Remand for suspected fixer in murder case
Author: Jacqueline Agathocleous FAMAGUSTA district court yesterday remanded the man believed to have paid a contract killer to murder five men in Ayia Napa last June. The 27-year-old man, who was...
View ArticleBeware of religious scammers
POLICE YESTERDAY warned members of the public to be wary of scam artists posing as religious or charitable groups. According to police, a group of people are going around pretending to members of a...
View ArticleThree critical after traffic accident
TWO SISTERS and a two-year-old girl are in critical condition after two cars collided in Aradippou yesterday. A 28-year-old woman was driving the car with her 22-year-old sister as co-driver, and her...
View ArticleTwo workers injured when vehicle overturns
TWO WORKERS are in critical condition after the cherry picker they were standing in fell to one side. At around 12.30pm yesterday, the two men from Bulgaria and Romania, aged 24 and 40, were standing...
View ArticleLawyers warn state measures could destroy foreign investment
Author: George Psyllides LAWYERS warn that certain measures included by the government in its counter-proposals to international lenders would harm Cyprus’ status as an international business centre....
View ArticleState defends new stimulus package
Author: George Psyllides THE government yesterday fought back at the “irresponsible” opposition who criticised its €300 million stimulus package before even seeing it. “When they criticise, and in...
View Article‘Most wanted’ fugitive found living in the north
Author: George Psyllides A MAN wanted for financial fraud in the UK has been tracked down in Kyrenia by Sky News. Timur Mehmet, 39, has been hiding in the Turkish-occupied north of the island for the...
View ArticleUnified EU air space ‘seriously off track’
THE creation of a unified European air space is seriously off track, potentially requiring the European Union to use sanctions to force compliance from member states, European Commissioner for...
View ArticleOur View: State-run bodies exist to be plundered by their employees
THE PLUNDERING of the state by public sector employees takes many forms. A few days ago we read with astonishment about the thousands of people who were entitled to free tickets or tickets at 90 per...
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Full probe promised into crane collapse
Author: Stefanos Evripidou INVESTIGATIONS WERE launched yesterday into how a 44-metre tall tower crane fell onto Phinikoudes promenade on Wednesday night in stormy weather, killing a 65-year-old...
View ArticleRemand for man accused of trying to murder his partner
A 28-YEAR OLD man was remanded in custody for eight days yesterday by the Paphos district court in connection with the attempted murder of his partner, following his arrest in the north.Police issued a...
View ArticleTeen girl hit with knuckleduster at school
POLICE ARRESTED a 20-year-old man yesterday and are looking for a 25-year-old woman in connection with a vicious attack against a 17-year-old girl during school hours.According to reports, the two...
View ArticleUCY defends withholding of degrees from scroungers
Author: Jacqueline Agathocleous THE University of Cyprus (UCY) yesterday defended its decision to hold back degrees from graduates who lived on campus but failed to pay their rent.UCY also decided...
View Article‘Hands off our co-ops’
Author: George Psyllides COOPERATIVES yesterday reiterated their opposition to any changes in their regulatory framework that would impinge on their independence.The EU Commission wants Cyprus to...
View ArticleUnions push to preserve pensions
Author: George Psyllides PUBLIC sector unions appear to be trying to salvage their members’ pension rights, it emerged yesterday, as they met President Demetris Christofias to discuss government...
View ArticleTop selling drugs will see biggest price fall
Author: Jacqueline Agathocleous WIDELY consumed pharmaceuticals will be up to 50 per cent cheaper as of January 14, Health Minister Stavros Malas announced yesterday.Malas said the ministry had...
View ArticleMore people living below the poverty line
Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE POVERTY and social exclusion rate increased in Cyprus between 2009 and 2010, placing between 120,000 and 130,000 people under the poverty line based on a population...
View ArticleProtecting home owners from bank seizure
Author: Elias Hazou THE GOVERNMENT has countered the troika’s proposal for the seizure and sale of properties held against bad loans after a period of 18 months, stating that it wants to protect...
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‘No way to fine petrol cheats’
Author: Jacqueline Agathocleous AN INVESTIGATION into petrol cheats yesterday revealed that oil companies delay reducing prices by two or three days on average, and often fail to pass on the full...
View ArticleOur View: The labour minister and her union-inspired economic dogmatism
WE OFTEN wonder whether the labour minister Sotiroulla Charalambous is a practical joker, because many of the policies she has comes up with recently are only good for a laugh. Take for instance her...
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