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Cypriot farmers likely to struggle to meet new EU conditions
A new Eurostat report shows 44.6 per cent of farm managers in Cyprus are 65 years and older. Just 3.3 per cent are under 40. The country also has an extremely high number of small farms under five...
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BoC agrees to sell UK unit to Cynergy Capital (updated)
Bank of Cyprus, the island’s largest lender, said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its subsidiary, Bank of Cyprus UK, to Cynergy Capital Limited, a UK-based group, for a total of GBP103m (€116.6m). The...
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More voices against Dherynia crossing
A group of around 200 refugees from Famagusta, including former state officials, issued a declaration on Tuesday expressing their opposition to the opening of the Dherynia crossing because, as they...
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Erdogan due to arrive in north
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to arrive in the north on Tuesday afternoon following his swearing-in ceremony on Monday after his re-election last month. During his visit, Erdogan...
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OSCE launches glossary on Cyprus for journalists
Journalists from both sides of the divide were at the Home for Cooperation in the Nicosia buffer zone on Tuesday where a glossary containing a few dozen mutually acceptable terms that can avoid...
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Parliament approves creation of tourism ministry
Parliament on Tuesday passed a law establishing a junior ministry for tourism, scheduled to begin operating in January next year. The government bill also provides for creating the position of an...
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Archbishop denies claims of links with tainted Athos monastery
Archbishop Chrysostomos has vehemently denied allegations that he was asked to provide financial support to one of the monasteries at Mount Athos, Greece’s self-governing monastic community. He was...
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Erdogan: Greek Cypriot mentality needs to change
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan fired on the Greek Cypriot side on Tuesday night saying they continue to see themselves as the sole proprietors of the island, which was the cause of the failure of the...
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Paphos to host beach water polo tournament
Paphos’ second annual beach water polo tournament will take place later this week with 25 International teams taking part. Organised by Cyprus Athletic Tourism- an independent company- with the support...
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Cyprus marks Mari blast anniversary (updated)
It is crucial to reach a solution of the Cyprus problem which will bring peace and security across the entire country and create conditions of cooperation and prosperity for all its citizens, President...
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Church enters education fray (Updated)
The Church of Cyprus on Wednesday described the recent demands by teachers as unacceptable and urged them to focus on children’s education, taking sides in a protracted spat with the education...
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Co-op deal will make Hellenic ‘the leading lender’
The acquisition of part of the Co-op bank will turn Hellenic into the leading lender in retail and small and medium businesses in Cyprus, its CEO said on Wednesday. Addressing Hellenic Bank’s 44th AGM,...
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Code of conduct launched to stop harassment in the civil service
Ombudswoman Maria Lottides presented on Wednesday a code of conduct her office has prepared to prevent and deal with sexual harassment within the civil service. She said at present her office is...
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Cyprus included in Europol competition to track down fugitives
Europol will launch a public ‘competition’ on Thursday morning to help them catch Europe’s most-wanted fugitives, among them one wanted by Cypriot authorities, by spreading their profiles across...
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British MP ups pressure over 2016 Ayia Napa murder
British MP Gareth Johnson is travelling to Cyprus in September in the quest for answers about the murder of a young constituent in Ayia Napa in 2016 and the attempted murder of his friend, his office...
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Year-end deadline for extra judges to clear court case backlog
By the end of the year, courts should be staffed with some 26 new judges and the extra personnel needed in the judicial system to get it properly functioning, chairman of the Cyprus Bar Association...
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Parents seek role in teaching hours dispute
Parents of primary school pupils said on Thursday they want a say in the ongoing dispute between the government and teachers over the education ministry’s efforts to streamline school budgets. Teaching...
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Anastasiades says reality cannot be brushed under the carpet
By Andria Kades President Nicos Anastasiades joined the bandwagon on Thursday voicing his opposition to a glossary which its authors have described as an innocuous tool that Greek Cypriot and Turkish...
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FM hopes Lute visit will kick off resumed talks
By Evie Andreou Foreign Minister, Nicos Christodoulides expressed hope on Thursday that the visit later this month by UN envoy Jane Holl Lute would yield such results so as to allow the continuation of...
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Youth orchestra being ‘ripped apart’ by internal strife
By Andria Kades Internal clashes between board members at the Cyprus youth symphony orchestra are threatening their annual budget while parents fear the organisation is being led to destruction. The...
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