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Limassol summit woos foreign investors
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades told an investors summit on Tuesday that Cyprus had not become complacent about the economy despite strong growth, and that much was still to be done. The second such...
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Civil servants’ income slashed by 30 per cent says union boss
Civil servants have seen their income slashed by 30 per cent on average throughout the economic crisis, union Pasydy boss Glafcos Hadjipetrou said on Tuesday. Hadjipetrou was speaking after delivering...
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Onisiphoros gas field not commercially viable
The Onisiphoros gas field in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is not commercially viable, Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Tuesday as it has been found to contain less than half a...
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Children with disabilities still being kept out of school
State schools are not yet ready to accommodate all children with disabilities and many families are still waiting for the education ministry to decide whether their child will be allowed to go into the...
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France’s ‘Katharine Hepburn’ to perform as part of Pafos2017
Well known French actress Fanny Ardant will be in Cyprus this week to embody the momentous role of Michael Jarrell’s ‘Cassandre’ as part of the Pafos2017 events. Ardant has stared in more than 60...
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From rescue dog to palace pooch, Freed arrives at new home
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed his new dog, Freed, at the presidential palace in Nicosia, and at the same time urged the public to follow his example and adopt animals from...
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Parents of disabled children want more school chaperones
Around 50 parents have filed complaints with the children’s rights commissioner over the last few days over the non-appointment of school chaperones for their disabled children, it emerged on...
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Norwegian court orders return of Marie-Eleni to Cyprus
Oslo district court has ordered the immediate return of four-year-old Marie Eleni to Cyprus, following her abduction from Nicosia almost five months ago, it emerged on Wednesday. Lawyer Larry Vrahimis,...
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Finance minister: period of ‘real’ economic growth
Cyprus has entered a period of real sustainable economic growth, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Thursday in an interview with the Cyprus News Agency, stressing that despite the creation of...
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‘Shacolas is attempting to muzzle me’ says mayor
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Thursday that Nicos Shacolas was trying to gag him after he accused the businessman of receiving preferential treatment when he was granted large parcels of...
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Election candidates warned over personal data abuse
The Personal Data Protection commissioner has reprimanded presidential candidate Nicolas Papadopoulos for contacting voters indiscriminately as part of his election campaign and told all candidates...
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Auditor-general laments Cyta corporate culture (Updated)
(Updates with background and comment in ninth paragraph) By Stelios Orphanides State-telecom Cyta, which escaped privatisation last year, posted two-and-a-half times more profit than it actually...
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Cyprus prepares to ban cash dealings over €10,000
Taking its cue from Brussels, Cyprus is poised to ban cash transactions over €10,000. The finance ministry is drafting a bill that would make any cash-based transactions over €10,000 a criminal act,...
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Famagusta protest against bird trapping activists
Some 60 people protested outside the Famagusta police station on Thursday night after the arrest of a 50-year-old man who is accused of firing warning shots with a hunting shotgun to scare bird...
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UN Security Council to meet on latest N. Korea launch (Update)
North Korea fired a second missile over Japan far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, deepening tension after Pyongyang’s recent test of its sixth and most...
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Several hurt in ‘terrorist’ incident on London tube (Update 6)
A home-made bomb on a packed rush-hour commuter train inLondon engulfed a carriage in flames and injured 22 people on Friday in Britain’s fifth major terrorism incident this year, but apparently failed...
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Leaving for New York, Anastasiades interview raises political firestorm
AS President Nicos Anastasiades prepares to depart for New York on Sunday to attend the United Nations General Assembly, during which some feel there could be a small window to the resumption of...
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Minister welcomes S&P’s nod of credit rating approval
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades welcomed on Saturday the latest rating by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) that placed the sovereign credit rating outlook of Cyprus from stable to positive. On...
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Britain on ‘critical’, the highest security threat level
By Kate Holton British police arrested an 18-year-old man in the port of Dover and raided a house in a small town outside London on Saturday as they hunted for whoever planted a bomb on a commuter...
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Poor gas drilling results not all doom and gloom
By Elias Hazou News this week of the outcome at the Onisiphoros well generated all sorts of reaction, but for experts the main takeaway is that the gas find – albeit a small one – holds great promise...
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