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Inquest held into George Low murder, judge to rule later
By Evie Andreou An inquest into the cause of death of George Low, the 22-year-old British man who was stabbed in August 2016 in Ayia Napa, took place on Friday at the Paralimni court. No date was set...
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‘Generous’ Estia scheme still of concern, EU says
Some borrowers could interpret Estia handout as a reason to stop paying loans By George Psyllides Despite tightening the eligibility criteria of a subsidy scheme for non-performing loans backed by...
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Number of elderly grows, children under 15 fewer
The number of elderly people in Cyprus rose 4.6 per cent and the number of children under 15 dropped by 16 per cent over the past 17 years as the island’s fertility rate continues to remain under...
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Transport ministry will try to resolve issues to avert wide bus strike...
The race was on Saturday to avert bus strikes in Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos on Monday where thousands of people would face travel misery if public transport employees make good on their threat. The...
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Long-time Pasykaf bus driver wins ‘Heart’ award for service to cancer patients
By Bejay Browne Humanity, courage, caring and philanthropy were all awarded at the 2018 Hearts of Gold Cyprus Awards held in Paphos on Saturday. The winners were announced at a packed ceremony at SEK...
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Ayia Napa ‘too successful’ to be merged under reforms, mayor says
By Lizzy Ioannidou The Ayia Napa municipality is expected to have a budget surplus of €3.6m in 2019, according to Mayor Yiannis Karousos, who said its economic viability suggests it should not be...
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Scrambling to avert bus chaos, new efforts on Sunday
By Lizzy Ioannidou The transport minister was scrambling on Saturday night to avert bus strikes in Limassol, Paphos and Larnaca threatened for Monday that could affect 10,000 public transport users...
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EastMed gas pipeline increasingly doubtful
So far it has been easier finding gas in the region than exporting it. The story behind the much-vaunted EastMed pipeline explains why By Charles Ellinas The EastMed gas pipeline from Israel through...
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Cyprus contractor reportedly defaults on $2 billion debt in Saudi
The Saudi unit of Joannou & Paraskevaides has defaulted on about 7 billion riyals ($1.9 billion) of bank loans, Bloomberg new agency reported quoted unnamed sources close to the situation. It said...
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Erdogan makes new threats against Cyprus
“We will not allow the rights of Turkish Cypriots to benefit from hydrocarbons in the East Mediterranean to be violated,” Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said. According to Sky Greece, he...
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What is Agros getting right?
Judging by the ever-busy Rodon Hotel, Agros is a favourite destination for Cypriots and foreigners alike. But what is so different from other mountain villages, which are struggling to fill their...
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Forest fires: fanning the flames of vengeance
Trees in the Paphos region have had a tough time of it down the decades as arsonists have used their flammable properties to wreak vengeance on both individuals and the authorities. Arson has a long...
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Property rights of enclaved to be discussed in Strasbourg
Violations of the property rights of enclaved Greek Cypriots living in the occupied Karpas peninsula are not limited to the few hundred people that remain there, says Nicosia, a number that has dropped...
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Thousands without public transport in Limassol and Paphos (Update 1)
Thousands of public transport users, mainly student, were without buses on Monday as wrangling continued behind the scenes between transport officials and bus companies. Paphos bus company Osypa...
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Estia green light from Brussels, not considered ‘state aid’
The European Commission on Monday approved, under EU state aid rules, Cyprus’ controversial Estia scheme to support private households and small businesses that have encountered difficulties in...
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Larnaca calls off bus strike, Limassol and Paphos defiant (Updated)
The government signed off on Monday on financial contributions to the Larnaca and Limassol bus companies, though only Larnaca’s Zenon announced the postponement of strike measures, with public...
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Central Bank head: I was too scared to continue bad loan probe
The head of the Cyprus Central Bank (CBC) on Monday said she had had to stop looking into bad loans held by Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) because she “got scared” when police seized her computers...
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Refugees stranded on British bases for 20 years can enter UK
A group of refugees who have been stranded on the British bases in Cyprus for over 20 years have been granted indefinite leave to enter the UK for permanent residence, the law firm representing the...
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Since 2015, numbers of homeless have doubled each year
The number of homeless people on social welfare’s radar has more than doubled each year since 2015 with 129 cases being managed last year compared with 49 in 2016 and 26 in 2015, labour ministry data...
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Roads closed after night thunderstorms (Update 2: similar scenes in the north)
A big thunderstorm during the night caused havoc in the Nicosia and Limassol districts. Thunder, lightning and strong winds that began at about 2.20am woke Nicosia residents who watched as the heavy...
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