Elias Hazou

Some 1,300 people will be hired in the police force and the fire department during the course of 2023, raising the government payroll. According to an earlier briefing to parliament by Justice ...

Three-quarters of Cypriots are unsatisfied with the justice system, while many retain reservations about the impartiality of judges, a new survey has shown. Conducted from December 9 to 14 by IMR and ...

Tuesday was the last day for people to register on voter rolls for the 2023 presidential elections, although by midday only a fraction of those eligible had done so. Speaking on ...

The “indifference” shown by the public about taking part in elections for the new Archbishop are a matter for concern, the new prelate said on Tuesday although he added that ...

The current administration can rightfully take credit for having overhauled the functioning of the state, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. In a speech titled ‘Modernisation and Rebuilding of the ...

The trial of the 74-year-old Briton accused of the murder of his wife in Tremithousa last December was adjourned on Thursday, after both the defendant’s attorneys could not attend ...

By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti Trade unions on Thursday gave the government and employers a two-week ultimatum to agree to the full reinstatement of the cost of living allowance (...

Not only did Larnaca municipality not suspend an employee under criminal investigation, but promoted him as well, the Audit Office has noted in a just-released report. That was one of ...

A grouping of trade unions urged the government on Tuesday to address potential loopholes in the calculation of the national minimum wage, while also calling for a reduction on VAT ...

As of January 1, all salary cuts instituted in the public sector back in 2012 will be completely phased out, and this – in conjunction with an anticipated rise in the cost of ...

Some 1,000 former bank employees who opted for early retirement are waiting for the attorney-general to rule on whether they’re also entitled to unemployment benefit, it appeared on Monday. The ...

Speculation about who will become the next archbishop took off on Monday, following the results of the popular vote the day before, with some pundits giving Paphos bishop Georgios a ...

Candidacies for the February 2023 presidential elections will be formally submitted on January 5, the interior ministry said on Thursday, while December 27 is the cutoff for registering in voter rolls. The ministry ...

Larnaca criminal court on Thursday sentenced two men to three-and-half-years in prison having found them guilty of people smuggling. The defendants, aged 42 and 47, will begin serving their sentence immediately. The ...

Cyprus in 2020 ranked seventh highest in the EU in terms of the per capita production of municipal solid waste, according to just-released data. The Statistical Service said that in 2020, the ...

A string of irregularities at the agriculture ministry – including outright unlawful commercial developments within the Natura 2000 protected area, suspect payments of state grants, and even one case where the minister ...

Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou on Tuesday proposed using the proceeds from taxing bank deposits to beef up the Solidarity Fund, set up to provide relief for people ...

Politics 101: when on the campaign trail, you need to demonstrate how you stand out from among the competition. Remember to underline differences, and downplay similarities. This might well explain why ...

A lunar sample collected 50 years ago during the United States’ Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 and designated for Cyprus is now on the island, and will be on public display this ...

The House on Thursday gave the nod to the state budget for fiscal year 2023, in what was parliament’s final act of the year before going into mandatory recess ahead ...

By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti The House on Thursday decided against cutting funding to activities or foundations commemorating Eoka leader Georgios Grivas, as supporters of the historical figure mounted ...

Junior opposition party Dipa on Tuesday confirmed they would be voting for the 2023 state budget, making parliament’s passage of the bill all but a foregone conclusion. Speaking on the ...

Trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) delivered a searing critique of the government on Tuesday, asserting that some of the state’s energy policies make ...

Approximately 20 per cent of the oil tanker fleet registered in Cyprus have migrated to other registries since October 6, when the European Commission signaled its intention to cap the price of ...