Footing the ball and the bills
THE WAY THINGS ARE By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou Maari and Maria are very different: Maari is still as flamboyant in manner and mode as she...
Opinion
Our View: Question of ID for two children ludicrous
The naturalisation plight of two children of a Greek Cypriot mother and a Turkish Cypriot father is a bit like being thrown back in time...
Theklia and Christos are natural-born Cypriot citizens
The plight of Theklia and Christos two mixed heritage children refused Cypriot ID cards is too close to home and personally too close to the...
Our view: Drivers in for a shock as cameras get into action
After around 13 years, Cyprus’ motorists will once more see traffic cameras on the roads as part of efforts to enhance safety and reduce fatalities....
Why is the road to The Hague accessible to Armenia/Azerbaijan but not to Cyprus/Turkey?
By Tasoula Hadjitofi As a resident of The Hague in the Netherlands, I have become familiar with the international courts which have transformed this historic Dutch city into an international center dedicated...
Poland is wrong to move goal posts
The primacy of the EU’s legal system over the laws and constitutions of member states is necessary for the union to exist By Alper...
Political equality is important for all of us
The system would protect both communities By Christos P Panayiotides Before attempting to explain why the issue of political equality is important for...
Finding medical staff to treat Covid shouldn’t be difficult
I’ve been having this conversation with friends, and we never seem to get anywhere. Maybe your readers can help. Everyone agrees that the main reason...
The rise and rule of zombie banking in Cyprus
Led by the government, politicians in Cyprus accommodate banks using any means at their disposal, to the detriment of the economy and taxpayer By Savvakis...
Our View: The Herculean task of unclogging our roads
The months of lockdowns, restrictions on movement, distance learning and work from home, made us all forget about the traffic chaos that was part of...
‘Amateur’ governments dealing with regional climate crisis
More concern about next elections than worrying about next 30 years By Charles Ellinas There is a huge gap between what we need to...
Our View: Traffic cams a step closer but collection of fines still a shambles
It should not have come as too much of a surprise that 500 traffic violations were recorded in only two hours during the rollout of...
Our View: President is very skilful at passing the buck
It could be said that one of the reasons President Anastasiades has had an unjustifiably good press in his eight years in office, is that...
Our View: Government undermining those in charge of state hospitals
WHEN the government was drafting its plans for Gesy it decided that public hospitals should be taken out of the control of the health ministry...
Knives galore
By Richard Dickenson I live in a large village-cum-small town where a lost dog is front page news. Having had a home there for almost...
Fail whilst trying to change the world
We don’t celebrate failure properly. Someone who has failed is someone who has tried, quite unlike those who sit on the sidelines and criticise. Failure...
Our View: EU policy of taking measures repeatedly fails to materialise
Nicosia welcomed Monday’s decision of the EU Foreign Affairs Council to draft a document with ways of dealing with Turkey’s failure to reverse its actions...
Digital Transformation: the natural evolution in banking
Digitisation gives banks the opportunity to come out of the pandemic even stronger The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated technological transformation for businesses operating in all...
Our View: Honesty finds no place when it comes to defence spending
Billions of euros have been spent on defence over the years, but no party or individual politician has ever questioned this expenditure because security issues...
Expect shortages over Christmas
The US’ experience with supply chain issues goes a long way to explaining what Cyprus should expect and why By Kevin Ketels Walk into any...