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Anastasiades says he remains committed to a federal solution
President Nicos Anastasiades said that despite time is of the essence, he would not blindly accept what is being dictated to him just because the prospect of refugees getting back their property...
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Chance for youth to have a voice in Paphos
By Bejay Browne A new committee representing the youth of Paphos is due to be put in place in March and the municipality is calling on youth organisations that wish to take part in the elections to...
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Not overstepping duties, auditor tells president
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said Monday the president can seek legal recourse if he thought he was overstepping his authority during the execution of his duties after Nicos Anastasiades...
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Cyprus one of worst offenders for motorway speeding – EU report
Cyprus has one of the highest rates of speed violations on motorways in the EU, with 63 per cent violating the speed limit of 100km/h, according to a report just published by the European Transport...
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Whopping 84 per cent have no trust in political parties
Cypriots appear to be satisfied with their lives but do not trust political parties, according to the national analysis of the EU’s autumn Eurobarometer. According to the results, which were presented...
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Anorthosis docked nine points for cheating over medical card
The Cyprus football association (CFA) on Monday docked nine points from Anorthosis football club after it upheld an appeal by Apollonas which had disputed the eligibility of the Famagusta team’s...
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Akel calls for probe into ‘illegal’ sale of former co-op assets
Main opposition party Akel is calling for an investigation into the apparent selling off of assets of the legacy Cyprus Cooperative Bank to entities in contravention of prior government pronouncements....
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Man threatens to set himself on fire at Paphos labour office (updated)
A man doused himself with petrol and threatened to set it alight at the Paphos labour office on Tuesday demanding they reinstate his monthly allowance. According to an eyewitness, the incident...
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Cyprus and France launch debt sale in market supercharged by ECB expectations
By Abhinav Ramnarayan France and Cyprus launched syndicated bond sales on Tuesday as euro zone government bond yields were hovering near lows on expectations the European Central Bank will look to...
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Medical association leadership serving vested interests, doctor says
Health Minister, Constantinos Ioannou said Tuesday some members of the medical association’s leadership do not want the implementation of the national health system (Gesy) for personal reasons, as a...
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President rejects bill giving vote to those not on electoral roll (updated)
The president has sent a bill passed earlier this month that allows anyone with a Republic identity card living on the island to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections without having to...
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Ministers say all measures being taken to protect halloumi
After Cyprus lost the halloumi trademark in the UK, the legal service told the House agriculture committee on Tuesday it will be undertaking new battles to prevent the additional loss of the European...
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Four civil servants have docked bonus reinstated
Four civil servants have won a court case after challenging the government’s decision to dock their one-off bonus to which they were eligible upon retirement. In a judgment this week, the...
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Bronze bird stolen again from Paphos statue
A bronze bird which is part of a recently installed statue in Paphos old town has been stolen again, just hours after all four of the birds were replaced by the artist after they were stolen in...
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Cypriot bond yields tumble after stellar bond sale
By Dhara Ranasinghe Government bond yields in Cyprus tumbled on Wednesday and stood out as the star performer in eurozone debt markets, a day after a 15-year bond sale drew solid demand in a further...
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Doctors ready to discuss Gesy but want conditions satisfied
The Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) is ready to discuss the implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy) along the lines of the prerequisites set by the association’s general assembly last...
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Five-month-old baby molested, father arrested (updated)
Nicosia police on Wednesday arrested the father of a five-month-old baby girl after exams showed possible sexual abuse. The man was brought before a court and was remanded in custody for five days...
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President wants Brussels to expedite halloumi PDO
President Nicos Anastasiades has written to the European Commission president over the delays in registering halloumi cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) more than three years after the...
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Shock and outrage over baby abuse claim
THE 22-year-old father of a five-month-old baby girl was in custody on Wednesday as authorities sought to establish allegations by the baby’s mother, 25, with the assessment of three doctors, that the...
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Cyprus to focus on attracting special interest tourism
One of Cyprus’ goals is to attract special interest tourism which is huge market but it takes time, specialisation and targeted actions, Deputy Minister for tourism, Savvas Perdios, said on Wednesday....
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