Minister explains rejection of Aphrodite gas proposal
The government has rejected the latest proposal on developing the Aphrodite gas play as it tilts the scales in favour of the companies holding the concession while at the same ...
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Finance minister pleads with banks not to raise interest rates again
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday he will have a new round of meetings with bank executives to see how lenders might refrain from raising interest rates again, as ...
US Senator demands action against Turkish moves in Pyla
Visiting US Senator Robert Menendez on Thursday called on the United Nations Security Council to immediately pass a resolution denouncing recent Turkish actions in the buffer zone in Pyla and ...
Turmoil erupts over jurisdiction of air ambulance services
A feud – with signs of a turf war – has been brewing between the bureaucracy at the health ministry and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) over who should handle air ambulances ...
Electricity unions raise concerns over feasibility of interconnector project
Four trade unions representing workers in the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday pilloried plans for the EuroAsia interconnector, warning that Cypriot taxpayers may end up getting saddled with ...
Man remains in custody after minor reports assault
Paphos police have arrested and are detaining a 48-year-old man accused of having sexually harassed a minor.
According to police, the suspect is a tourist who was staying in the ...
Windfall tax under ‘serious consideration’
The government is “seriously considering” levying a windfall gains tax on banks to offset the earnings they’re making due to the rise in interest rates, reports said on Tuesday.
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Christodoulides pledges to redouble efforts to restart talks
Representatives of occupied communities on Tuesday got a pledge from President Nikos Christodoulides that he will redouble efforts to jumpstart stalled Cyprus peace talks.
A committee representing the occupied communities ...
Australian MP suspended after Turkish invasion speech
An Australian MP of Greek Cypriot heritage has reportedly been suspended from a sub-faction of the Victorian Labour Party after sparking factional in-fighting over a speech backing Cyprus.
According to ...
Project to end energy isolation remains on track
With clarity expected in September, rumours about the viability of the EuroAsia Interconnector were somewhat inaccurate
The EuroAsia Interconnector, what would be the world’s longest subsea energy cable, remains ...
Teacher dismissed and others sanctioned in education sector
One public school teacher was sacked last year after repeatedly not showing up for work, while three other educators received reprimands or fines.
The sanctions against educators are listed in ...
Man arrested with 4.8kg cannabis
Police in Nicosia on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old man after catching him red-handed in possession of almost 5kg of cannabis.
According to a statement, officers of the Drug Squad flagged ...
Chinese-led consortium adjusts LNG terminal timeline, aims for July 2024
The Chinese-led consortium with the contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasilikos have just filed a new timetable, promising to deliver the project by July 2024, the ...
Cyprus and Lebanon solidify friendship in joint effort against forest fires
Cyprus and Lebanon stand by each other in fighting forest fires, officials of the two countries said during a ceremony held on Thursday.
Cypriot authorities organised the ceremony at the ...
Warning over further fuel price rises
Drivers got hit with substantial price hikes at the petrol pump on Tuesday, with officials saying the public should probably brace for even more bad news.
Spokesman for the association ...
Forest fires doubled this July
Relentless heatwave saw a tough start to the summer
This summer has been especially tough for fires, with 70 blazes breaking out in July alone – double the long-term average for the ...
Government ally calls out EAC for cheating on subsidised bills
President Nikos Christodoulides was on Monday urged by one of his government allies to get the state-run power utility to refund people in the next batch of electricity bills to ...
Changes planned to payment of GPs
The Health Insurance Organisation – the agency running the national health system or Gesy – will as of this autumn alter the way in which personal doctors are remunerated, with 20 per cent ...
‘Solar panel on every rooftop’ plan still a work in progress
In late July the government unveiled a plan for ‘a solar panel on every rooftop’, with the primary goal of driving down high electricity costs for households. It came on ...
Over 100 applicants seek aid through ‘Ktizo’ scheme for condemned buildings
As of the beginning of August, about 100 people have filed applications under the Ktizo’ scheme, a government official said Thursday.
‘Ktizo’ – meaning ‘build’ in Greek – is a scheme providing grants ...
Private hospitals refuse to renew contract with HIO
Private hospitals asserted on Thursday that they cannot – and will not – renew their contract with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on what they say is a take-it-or-leave-it basis, warning that ...
Collapse of grain deal not thought to impact Cyprus
Officials and farmers said on Tuesday they do not anticipate either a spike in grain prices or immediate shortages after the lapse of the Black Sea grain deal last month.
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Cyprus on track to meet anti-money laundering measure
Officials have given assurances that by September Cyprus will do a test run of an ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) register for companies, and that by the end of the year ...
Funding scheme for Nicosia old city businesses
The Department of Town Planning and Housing on Monday issued the second call for proposals for a funding scheme aimed to enhance business activity within the walled city of Nicosia.
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