch sovereign downgrade
FOLLOWING the downgrade of Cyprus’ sovereign rating on January 25, Fitch Ratings late on Thursday downgraded Bank of Cyprus' (BOC), CyprusPopular Bank's (CPB) and Hellenic Bank's (HB) Long-term Issuer...
View ArticleDecember jobless rate 14.7 per cent
THE JOBLESS rate in Cyprus jumped to 14.7 per cent in December, one of the highest increases in the European Union.Highlighting the human cost of a debt crisis that began in 2009 in Greece and spread...
View ArticleGerman official acknowledges Cyprus risk
A GERMAN government official acknowledged yesterday that a collapse of Cyprus’ banking sector would pose a threat to the eurozone’s stability, suggesting that the country would not block a bailout...
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Unions threaten all-out strike
Author: George Psyllides UNIONS warned yesterday that the ongoing builders strike, which is entering its ninth day, could escalate into an all-out general strike if employers did not show signs they...
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