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Cyprus lags on environmental protection
Cyprus has still a lot way to go on environmental protection, especially with regard to its EU goals, Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou said on Friday. The commissioner delivered to President...
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Cut internet cables slow down service (Updated)
Some internet users in Cyprus were faced with slower internet on Friday after two underground cables were cut a day earlier. Providers were quick to move towards fixing the problem when the Alexander...
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Fresh presidential poll predicts win for Anastasiades
Yet another poll ahead of the presidential elections this month projects that President Nicos Anastasiades will bag a second term in office with a comfortable lead against rival Diko leader Nicolas...
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US government shuts down as Trump feuds with Democrats
The second year of Donald Trump’s presidency began on Saturday with the US government in shutdown mode while lawmakers gathered in hopes of finding a compromise that would fund federal agencies. For...
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Conservationists slam Paralimni beach alterations
Conservationists are protesting over yet another intervention on a beach by the municipality in Paralimni, which appears to have undertaken gentrification of the area’s coastline. In an open letter to...
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Anastasiades dismisses alternative strategies, BBF only solution for Cyprus
Talking abstractly about new strategies, a Plan B or the notion of a two-state solution for Cyprus secures neither the conditions for peace, nor the well-being of Greek Cypriots, President Nicos...
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Heavy penalties for bird trappers after covert surveillance on bases [VIDEO]
A total of 19 individuals were successfully convicted for offences committed in 2016 related to illegal bird trapping, BirdLife Cyprus has announced. All 19 received fines, while seven of them also...
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Eden City project moving forward
A PROPOSED €3.4 billion development project in Geroskipou in Paphos has finally been given a partial green light after protracted delays. Eden City, a project by Hungarian investor Atum Developments,...
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Football’s ‘black’ contracts sideline the taxman
EARLIER this month, the world football player union FIFPro charged that it had received several complaints from members in Cyprus that they had not received copies of their contracts and had problems...
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Oil and gas services company suing govt for €150m in port dispute- report
EDT, an oil and gas services company operating out of Limassol port is suing the government for 150 million euros for damages suffered as a result of acts or omissions by the minister of transport and...
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Illicit streaming highlights cost of legal viewing for Cypriot consumers
WHEN hundreds of television sets in Cyprus went blank, people first wondered what it was that went wrong. Perhaps they checked their innocuous device that so cheaply allowed them to view hundreds of...
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Demolition of asbestos-riddled estate underway
Work on demolishing the asbestos-riddled former British army housing estate of Berengaria started on Monday and is expected to take 52 weeks due to the complexity of the task. “Today is a new day for...
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Protesters attack Afrika in north after Afrin report (Update 4)
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots assembled in the pouring rain outside the Nicosia offices of Afrika newspaper on Monday evening to protest against the violent attacks on the daily’s premises earlier in...
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Transport ministry hits back in Limassol port dispute
Claims by the oil and gas services company EDT operating out of Limassol port that they have incurred damages because of omissions by the transport ministry are completely out of touch with reality,...
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Contractor withdraws €22m lawsuit against Christofias
Contractor Miltiades Neophytou on Monday withdraw a €22m lawsuit against former president Demetris Christofias for money spent on a football club and for work he carried out on two properties....
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Presidential candidates cross swords in TV debate (Updated)
Pressident Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that no chance had been lost during reunification talks in Switzerland last summer to solve the Cyprus problem, arguing that the Greek Cypriot side wanted a...
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Turkey detains 91, including politicians, journalists, over Syria comments
Turkey arrested dozens of people overnight for “spreading terrorist propaganda” about its Syrian incursion, state media said on Tuesday, raising to nearly 100 the number of such detainees, including...
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Health officials urge vaccinations to avoid potential measles outbreak
State health officials on Tuesday urged parents to make sure their children were vaccinated against measles, after two children were recently diagnosed with the disease. According to the head of the...
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Bill on plastic bags was rushed through without enough debate, Theopemptou says
No thorough discussion has taken place on the bill on plastic bags, which provides for a charge of 5 cents beginning in July because the government tabled it at the 11th hour and the House rushed to...
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Malas made good impression in debate
Monday evening’s televised debate among the five main contenders for the presidency offered no new reveals or high drama as the candidates played it safe, sticking to the script and to their respective...
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