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British bases acquire drone technology to fight crime
British bases police on Thursday revealed new drone technology to help fight crime, including illegal bird trapping. The drone can help find missing persons, obtain evidence which can be used in court...
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Pamboridis blasts ‘fake news’ over malaria scare
No cases of malaria have been identified in public hospitals, health minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Thursday, adding that he would report to the police a website for publishing fake news. “I wish...
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Anastasiades addresses UN: ready to try talks again
Despite the latest setback in reunification talks, Nicosia stands ready to try again at the negotiating table in order to resolve the decades-long intractable problem, President Nicos Anastasiades told...
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Sculpture park to open in Geroskipou
A NEW sculpture park in Geroskipou will be inaugurated by the Cyprus Minister of Education and Culture on Sunday. The new park will see ten completed sculptures created by different artists from all...
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Kim calls Trump “deranged”, may consider H-bomb test in Pacific,
North Korea said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb on the Pacific Ocean after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to destroy the country, with leader Kim Jong Un promising to make a “mentally...
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Anastasides ready to continue talks
President Nicos Anastasiades will assure UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of his will to continue negotiations on the Cyprus problem in the framework of the parameters which Guterres set out in...
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Paphos mayor accuses foreign ministry staff of wrongdoing (Updated)
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has claimed that foreign ministry officials in China and France were involved in dodgy business involving kickbacks and the sale of antiquities. The outspoken mayor, who...
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Turkish Cypriots to charge fees on aid to Greek Cypriots in north (updated)
In what the UN described as an “unfortunate” move, Turkish Cypriot authorities said they will start charging customs duties on goods carried by the United Nations to Greek Cypriots living in the north....
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President tells Guterres of need for new talks initiative
A new initiative needs to be undertaken so as to avoid the mistakes of the past when it comes to negotiations on the Cyprus problem, President Nicos Anastasiades told UN Secretary-General Antonio...
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Mayor tells critics of four-storey hotel in Latchi to back off
The Mayor of Polis Chrysochous has hit back at critics of a newly built four storey hotel in Latchi, saying that such buildings are welcome in the area and will create new jobs and encourage tourism. A...
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Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt reiterate support for a Cyprus...
The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt have expressed support to Nicosia’s efforts for a Cyprus settlement “without outdated security arrangements”. During a meeting in New York on the...
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Merkel, Schulz urge undecided Germans to vote with far right gaining
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel, poised to win a fourth term in Sunday’s election, urged supporters on Saturday to keep fighting for votes with a third of the electorate still undecided. Merkel’s...
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Dasoudi Park in Paphos in urgent need of clean up
By Bejay Browne Dasoudi Park in central Paphos is a shady, safely enclosed space with a popular cafe, a playground area and a small amphitheatre. It should be a gem, but parents say the park is a...
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Audit boss in the crosshairs
By Angelos Anastasiou THE IDEA of building a four-lane motorway connecting Paphos with Polis Chrysochous should be scrapped in favour of a modern two-lane road that will meet the standards of the...
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Greenpeace’s war on plastic
By Alexia Evripidou In the wake of endless natural disasters, can we still keep our heads buried in the sand over pollution and climate change issues? And even if we do lift our heads momentarily will...
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Merkel wins fourth term as far-right enters German parliament
Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s conservatives beat their rivals on Sunday to win her a fourth term in an election that will also bring a far-right party into Germany’s parliament for the first time in more...
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Greek Cypriots and Maronites ‘in no way confined’ Turkish Cypriot side says
Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the north “are in no way confined to or besieged in the areas where they reside” the Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ has said. The comments came after Turkish...
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Killer beach claims the lives of two more swimmers
FOLLOWING the death of two tourists in the dangerous waters of a deadly stretch of Paphos coastline in two days, officials have warned yet again that swimmers should heed the huge warning signs and...
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Mayor puts onus on public to speak out against corruption
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos urged people on Monday to speak out against corruption, as the rumour mill went in overdrive during the weekend after he claimed that two political leaders were involved...
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Inmate hospitalised with second degree burns
A 42-year-old inmate was hospitalised with second degree burns on Monday after another inmate threw boiling water at him in Nicosia’s central prison. Reports said it followed an argument which had...
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