Petition to lift MP’s immunity
A GROUP of NGOs have launched a petition for lifting the parliamentary immunity of DISY MP Andreas Kyprianou over an incident with his fellow parliamentarian,...
Cyprus
Citizens’ centre moves to state fair
By Annette Chrysostomou THE location of the brand new Citizens’ Service Centre in Nicosia is a considerable improvement to the old one, an official at...
Public schools ordered to remove CCTVs
THE Education ministry has ordered the removal of all closed circuit video surveillance cameras (CCTV) from public schools citing violation of personal data and safety...
Casino rules could jeopardise whole project
By Andria Kades AMENDMENTS to the casino bill requiring entrance criteria strictly for Cypriot players are discriminatory and risk the viability of the whole project,...
EAC unions back down on strikes
By Elias Hazou TRADE unions of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday said they were suspending industrial action as a goodwill gesture, but...
Geologists’ report on Limni area by end of month
By Andria Kades A TEAM of geologists should have a study on the Limni area in Pissouri ready by the end of this month looking...
Nicosia taxi drivers to strike (again)
TAXI drivers in Nicosia plan to strike on Wednesday amid complaints against the Transport minister, saying he is “completely out of touch with time and...
Troika team looks into banking and labour issues
By Angelos Anastasiou EMPLOYMENT and banking issues were the main items on the agenda during the meetings held on Thursday by the Troika mission, in...
Extraordinary House session in September to resolve title deeds issue (Update)
By Elias Hazou PARLIAMENT is to meet in an extraordinary session on September 3 to vote through a government bill releasing property buyers from developers’...
Summer heat arrives
ISLANDERS may have been spared a heat wave so far this summer, but it is coming. Temperatures are expected to hit the 40 degree Celsius...
CyBC told to abide by ruling and compensate ill staffer
By Evie Andreou A LAWYER for CyBC journalist Evdokia Loizou, who was diagnosed in 2007 with viral encephalitis which the Labour ministry ruled was an...
Cross-community exchange scheme gets underway
The Cross-Community Exchange Internship programme, which was approved by the two Cypriot leaders as part of the confidence building measures has been officially announced. A...
Famagusta water problems ‘will be over soon’ (update)
Areas in Famagusta are still facing problems with water supply following an incident on Wednesday afternoon where an excavator hit the main pipeline. Although repaired...
Erdogan to visit the north on July 20 invasion anniversary
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is expected to be in the north on July 20 for the 41st anniversary of the Turkish invasion, the Cyprus News...
Hammond due in Cyprus on Friday
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is due in Cyprus on Friday for a one-day visit, the government announced. He will meet his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides...
Ministry announces ‘free travel day’ on the buses
Get ready for a day of Free Transport on Friday, July 24, marking five years of the newest transport system organised by the transport ministry....
Father and two sons injured by flying glass
A father and his two sons were taken to Larnaca hospital on Wednesday afternoon after suffering injuries when trying to take a glass panel inside...
Fallen missiles destroyed overnight
The two Brimstone missiles that fell off a Tornado jet on the runway at Akrotiri on Wednesday morning were destroyed overnight in a controlled explosion,...
Extra burden of failed air-traffic control system to fall on taxpayer
TECHNICIANS from Italian-based Selex SI will arrive to Cyprus later this month to dismantle the LEFCO air-traffic control system, which was installed but proved outdated...
Paphos family’s plea to get home to UK for funeral
By Bejay Browne A PAPHOS family has appealed to the public to help them raise the funds needed to fly to the UK to say...
