Christos Zannetou new Ayia Napa mayor
Christos Zannetou was elected Ayia Napa mayor on Sunday with 59 per cent of the votes in his favour. Zannetou, who served as deputy mayor,...
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Loizidou seeks further €2m in damages in additional lawsuit against Politis – report
State attorney Eleni Loizidou who made headlines two years ago after thousands of her emails which were published indicated an excessive zeal from her part...
Pompeo likely to visit Cyprus in spring – report
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely visit Cyprus in the spring, according to diplomatic sources it was revealed on Sunday. According to the Cyprus...
Arson and court cases stymie bus system overhaul
By Andria Kades Plans for an overhaul of the bus system have been put on hold as those who lost out in the tender process...
Greening a blue industry
New directives to decrease the environmental impact of ships are coming into force and mean increased costs for shipping companies and inevitably the consumer reports...
Steering a sector that never sleeps
The shipping sector which has proved to be a bastion of strength even through times of crisis, is sailing through waters with a newly formed...
‘We paid for a sea view and it’s being taken away’ [Video]
Residents near the soon-to-be built Paralimni marina say the tall buildings will ruin the area By Andria Kades The Paralimni marina, set to be completed...
Residents and authorities battle over Limassol sea pollution
Summer 2019 on Limassol’s beaches is progressing the same as many previous summers: in a fight over sea pollution between residents and the local authorities....
Showell app offers helping hand to sales professionals
After six years on the market, digital sales enablement company Showell has secured a €1m investment it now wants to use to expand its operations,...
Information point highlighting Troodos’ diversity unveiled
A €1.3m information point in Platania was inaugurated on Tuesday as part of the iLIFE-Troodos project set to promote national assets and ecosystems. Speaking from...
Diplomatic ties with North Macedonia to be established this week
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides is expected to formally establish diplomatic relations between Cyprus and North Macedonia by the end of the week during the informal...
Patriarch of Africa praises support for Greek Cypriot expatriates
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa Theodoros II visited President Nicos Anastasiades at the presidential palace on Monday morning where he briefed...
Doctors’ union blame health services for shortage of doctors at Polis hospital
State health services (Okypy) need to get their act together or admit they are unable to live up to the responsibility assigned to them, state...
New Famagusta mayor calls for unity over Varosha’s future (Updated)
Newly elected Famagusta mayor Simos Ioannou was formally sworn in on Monday and used his acceptance speech to call out to both Greek Cypriots and...
Bitter battle over students
The attorney-general, the education minister and MPs have all been dragged into the war the teaching unions unleashed this week against the two state universities...
Impact of overseas Cypriots to be discussed at conference
Concrete decisions over initiatives and actions that Cypriots living abroad can take when interacting with foreign decision-makers will be discussed at the 20th world conference...
Labour minister continues efforts to solve hotels pay dispute
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou continued her efforts on Friday to bridge the gap between hoteliers and employees who are currently embroiled in a pay dispute....
Police looking to learn from mistakes says chief
We cannot improve unless we recognise our mistakes, recently appointed police chief Kypros Michaelides said on Friday in an address to the port and marine...
New measures to tackle violence, delinquency in schools
New policies in place to combat violence and delinquency in schools will reduce the problem but not completely eliminate it, Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said...
State school teachers outraged over university move to accept private school students
Teaching unions were in uproar on Thursday over a decision allowing private school graduates to obtain a place in state universities Tepak and the University...
