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Government, nurses sign pay upgrade deal
The government and public sector nurses on Tuesday signed a deal at the presidential palace that provides for a pay upgrade by aligning their salaries with their academic qualifications starting in...
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Migrants found in Akamas offered aid (update2)
A group of migrants found on land at Cape Arnaoutis in the Akamas peninsula on Tuesday have been given medical checks and humanitarian aid, a police spokesman said. Authorities were alerted shortly...
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Worries expressed as Paphos marina faces further delays
Fears have been expressed over Paphos Grand Marina going ahead after it has experienced a further delay following a decision by the authorities to refer the matter to the attorney-general. “The...
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Women outnumber men in Cyprus
Women outnumber men in Cyprus, according to data published on Tuesday by the Statistical Service to mark International Women’s Day on March 8. According to the data, women make up 51% of the island’s...
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Slow start to find single candidate
Talks to find a single presidential candidate among the parties supporting a hawkish strategy in the Cyprus problem did not get off to a good, if unofficial, start on Tuesday night as potential...
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Support for Paphos proposal to move hotel institute
Paphos is proposing that the Higher Hotel Institute (HHIC) is moved from its current location in Nicosia to Paphos, to halt its demise, and the mayor on Tuesday sent a letter to the President to make...
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Turkey referendum affecting peace talks, Anastasiades says
President Nicos Anastasiades accused the Turkish Cypriot side on Wednesday of seeking a pretext to stall peace talks to avoid an overlap with Turkey’s constitutional referendum next month. Greek and...
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Minister allays concerns over cost of nurses’ pay hikes
Dividing nurses into scientific and non-scientific staff in roughly equal proportion and introducing a rotating eight-hour shift schedule, are the key measures that will keep the cost of the...
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Hundreds take part in women’s peace march
Hundreds of women from both sides of the divide and setting off from two different starting points, north and south, marched to the Nicosia buffer zone in a peace march on Wednesday. The bi-communal...
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Polluted Polemidia must be off limits
Water in the Polemidia reservoir in Limassol has been polluted by chemical waste from the nearby Vati landfill, and all water sports and fishing should stop immediately as it poses a public health...
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Uefa sends further red notice over match fixing
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has received one more red notice from European governing body Uefa regarding suspicious betting activity in a league match between AEZ Zakakiou and Doxa Katokopia,...
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Centre parties’ Cyprus problem seminar to proceed without Lillikas
A follow-up seminar on the Cyprus problem, organised in Paphos on Friday by parties opposing President Nicos Anastasiades’ stance in the talks for not being assertive enough, will not be attended by...
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Juncker says four freedoms not a bilateral issue (Updated)
The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker expressed his conviction on Thursday that Turkey’s demand that the four freedoms bestowed by the acquis be applied to Turkish nationals...
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Yildirim: time for Greek Cypriots to show will for solution (Update 3)
The Turkish Cypriot side is committed to a comprehensive settlement on the island, but should a solution prove elusive, the north will carry on its own path, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said...
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State lab a ticking time bomb, MPs hear
MPs called on Thursday for the construction of a new building to house the state lab as the existing infrastructure, in the case of an earthquake, could cause massive damage to the surrounding area due...
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Co-op forced to reimburse overcharged borrowers
The SPE Strovolou cooperative bank could be forced to reimburse as much as €35 million in overcharged fees on borrowers, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday. According to financial ombudsman...
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Medical students want to be taught by professors, not state doctors
Medical students from the University of Cyprus have appealed to President Nicos Anastasiades, to intervene and allow their professors to teach them during internships at state hospitals, it emerged on...
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Eide says it’s up the leaders, he can’t ‘fix this for them’
Steps are being taken to bring the leaders of the island`s two communities back to the negotiating table, UN Secretary General`s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide told CNA in an interview to...
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Tsipras: we have not lost hope for a solution (Updated)
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday said there was no reason to lose hope when it came to the negotiations but was clear that nothing should be expected before the constitutional referendum...
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Paphos thrilled with foreign investment in hotels
THREE Paphos hotels have been bought by Israeli investors, a move which is being welcomed by the tourism sector. The seafront hotels are the Cypria Maris, Cypria Bay, and Laura, and offer a full...
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