Tales from the Coffeeshop: The old boy is back in town, guns blazing
NIK I was back in the spotlight on Tuesday reliving the good old days when he was Kyproulla’s ex officio centre of attention.
The last time he had so ...
Our View: Welcome signs government is confronting the unions at last
CoLA demonstrations in Limassol
Dream move to Cyprus quickly became housing horror story
By Dina-Perla Portnaar
My first five days in Cyprus were hell, with problems inside the house that demanded attention before anything else could begin to settle, continuous management of issues ...
Ireland’s Presidency will work to support all Europeans
By Micheál Martin
On July 1, on the conclusion of its successful six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Cyprus will pass the baton to Ireland for its ...
Our View: Committee probe into Mafia State a bad idea
The government decision to appoint independent criminal investigators, to look into the possible offences listed in the report by the anti-corruption authority about the allegations made in Mafia State, does ...
Tourism enters era of last-minute bookings
Cyprus tourism is facing a profound transformation that is reshaping the entire structure of the market. The period when holidays were booked months ahead of summer, allowing businesses to forecast ...
Our View: Ministers show bravery in taking on civil service sick leave cheats
We do not often hear politicians speak critically of the abuse of rights by public servants. It was therefore a very pleasant surprise to hear two ministers bring up the ...
Our View: Government must resist Nimby pressure over desalination plants
Apart from the Nimby (not in my back yard) culture with regard to asphalt factories, migrant centres, kebab shops and so forth we are now seeing this being extended to ...
Our View: Government once again pandering to the unions
The government has bowed to union pressure with regard to its pension reform plan. After a meeting of the Labour Advisory Body, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said there had been ...
The slave traders
At a ‘high-level United Nations consultative conference’ in Ghana earlier this month, African and Caribbean countries called on the countries that benefitted from the transatlantic slave trade to make a ...
Our View: National Council’s role seems to be production of platitudes
Another National Council meeting was held on Monday so that President Nikos Christodoulides could inform the leaders of the parliamentary parties about the latest peace initiative undertaken by the UN. ...
Alan Greenspan, US Fed ‘maestro’ through years of boom and bust, dies at 100
Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on Monday aged 100, ...
Cyprus reflected in a Ukrainian mirror
The geopolitical chessboard of the Eastern Mediterranean is a harsh, unforgiving arena where the survival of smaller states depends entirely on a cold, pragmatic calculation of the regional balance of ...
A reflection on life and death
A different kind of column today. A personal one.
Not so long ago, I wrote about Albert Camus and the absurdity of life. This came back to haunt me when ...
Cyprus has no shortage of histories
Three recent books help explain why consensus on the nature of the Cyprus problem, let alone the solution, remains so difficult. And, perhaps, why dozens of UN diplomats have failed ...
Tala residents: do you know what is happening to your council?
Residents of Tala might ask what they pay their rates for. Perhaps you think it is so that the council provides a service for residents? Maintains roads and pavements? Cleans ...
Questionable activities and performance of Cyprus banks
Cyprus banking representatives recently visited European regulators in Brussels declaring that the island’s banks are “stronger than ever” citing impressive levels of key indicators on financial stability and profitability. ...
Labour’s answer is not yet another British coup
Burnham should bide his time
Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election last Thursday by a huge majority, comfortably trouncing the far right of Nigel Farage’s Reform ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Much report, little revelation
THE REPORT about the Mafia State was finally released on Tuesday by the Anti-Corruption Authority, which turned out to be a bit of a disappointment.
After two years of work, ...
Our View: Government fixated on EU role, not peace process
When he was campaigning for his election, President Nikos Christodoulides insisted that he would seek a more active involvement of the EU in the Cyprus problem. Superficially, this sounded like ...
Should I feel sorry for myself?
Are our complaints petty or real? A shoe mender I knew had a sign on his wall: I had no shoes and I felt sorry for myself until I met ...
Integrating energy and water planning
For decades, Cyprus has treated energy policy and water policy as largely separate issues. Energy planning focused on electricity generation, fuel imports and infrastructure development, while water planning focused on ...
Our View: Productivity, not growth, is Cyprus’ real challenge
Low productivity is the main structural weakness of the Cyprus economy, according to the Cyprus Competitiveness Report for 2025. Professor Sofronis Clerides of University of Cyprus, who headed the research team ...
What a long-term strategic energy plan should include
The question is no longer whether Cyprus needs a long-term energy plan. The question is what such a plan should include.
A successful energy strategy must provide a coherent framework ...
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