Video of Turkish jet in north a ‘message’ to Greece
Turkey’s defence ministry has released a video of a Turkish F-16 jet carrying out an aerobatic demonstration over the north of Cyprus, where the pilot is seen saluting the ...
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Presidential candidates spar in second TV debate
The three main candidates for the presidency sparred in their second televised debate on Thursday evening, where they sought to establish their bona fides as capable leaders on both domestic ...
President lauds 30 years of Ombudsman’s office
The institution of ombudswoman is invaluable, complementing the state’s efforts in forging a society of equality before the law, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday.
He was addressing an ...
Cyprus to receive first tranche of EU cash for reforms on Friday
Cyprus will on Friday receive the first tranche from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, as European Commission technocrats conveyed to authorities here the need to adhere to the ...
HIO paying extortionate rates on medicines, MPs hear
The HIO is paying extortionate rates on medicines, far more than the government used to before the rollout of the national health system, it emerged in parliament on Thursday.
Lawmakers ...
Diko Christodoulides spat gains ground on social media
Daily Politis and the leader of the Diko party on Tuesday took to trolling one another on social media over a back of a story published by the newspaper alleging ...
Commandaria industry facing ‘serious problems’
Lawmakers on Tuesday pledged to take action to help the 14 villages that produce commandaria – a sweet dessert wine – and who are experiencing a bottleneck in sales and distribution.
A delegation ...
Finance ministry starts public consultation on windfall taxes
The finance ministry on Tuesday initiated a public consultation on two draft bills aiming to tax the windfall profits of producers and suppliers of energy generated from both fossil fuels ...
Lack of expertise impacts review of tenders
The Tenders Review Authority (TRA) said on Monday that it finds in favour of the majority of appeals lodged before it, suggesting that public contracting authorities often make errors because ...
Christodoulides keeps mum over secret deal with Diko
The election campaign team of presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides opted for total radio silence on Monday amid a swirling political uproar after reveals about a ‘secret deal’ he struck up ...
Cybc accused of being a ‘mouthpiece for the state’
Opposition legislators piled on public broadcaster Cybc on Thursday and accused it of devolving into mouthpiece for the government, during a discussion of the organisation’s budget for 2023, coming up ...
Okypy expects small surplus next year, MPs told
The state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday that it will generate a small surplus next year, following an uptick in revenues – and insisted that the key objective of ...
Audit office says some state grants going down a black hole
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday called for an overhaul of the way in which the state provides grants to various entities, as in many cases taxpayer money appeared to disappear ...
MPs reject president’s veto on private sector jobs for retired public officials
The House on Thursday rejected the president’s veto on a law expanding the list of public officials needing special permission to be employed in the private sector after they ...
First tentative steps towards opening up of electricity market
Long-awaited regulations governing the hiring of staff by the Transmission System Operator – seen as the first step toward the eventual opening up of the electricity market – were submitted to parliament ...
Bill covering lower prices on staple goods delayed until next year
Lawmakers said on Tuesday that legislation introducing a ‘household basket’ – a weekly list of lower-priced staple goods – would be delayed to next year as stakeholders hammer out the details of ...
Akel’s solutions to energy crisis ‘mock the people’ says minister
The government clarified on Tuesday it will impose a special levy on suppliers and producers of electricity, but will tax them in a rational way that does not disincentivise the ...
Development projects the focus of interior ministry 2023 budget
A little over a third of the interior ministry’s budget for 2023 will go to development projects, as the administration works to push through a number of reforms, including in ...
Forestry department denies getting cheated over helicopters
The Department of Forests denied on Monday that it got a raw deal in relation to the leasing of two firefighting helicopters, after a local newspaper published fresh allegations about ...
Defence ministry plans spending €200m on armaments in 2023
The National Guard is upgrading its weapons systems so as to become a strong force of deterrence, while expanding defence and security cooperation with friendly nations, the defence minister said ...
The favourite is no shoo-in for archbishop
Limassol bishop tops the poll but that’s no guarantee of victory
Skullduggery and wheeler-dealing. Welcome to the election campaign – not for president, but for archbishop. The race to elect ...
Police identify potential criminal offences related to co-op loans
Police have identified some cases where potential criminal offences may have been committed in the granting of loans by the now-defunct cooperative bank, plus other cases involving suspect loan write-offs, ...
Majority of Cypriots feel ‘anxious, dissatisfied and angry’ – poll
Over 90 per cent want to see a cap on migration
The vast majority of Cypriots, more than two thirds, feel dissatisfied, anxious and angry about the general state of affairs ...
Anastasiades vetoes law on public officials in private sector
President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to sign off on, and has sent back to parliament, a law expanding the list of public officials needing special permission to be employed in ...