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Fire on Nicosia’s Ermou Street damages six derelict buildings
FOUR separate fires broke out in the Nicosia district yesterday afternoon including one in the buffer zone in Ermou Street, which threatened homes. Fire services’ spokeswoman Lisa Kemidji said that six...
View ArticleOur View: The ‘resounding no’ has become a political mantra
EVER SINCE the 2004 referendum the utterance of the word ‘no’ (ochi) has come to be regarded as the ultimately, heroic political stand. It is seen as an illustration of patriotic resistance to the...
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EU forecast shows no light at end of tunnel
Author: George Psyllides THE EUROPEAN Commission forecast what it called a ‘profound contraction” in economic activity in Cyprus over the next two years as a result of ‘painful adjustments’ the island...
View ArticleEaster break
Due to the Easter holidays, there will be no Sunday edition of the newspaper tomorrow. We will be back in the office on Tuesday, May 7.
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Dog kills 5-year-old boy
A five-year-old boy died yesterday after he was bitten in the throat by a dog during a visit to a family friend’s home in Skarinou.The incident happened at around 1.30pm while the boy and his family...
View ArticleNew era in Cyprus Israel relations
President Nicos Anastasiades has described his three-day working visit to Israel as the “start of a new era in bilateral relations,” saying he is “absolutely satisfied” with the talks he had on Sunday...
View ArticleRussia extends Cypriot loan by 2 yrs, cuts interest: troika document
Russia has agreed to extended the maturity and reduce the interest on its loan to Cyprus, a document prepared by international lenders showed, providing additional but expected financial relief to the...
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Horror after dog attack kills child: Five-year old boy buried yesterday amid...
Author: Peter Stevenson PEOPLE islandwide have been left shocked and horrified after a five-year-old boy was killed by an Akita dog while visiting a family friend’s home in the village of Skarinou on...
View ArticleDeal reached with Russia on loan
RUSSIA has agreed to extend the maturity and reduce the interest on its loan to Cyprus, a document prepared by international lenders showed, providing additional but expected financial relief to the...
View ArticleChurch to spend millions on development projects
Author: Poly Pantelides AFTER promises of mortgaging Church property and donating churches’ valuables to kick-start the economy, Archbishop Chrysostomos II has now pledged to employ thousands of...
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State pledges €30 million to create 8,000 jobs
Author: George Psyllides THE government yesterday rolled out three schemes worth over €30 million to boost employment as Cyprus experiences its worst jobless rates in three decades.Labour Minister...
View ArticleCo-Ops hoping to raise €1 billion with special share issue
Author: George Psyllides COOPERATIVE banks are looking to issue special shares in a bid to raise some one billion euros that may be needed to recapitalise in the coming years, it emerged...
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Dijsselbloem: Cyprus to blame
Author: Poly Pantelides THE HEAD of the Eurogroup, the eurozone’s finance ministers who negotiated Cyprus’ bailout deal, was yesterday grilled by members of the European parliament (MEPs) over...
View Article‘Cyprus remains a reliable business partner’
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades yesterday assured the Israeli business community that Cyprus would remain a “reliable partner” to entrepreneurs and investors interested in international expansion and that...
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Our View: Real jobs are created by businesses not the state subsidising wages
WE WISH we could share the optimism of Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou who believed that the three schemes she announced yesterday would provide work for some 8,000 people who are currently...
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‘The start of a new era between Cyprus and Israel’
Author: Elias Hazou COMMON interests between Cyprus and Israel render the two nations natural allies, President Nicos Anastasiades said yesterday on the last day of his state visit to the neighbouring...
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Soccer-End of an era as Ferguson decides to retire
Author: Martyn Herman Alex Ferguson, Britain's longest-serving and most decorated soccer manager, will retire at the end of the season after more than 26 years and nearly 1,500 matches at the helm of...
View ArticleHoliday bookings recover after bank shock
HOLIDAY bookings from the UK to Cyprus appear to be recovering after a sharp drop during the economic turmoil the island went through in March, reports said yesterday.Quoting travel industry analyst...
View ArticleNew DEFA chief appointed by the cabinet
THE CABINET yesterday appointed a chemical engineer to head the natural gas public company DEFA. Eleni Vasileiadou has previously worked as business development manager for major oil and gas company...
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Vassiliou slams treatment of Cyprus by its EU partners
Author: Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS WAS not treated fairly by its EU partners regarding the rescue package established for the country, but in no way should the island leave the eurozone, said former...
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