Our View: Agathangelou U-turn raises more questions
In the end, public outcry and intense pressure from all directions worked. The appointment of the President of Cyprus Medical Association, Dr Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health ...
Security Council extends Unficyp mandate
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) by another six months up to January 31 of next year.
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Turkey stoking tensions in eastern Med, say Greece, Cyprus (Update 2)
Greece and Cyprus accused rival Turkey on Thursday of stoking tensions as Ankara prepared to dispatch a drill ship to the Mediterranean next month in a search for natural gas.
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Cyprus ranks 20th in digital economy index
Cyprus ranks 20th among 27 EU member states in the 2022 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), faring particularly well as regards connectivity where it came in 12th according ...
Cyprus to absorb new energy bill hikes – finance minister (Update 2)
Cyprus said on Thursday the state would absorb a sizeable chunk of cost increases in energy to buffer anticipated rises of up to 25 per cent in bills for households and ...
Cabinet terminates Agathangelou’s position on HIO board (Updated)
The cabinet on Thursday announced they were terminating the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou, president of the Cyprus Medical Association (PIS), as a board member of the Health Insurance Organisation.
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Prison director asks to be removed in wake of second probe (Updated)
Central prisons director Anna Aristotelous and the unit’s senior officer Athina Demetriou have asked to be transferred from their positions – a day after the deputy attorney general announced an ...
Project to protect critically endangered Akrotiri flower
Efforts are underway to protect the critically endangered Ipomoea sagittata or morning glory thanks to a three-year project funded by Darwin Plus UK aiming to restore and enhance key wildlife ...
Date of tax returns extended
Cabinet on Thursday extended the deadline for tax returns by a month to facilitate taxpayers.
The decision, which applies to individuals and the self-employed who are not required to submit ...
Protest after ‘victimised’ journalist banned from Turkey
Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Thursday that he has raised Ankara’s refusal to deny entry to a Turkish Cypriot journalist with the European Commission.
He said the journalist ...
Paphos ranked in middle by price survey of tourist resorts
Paphos was ranked in the middle of a price survey of a basket of beach items and services carried out by the UK Post Office.
The survey looked at the ...
Our View: President is not a labour arbitrator
In the latest twist to the management-teachers dispute at The English School which dates back to last year concerning the planned, imminent, dismissal of three teachers, opposition deputies of the ...
Agathangelou appointment is abandoned
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday withdrew its proposal for the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou, the president of the Cyprus Medical Association, to the board of the Health ...
Deputy AG orders prison investigation
The prisons and its operations are to be investigated by a top team appointed by the attorney general’s office amid a whirlwind of allegations that drugs and mobile phones ...
Racism victim accosts defendant; court hearing adjourned (updated)
Activists holding anti-racism banners gathered outside Larnaca court on Wednesday in solidarity with a Congolese woman assaulted earlier this month by a Greek Cypriot man while holding her infant in ...
Mourning the Akamas that could have been
Far too much concrete: The misguided plans are not just a huge nature conservation failure, but a monumental failure of common sense
By Martin Hellicar
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Our View: Piecemeal measures will not reverse falling birth rate
The government is understandably concerned about Cyprus’ birth rate, which has been falling every year since the 1983 peak of 2.41 per woman. According to UN data on World Population Prospects, this ...
President urged to intervene in row over sacking of English School teachers
Sparks flew during an extraordinary House education meeting on the English School dispute on Tuesday as the school’s board of management refused to attend, communicating their position in writing.
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Four to appear in court in September in ‘golden passports’ case
The four individuals charged in connection with the ‘golden passports’ affair will appear in court next month to enter a plea, the police said on Tuesday.
Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...
Unions, patients send letter to president demanding revocation of HIO appointment
An open letter was sent to President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday demanding the revocation of Dr Petros Agathengelou’s controversial appointment to the HIO board, saying the decision could alter ...
EAC and archdiocese partnership to meet solar energy demand
An unprecedented demand for photovoltaic (PV) installations for residences is in evidence, chairman of the Cyprus Association of Renewable Energy Enterprises, Fanos Karantonis said on Tuesday.
Speaking on CyBC radio, ...
Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes, Ukraine reports attacks on coastal regions
Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have backed Ukraine, while missile attacks in Black Sea coastal regions raised doubts ...
‘Unpleasant surprises’ await in Audit Office’s passport report
The Audit Office said on Monday it has wrapped up its report on the ‘golden passports’ and will be releasing it next month.
Speaking to a local radio station, Audit ...
Our View: Voluntary retirement at BoC an irrational scheme
In the end the Bank of Cyprus met its target of reducing its workforce, by between 500 and 600 employees, through a ‘voluntary retirement scheme’. The target had not been met by ...