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BoC’s Hourican “annoyed and impatient” with strategic defaulters
Bank of Cyprus’s chief executive John Patrick Hourican said that he is beginning to grow impatient with those borrowers who are able to repay their debt but opt not to do so, as the bank, having...
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Worrying rise in romance scams
By Jean Christou Far from being a phenomenon that an internet savvy populace should be attuned to in 2017, romance scams are on the rise across the globe in what has become an industry worth...
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Star Wars inspired observatory for Troodos
The mysteries of outer space will be incorporated into the design of the first purpose-built observatory in Cyprus, according to the architects for the proposed project. Architects Nicodemus and Elena...
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Kotzias: Greece willing to continue Cyprus talks on UNSG proposals (updated)
The gains from the framework for a solution to the Cyprus problem as laid down by United Nations chief Antonio Guterres must be preserved, Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias said on Monday. Speaking...
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Opposition leader’s speech prompts outrage
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou’s speech at the party’s convention on Sunday, in which he named Stavros Malas as the party’s nominee in next year’s presidential election, has prompted a barrage of...
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Cyprus denies ‘selling’ EU citizenship to rich (Updated)
Reports on Cyprus’ citizen investment scheme are exaggerated, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Monday in response to an article in the Guardian newspaper which slammed the Cypriot government...
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Paphos families host Israeli students in exchange visit
A group of students from Herzliya in Israel is being hosted by a number of Paphos families, a move which will further promote the strong ties between the two towns, according to a municipality...
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Anastasiades will express determination to UN chief for talks to continue
President Nicos Anastasiades, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, and a meeting with UN chief Antonio Guterres said on arrival that the Turkish positions on the Cyprus problem were outside...
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Ryanair announce new routes to and from Paphos
By Bejay Browne RYANAIR announced a slew of new flights for Paphos due to get underway next year, in the wake of a media storm concerning 2,000 cancelled flights on Monday. To mark the launch of the...
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Halloumi PDO being ‘sabotaged from the inside’, minister says
A lot of Cypriots with vested interests are sabotaging the country’s bid to register halloumi cheese as a protected designation of origin (PDO), Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis said on Tuesday,...
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Regulations freeze after tourists turned away (updated)
Regulations denying entry to tourists from outside the EU who have bookings to stay at Greek Cypriot owned properties in the north have been suspended after 50 people were turned away after landing at...
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Archbishop says homosexuals need no apology from church
The church should not apologise to homosexuals for the way it has treated them in the past as this would encourage them to keep straying from the path of God, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Tuesday in...
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CyTA board to appear in court over employee spat
The entire board of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) is to appear in Larnaca district court on November 6 to answer charges of disobeying a previous court decision to reinstate an...
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Anastasiades to visit Moscow next month, Sisi due on Cyprus in November
President Nicos Anastasiades has discussed the need for the continued presence of Unficyp on the island with the foreign ministers of two permanent members of the UN Security Council during his...
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New focus on integrating children from third countries
Education Minister Costas Kadis on Wednesday presented a new programme aimed at parents and teachers, which is focused on the social and educational integration of children from third countries. Kadis...
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Commissioner warns Athalassa dead could be higher than thought
The remains of a number of missing persons buried in the area of the Athalassa psychiatric hospital in Nicosia could be greater than originally thought, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Photis Photiou...
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Prosecutors accused of withholding information in police trial
Embattled former deputy chief of police Andreas Kyriacou accused prosecutors on Wednesday of refusing to hand over to his defence team, the evidence in the case brought against him for leaking...
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North tourist ban came from foreign ministry
The directive to turn away non-EU nationals arriving at Cyprus airports if they intended to stay at hotels built on Turkish-held Greek Cypriot-owned hotels in the north was issued in June by the...
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Court upholds 2015 law on title deeds for trapped owners
A Limassol district court ruling has upheld a 2015 law allowing trapped property buyers to obtain their title deeds irrespective of the developers’ own commitments to banks, local press reports said...
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Paphos-Polis road not financially viable, auditor says
The proposed road from Paphos to Polis, in its current form, is a financially unviable project and a waste of taxpayer money, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said, rejecting suggestions that the...
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