MPs to draft law to restrict bank charges
MPs have taken the initiative and will be drafting legislation governing bank fees charged to account holders after the government said there was not much it could do about it.
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Farmers in buffer zone ‘threatened by soldiers from the north’ (update 2)
Farmers working near the village of Denia in the buffer zone were on Tuesday threatened by five soldiers from the north, some of whom were armed, according to community leader ...
Cypriots see public health as top policy priority, EP survey shows
Cypriots’ top priorities for the European Parliament is protecting public health, the economy, migration, the rule of law and protecting human rights, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.
The overall ...
Coronavirus: Ministry defends Test to Stay at schools (updated)
Thousands of children had the opportunity to attend lessons in person thanks to the Test to Stay policy, the health ministry said on Tuesday in response to secondary teachers’ criticism ...
Nicosia municipality installs ‘smart city’ cameras along main roads
High-tech cameras have been installed by Nicosia municipality along key urban arteries under the “Smart Cities” plan, which will record average vehicle speeds, pedestrian flows and “prevent vandalism”.
Monday’s ...
Our View: State nurses and teachers feel duty bound to exploit the pandemic
On the day primary school teachers held a one-hour work stoppage because they were not satisfied with the government’s response to their demand for full-time replacement staff, nursing unions ...
Coronavirus: Four deaths, 3,374 new cases (Updated)
The health ministry on Monday announced four more coronavirus deaths, including two people in their 40s, as 3,374 new infections were recorded.
The deaths concerned a man, aged 40 and a woman ...
MPs work on making VAT on houses EU compatible
Lawmakers on Monday discussed how to tweak a government bill on VAT on houses so as to make it compatible with EU law.
The matter relates to a bill tabled ...
Energy minister says state will press for best terms over delayed LNG contract
The government said Monday it will use any safeguards afforded to it in the contract governing the LNG import terminal, sounding an upbeat note that any differences with the contractor ...
Twenty-three years for man linked to Cyprus’ biggest ever drugs bust
A man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison following the biggest ever drugs bust with links to Cyprus which saw 645 kilos of MDMA smuggled to Australia in Cypriot charcoal ...
Press union calls for prompt probe of Sigma sexual harassment case
The journalists’ union (ESK) has demanded that investigations of sexual harassment in media spaces be prompt and thorough.
In a statement, the PSC called for a speedy investigation into the ...
Coronavirus: One hour work stoppage in primary schools angers parents (updated)
Primary school and kindergarten teachers held a one-hour work stoppage on Monday morning, with union Poed giving authorities 15 days to work out satisfactory solutions to problems faced due to ongoing ...
Drivers warned of more increases at the pump
Drivers can expect continued price rises at the pump, the Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) said on Monday saying that inflation has surge.
The group said that petrol 95 has notched a 0.308 ...
University former commissioner claimed to have graduated from says never heard of him (updated)
Police confirmed on Monday that the US university from which the former volunteerism commissioner claims to have graduated says it has no knowledge of his existence.
Former commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki ...
LNG project: Problems from the outset
More than two years after the contract signed to build a liquefied natural gas import terminal at the port of Vasilikos, the project is stuck at 4 per cent at most, ...
No more big development projects, plead Peyia residents
‘It’s madness to keep building when we have more than enough’
By Bejay Browne
Peyia residents are up in arms over a number of big building projects earmarked for ...
Coronavirus: Four deaths, 2,214 test positive on Sunday (Updated)
The health ministry announced that four people had died of Covid-19 and that 2,214 had tested positive from 85,567 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.59 per cent.
The deaths concerned ...
With EU help we can both demand and achieve a whole and Green Cyprus
By Achilleas Demetriades
Climate change is on our doorstep. There is an urgency to address this global concern and Cyprus cannot drag its feet on this any longer. No individual ...
Coronavirus: Advisor defends continued use of SafePass
And says we shouldn’t follow some fellow European countries yet in scrapping other Covid measures
The SafePass is still effective in the age of Omicron, while the need for ...
‘Diko will be in government after 2023 presidential elections’ Papadopoulos says
Centre-right Diko will be the ruling party or a main part of a coalition government in order to bring about change after the presidential elections in 2023, leader Nicolas Papadopoulos said ...
Radical new choices may be needed for LNG imports
The current project has a long, and likely tortuous, way to go
This is further to my article in the Cyprus Mail last Sunday. Since then, the debate over the ...
Supreme Court’s bizarre split in rape case
From being a gang-rape victim, the complainant was interviewed as a suspect
By Alper Ali Riza
By a majority of two to one the Supreme Court of Cyprus quashed the ...
Audit office defends its position on LNG debacle, says it had major doubts
The audit office on Sunday hit back at reports that it was somehow culpable in the growing concern over delays to the construction of the LNG terminal in Vasiliko.
The ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: More oppressive than our colonial rulers
VERY little attention has been given by the media to the government’s dictatorship law also known as the Infectious Diseases Law of 2021, which was tabled in the House last ...