Jeers and cheers for Anastasiades’ analysis of declaration
By Elias Hazou REACTION yesterday to the President’s analysis of the joint communiqué was a mixed bag of jeers and applause. However in Archbishop Chrysostomos,
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‘Time to end C-section mentality’
By Peter Stevenson CAESAREAN sections account for 60 per cent of births in private clinics and hospitals and 45 per cent of births in state-run
Chemtrail controversy won’t go away
By Bejay Browne GREEN PARTY members are calling on the public to join them at an event to raise awareness of chemtrail and geo- engineering
Orphanides willing to answer fraud allegations
THROUGH his lawyer, former Central Bank chief Athanasios Orphanides indicated yesterday that he was willing to appear in court to answer fraud charges. Orphanides is
Deal reached with north on water treatment
By Constantinos Psillides NICOSIA municipality has come to an agreement with representatives of the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the capital regarding the
Witnesses in brutality case face deportation
By Constantinos Psillides The Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations and Complaints against the Police (IAIACAP) have asked to stop the deportation of an
TSO says can’t rule out total blackout during EAC strike (cuts schedule announced)
The EAC warned Thursday that rolling power outages were ‘inevitable’ on Friday as workers stage a 12-hour strike over privatisations. The EAC work stoppage is
New jobs schemes for under 25s
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou will on Friday announce new schemes aiming at the employment of 5,000 young people for a period six months to acquire on-the-job
One billion rising for justice
By Peter Stevenson One Billion Rising For Justice, an event being held around the world is due to take place on Friday at 5.30pm at
Urgent plea to help pregnant migrant woman
A pregnant migrant woman who is expected to deliver soon is in need of clothes, furniture and/or other equipment for newborns. If you are able
One fifth of Cypriots have put off holidaying in 2014
Financial difficulties due to the crisis was the main reason why Cypriots were not able to go on holiday in 2013, according to the figures
Wanted by police
Police are searching for Georgios Stavrou, aka Strouthos, 37, from Nicosia in connection with a case of burglary and robbery which took place on February
Anastasiades secures Archbishop’s backing
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Thursday publicly lent the President his backing on the issue of the joint declaration that paved the way for resumption of peace
Arrest for running brothel
Police arrested a 50-year-old Romanian woman in Paphos on Wednesday night for allegedly running a brothel. Officers from the crime prevention unit raided a flat
President to meet Pope Francis
President Nicos Anastasiades and his wife Andri will travel on Friday to the Vatican, heading a Cypriot delegation to the Holy See. The delegation will
Cabinet approves privatisation bill amid protests (update1)
By George Psyllides The cabinet on Thursday approved a bill on privatisations with the four ministers belonging to coalition partners DIKO abstaining over a disagreement
Red tape hinders growth
THE Association of Large Scale Development Projects said yesterday the results of the recent World Bank ‘Doing Business Report 2014” reaffirmed views and concerns over
Are we nearer or farther from a solution?
By Jean Christou NOW that the Cyprus talks have resumed, the question on everyone’s lips is whether the promising start to the negotiations will end
New court to lighten Supreme case load
By George Psyllides A NEW court that is expected to help speed up the dispensation of justice at a higher level is expected to be
More help for integration of foreign nationals
By Constantinos Psillides NICOSIA mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis and his colleagues from Agios Dometios and Lakatamia unveiled a joint programme yesterday aimed at integrating third country