Housing Finance Corporation gets green light to buy and sell loans
The state-owned Housing Finance Corporation (HFC) will be able to buy performing loans and sell its non-performing loans like any other bank, under a law passed by the House on ...
Patient injured during fire at Athalassa
Police are investigating a fire that broke out in a ward at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital on Thursday, with one patient suffering burns and another respiratory problems.
According to Fire ...
More financial support needed for patients sent abroad
Members of the House health committee are set to send a letter to President Nikos Christodoulides requesting that €4 million be included in the state budget for 2024 to support relatives of ...
An oasis of optimism and beauty
An ongoing art exhibition on Ermou Street in Nicosia hosts the work of eight international artists who come together to explore Almost Paradise, as the exhibition is titled. Organised by ...
Kanari stresses need for strategic healthcare planning
Health Minister Popi Kanari on Thursday stressed the need for comprehensive strategic planning and actions in healthcare, particularly focusing on mechanisms ensuring systematic supervision, recording, and evaluation.
Speaking at a ...
North’s ‘interior minister’ pledges to restrict property sales to third-country nationals
The north’s ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Thursday he plans to bring in new restrictions to curb the rate at which third-country nationals are buying property.
Speaking to ‘...
Furore over ‘unjust’ pay cuts for prison guards
A group of guards, who experienced salary reductions of up to €1,200 just before the Christmas season due to incomplete state examinations, asserts the deduction was “unlawful”.
Approximately 60 guards, members of ...
Trial set for January in Kalogeropoulos murder
The four suspects in the killing of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos will go on trial at the criminal court for premeditated murder on January 23, 2024, the Limassol district court ruled on Thursday.
Kalogeropoulos, 55 ...
MPs discuss cut to time ceiling for penalty-point expiration
The House Transport Committee on Thursday discussed the possibility of reducing the time required for driving licence penalty points to expire, with the timeframe possibility set to be reduced from ...
Huge challenges to creation of deputy ministry for migration (Updated)
Significant legal and staffing challenges are slowing down the creation of a deputy ministry for migration, which has been deemed an important move for Cyprus given the huge uptick in ...
Indecent exposure outside north primary school was just ‘a joke’
A man arrested on Tuesday for masturbating outside a primary school in the north did so “as a joke”, he told police.
The man, a Pakistani national who was arrested ...
Final text of EuroAsia interconnector project expected next week
A preliminary version of the EuroAsia Interconnector electricity interconnection project has been sent to the energy ministry and the final text of the study will be sent next week, Energy ...
Call to action to create a fairer world
In an Australian woman fighting for inclusion, PAUL LAMBIS finds someone keen to create a legacy
Promoting diversity and inclusion especially among the Greek and Cypriot women of Australia has ...
New SBA police chief sworn in
Stephen Jupp, the new Chief Constable of the British Sovereign Base Areas’ police force was sworn in on Monday at the Episkopi Officer’s Messm the bases announced on Thursday.
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Nicosia Chamber of Commerce outlines measures to improve capital — new honorary president elected
The Nicosia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Evel) held its annual general assembly this week, highlighting critical proposals aiming to boost development in the Cypriot capital, improve the quality of ...
Serdar Denktash: north’s ‘government’ has not done one good thing
Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot Leader Rauf Denktash, said on Thursday that the north’s ‘government’ “has not done one good thing” during its time in office.
“...
Photography exhibition showcases beauty of Japan
Before the festive events truly take over, the island’s cultural agenda is brimming with creative and artistic happenings. Coming up is a new solo art exhibition that will share ...
Cyprus expected to see debt-to-GDP ratio drop significantly by year-end
The European Commission this week projected a significant 30 per cent decrease in Cyprus’ public debt, as a percentage of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), by the end of 2024.
This projection ...
Restoration of Akamas damage must take place before rains
Akamas is a national project and not private property and the need for restoration of damages is urgent, Klitos Papastylianou, ex-scientific advisor for the Akamas special environmental assessment said on ...
831 complaints of violence against women so far in 2023 in north
There has been a total of 831 complaints of violence against women in the north so far this year, according to the Turkish Cypriot police’s Violence against Women Intervention branch.
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Government buys itself 40 electric vehicles (Updated)
The transport ministry on Thursday announced the purchase of 40 electric vehicles to be used for official government business.
They said the vehicles will “meet the needs of various ministries, departments, ...
Government favours clean slate at natural gas board
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday that he is much more optimistic about reaching an agreement with Chevron over the development of Aphrodite natural gas field.
He added that ...
Cyprus MEPs hauled over the coals over sanctions evasion reports
Cypriot MEPs said on Thursday the country had been dragged through the mud during a European Parliament plenary session which discussed the latest revelations by the Cyprus Confidential reports, linking ...
Disy slams government for dropping National Cancer Institute plan
Disy on Thursday slammed the government’s decision not to include provisions for the creation of a National Cancer Institute in the forthcoming budget for the health ministry.
“The freezing ...