US realtor eyes move to Cyprus
By Staff Reporter US real estate company Realty Group International, Inc. (RGI) announced it plans to expand the company’s reach “into the upcoming boom in
Cyprus
Anastasiades in Davos to talk politics and business
By Evie Andreou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades arrived in Davos on Wednesday to attend the 45th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum and to rub
Two more held in Paphos land scam
By Evie Andreou TWO men, aged 41 and 49, were arrested on Tuesday in Paphos in connection with a property scam and were charged with
New court needed to relieve burden from Supreme
By George Psyllides JUSTICE Minister Ionas Nicolaou urged parliament on Wednesday to approve the creation of an administrative court to speed up judicial procedures. The
Vicious bull terrier kills two dogs
By Constantinos Psillides TWO dogs were attacked and mauled to death by a Staffordshire bull terrier in the Yermasoyia area in Limassol, according to a
Russia keen to use military bases in Cyprus
By Angelos Anastasiou RUSSIA is interested in securing the use of military facilities in Cyprus and is negotiating with the Foreign ministry to reach agreement,
Total likely to ditch Cyprus offshore gas search (updated)
French energy company Total is likely to abandon a search for oil and gas off Cyprus after failing to find tangible evidence of reserves, dealing
Confusion over interest rate reduction statement
By Angelos Anastasiou Central Bank Governor Chrystalla Georghadji’s remarks in parliament on Tuesday were mistakenly interpreted as an imminent announcement of reductions in interest rates
Used tyres still a problem
Disposal of used tyres at landfills and in the countryside has come a long way since February 2011 when a comprehensive system was put in
Woman arrested for trying to sell passport
A 39-year old Greek Cypriot woman was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of attempting to sell her daughter’s passport, police said. Acting on a tip-off,
Total to pull out Cypriot EEZ following total seismic data flop
By Stelios Orphanides French multinational energy company Total S.A. found no spot to drill for hydrocarbons in the two blocks for which it got an
‘Encouraging signs’ for tourism
By Jean Christou If the decline in tourist arrivals from Russia holds steady at the expected 25 per cent for 2015, the numbers can be
Threat to report Red Cross over Syrian camp withdrawal
By Evie Andreou After Syrian refugees have had their supply and help lines cut, director of the immigrant support group KISA said on Tuesday he
Oil reserves to be moved out of Larnaca
Cyprus’ strategic oil reserves are scheduled to be moved away from Larnaca’s refineries to the Vassilikos area by mid 2015, energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said
Erdogan: we won’t budge on hydrocarbons
By Jean Christou Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Ankara would not budge on its position as regards Cyprus’ hydrocarbons exploitation, but he
Orphanides says proposed ECB move signals ‘velvet divorce’ for eurozone
Former Cyprus Central Bank Governor Athanasios Orphanides has strongly criticised the European Central Bank (ECB) for “bowing to German pressure over eurozone quantitative easing (QE)
Tax payments of public officials to be investigated
By Angelos Anastasiou Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides will instruct the tax department to investigate the income and tax returns of former public officials, House Watchdog
Brazilian jailed for import of cocaine
A 23-year-old Brazilian man was jailed for 10 years on Tuesday for the import, and possession with intent to supply of 2.8kg of cocaine. The
Medical appointments left hanging after CY collapse
By Evie Andreou Appointments for some patients at state hospitals have had to be cancelled following a problem bringing medical radioisotopes to the island after
Corruption investigation at land registry
Authorities are investigating at least five land registry workers for corruption, Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos said on Tuesday. The employees are suspected of carrying out