Ayia Napa cleaning up illegal billboards
Ayia Napa municipality has started removing illegal billboards from building facades and city streets, it emerged on Tuesday. “We want to remove this visual pollution,”...
Cyprus
BoC financial director told to leave the room, court hears
Bank of Cyprus’ former financial director Christis Hadjimitsis told the court on Tuesday that he was asked to leave the room when he suggested that...
Drastic reform of public sector needed says KEVE
Parliament should urgently approve all legislation required for the drastic reform of the public sector so that private investment can be boosted, head of Cyprus...
Despite falling oil price cost of basic products remains high
Despite the sharp fall in the price of oil, and by extension electricity, the cost to consumers of basic products such as bread and milk...
‘Ludicrous’ claims made in diplomatic battle
Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou said he has received information concerning additional cases of the relocation of missing persons’ remains in the north but he was...
Akinci chides Anastasiades over ‘unilateral interpretations’ of progress
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa has chided President Nicos Anastasiades for “unilateral interpretations” of what has been agreed at the negotiations that included “at the very...
Emilianidou offers support to fired cancer patient, Iliofotou: we won a battle but not the war
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday her ministry would support the cancer survivor who was fired by her employer days after returning to work...
Work being done on funding a positive, not negative, development, spokesman says
The Cyprus problem will not be solved through public statements, which in many cases are designed to serve other considerations, but at the negotiating table,...
Cyprus scrambles to find new location for gas support infrastructure (updated)
Following the Larnaca municipal council’s rejection of a request to allow the temporary operation of a company that provides logistics for hydrocarbon exploration, the government...
Trade deficit shrinks by €305m to €3.4bn in 2015
Cyprus’s trade deficit shrank by €305.9m in 2015 or 8.2 per cent compared to the year before to almost €3.4bn on a strong increase in...
Eide says solution would bring more wealth than non-solution (Update 2)
UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said on Tuesday more work was being done on the financing of a Cyprus solution than ever before, and...
Power supply to north set to continue
A deal to supply electricity to the north has been extended until February 15, the power company (EAC) announced on Tuesday. Spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said...
DEFA: no agreement reached with gas suppliers
The government-owned Natural Gas Public Company, DEFA, officially confirmed on Tuesday that it concluded the tender process for short-term natural gas supply to the Vasilikos...
Promoting Paphos in Israel
THE PAPHOS regional board of tourism is pushing for direct flights connecting the town with Israel as part of a wider plan to increase overseas...
Cancer patient sacked from job after year of gruelling treatment
By Elias Hazou In a case that has shocked many, a recovered cancer patient who had taken sick leave for treatment was sacked by her...
Religious leaders make joint appeal for information on missing persons
Cyprus` religious leaders have made a joint appeal to Cypriots of all creeds to provide information to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) on possible...
Residents and Greens demand action over burning Marathounda dump
By Bejay Browne RESIDENTS living close to a controversial rubbish tip in Paphos are demanding immediate action is taken over toxic fumes which are spewing...
Teenager killed in road crash
A teenage pupil was killed in Limassol on Monday evening after he slammed his motorcycle into a car that drove into his lane. The accident...
Larnaca refuses to extend oil support company operating permit
The Larnaca municipal council on Monday rejected a request to allow the operation of a company that provides logistics for oil and gas exploration for...
State wrongly designated land as Turkish Cypriot
The Larnaca district court has awarded thousands of euros in damages to a British citizen of Turkish Cypriot origin for loss of use of his...
