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Cabinet bans state-broadcaster CyBC from airing ads
The council of ministers decided on Wednesday to ban state-broadcaster CyBC from airing paid advertising spots and engaging in telemarketing, the Press and Information Office (PIO) said. “The council...
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Mauritius case could have ‘significant impact’ on Cyprus
If a legal case involving Mauritius and Britain is successful before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Cyprus and other former colonies will have a very significant legal weapon in...
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New measures to deal with spike in migrant arrivals (Updated)
The government decided on Wednesday to step up measures in a bid to tackle the increased inflow of migrants and refugees, mostly from war-torn Syria, including readmission agreements with neighbouring...
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‘Must do better’ over corruption, CoE tells Cyprus
A Council of Europe report on corruption took Cyprus to task on Wednesday for fully implementing only two of its 16 recommendations concerning MPs, judges and prosecutors. The Council of Europe’s Group...
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Turkish Cypriots criticise Dutch, French FMs for not meeting with them
Turkish Cypriots on Thursday criticized the Netherlands and France for not scheduling visits with them during the visits of their foreign ministers to Cyprus this week. Baris Burcu, the spokesman of...
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Teachers meet to decide next steps (Updated)
The government announced on Thursday that secondary education schools will be opening on Monday and not Friday, as was the schedule. The postponement had been requested by parents’ associations amid an...
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Cyprus has met only two of 16 anti-corruption recommendations, Greco says
Cyprus has satisfactorily implemented only two of the 16 recommendations contained in an evaluation report by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (Greco. Of the remaining...
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Audit chief hauls public broadcaster over the coals
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides hauled the public broadcaster over the coals on Thursday, even hinting that certain financial peccadillos within the organisation could potentially amount to...
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Unhcr says migrant inflow manageable but readiness plan needed
By George Psyllides THE UN high commission for refugees (Unhcr) said Thursday the situation in Cyprus concerning migrant inflows is manageable at present, despite the rise in numbers, but a broader...
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Bases deal ‘early blow’ to bird trappers
A court case is now pending against a man who was arrested last Saturday for illegal bird trapping in Ormidhia, the British bases announced on Friday. Officers working alongside members of the...
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Turkey calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, Russia opposes (Update 3)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northwest Syria on Friday and said an anticipated government assault on insurgents there could result in a...
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Tear gas used on Turkish Cypriot protesters
By Annette Chrysostomou Turkish Cypriot farmers returned to the ‘ministry of agriculture’ with drums and clarinets after their unsuccessful attempt to cross to the south in an effort to involve Greek...
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State urges teachers unions to accept latest proposal
By Lizzy Ioannidou The government on Friday urged teachers’ unions to accept the latest proposal in view of the start of the school year and the current uncertainty, reminding them that following...
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Bank’s offset of loans against deposits comes under scrutiny by lawmakers
THE House ethics committee will hold a special session on Saturday to discuss the matter of co-op customers who had their deposits set off against loans and other obligations allegedly unbeknown to...
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Two of three teachers’ unions reject latest proposal (Update 2)
As of Saturday, two of the three education unions, secondary-school teachers’ union Oelmek and of technical schoolteachers’ union Oltek, had confirmed they would not be accepting the latest compromise...
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CyBC hits back at audit boss over pension fund
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) on Saturday hit back at the auditor-general’s allegations this week regarding mismanagement of its pension fund. An internal investigation into the deficit in...
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Banks given until Monday to find solution to wrongly offset accounts
By Lizzy Ioannidou IN AN extraordinary meeting on Saturday, the parliamentary audit committee gave the Hellenic Bank and the legacy Co-operative Bank until Monday to find solutions to 4,500 current...
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A new reality for borrowers
‘You wouldn’t believe what kind of breaks they used to get from banks’ By Elias Hazou LOAN defaulters expecting more flexibility from debt collection agencies rather than their bank, could be in for a...
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The coming of the mouflons
By Lizzy Ioannidou In a coffeeshop in Gerakies, encircled by half a dozen elderly local farmers, the community leader of the nearby village of Kalopanayiotis in the Nicosia district, Yiannis Papadouris...
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Parents refuse to send children to school in Epiksopi
The primary school in Episkopi, Limassol will remain closed on Monday after a decision was taken by the parents and village authority. Building works continue at the school for the third year and...
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