Government condemns north’s UDI anniversary
By a Staff Reporter THE GOVERNMENT condemns any form of partition and stresses that only an end to the Turkish occupation and the reunification of
Cyprus
Government bond rating upgrade from Moody’s (Updated)
By Constantinos Psillides BOND CREDIT ratings business Moody’s has upgraded Cyprus’ government bond rating to B3 from Caa3 and has also changed the outlook on
Archaeological excavations reveal shops and building in Nea Pafos
An Australian archaeological excavation project at the site of the Hellenistic – Roman theatre of Nea Pafos has revealed a series of what is believed
Flags, coffee and protests against UDI
By Evie Andreou DOWNTOWN Nicosia was flooded with high school students yesterday morning, as they were released from school in order to participate in the
US ‘supports withdrawal’ of Barbaros from EEZ
By Jean Christou THE US supports the withdrawal of the Turkish survey vessel Barbaros from the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the cancellation of
Doctors to decide on ‘unnecessary’ strike
By Constantinos Psillides STATE doctors will decide tomorrow whether they will go through with a scheduled strike on Monday, according to a statement issued by
Lawyer faces jail on SIF dues
By Constantinos Psillides LAWYER and civil activist Michalis Paraskeva, 38, appeared in court yesterday for the first hearing over his refusal to pay social insurance
House of Elders appeals for decent living and benefits
By Jean Christou SENIOR citizens appealed to the state for decent living conditions and the restoration of lost benefits yesterday in a resolution they passed
Expired coffee drink sellers face arrest
By Constantinos Psillides POLICE issued arrest warrants for two persons in connection with the distribution of expired coffee drinks, according to a statement issued by
American school raises wall with mural on tolerance
By Evie Andreou THREE hundred environmentally friendly balloons with the words ‘Accept’ and ‘Respect’ were released in the air yesterday by students and teachers of
CyBC opens archives to public with ‘Digital Herodotus’
By Evie Andreou SOME 3,000 hours of its own video footage, as well as thousands of printed pages and manuscripts have been digitised and are
Aristo case postponed to January
By Constantinos Psillides THE highly-publicised trial of suspicious land zoning deals related to Aristo Developers was adjourned for January 12, 2015, following request by defence
DIKO insists CBC chief should go
By George Psyllides DIKO insisted on Friday that Central Bank Governor Chrystalla Georghadji must resign over the issue regarding her contract and potential conflict of
‘New era for animal welfare’
By Jean Christou Police have secured 40 convictions for animal abuse and six cases are currently under investigation, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Friday.
Anastasiades undergoes medical tests
President Nicos Anastasides on Friday underwent medical tests at a private clinic ahead of a planned heart operation at the end of next month. Anastasiades
ECB emergency funding to Cypriot banks remains unchanged
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) to Cypriot banks remained unchanged at €7.68 billion in October, figures released by Central Bank of
Man arrested on suspicion of theft
A German national living in Paphos was under investigation on Friday after police found a number of silver and gold valuables and silver coins from
Daredevil zip wire for Friends Hospice
By Bejay Browne A 74-year-old Paphos resident has raised hundreds of euros for the Friends hospice by hurtling down the longest zip wire in Europe
Cyprus remains in recession, pace of decline levels (Update)
Cyprus’ economy remained stuck in recession in the third quarter of the year, flash data showed on Friday, with the pace of decline flattening out because
Crunch meeting on doctors’ strike
By Constantinos Psillides Health Minister Philippos Patsalis will on Friday make a last-attempt to avoid a two-hour work stoppage by the public sector doctors scheduled