Our View
The two agreements Nicos Christodoulides, as foreign minister, signed with the Russian Federation, in October 2021, are a sad reflection of the Anastasiades government’s policy...
Our View: Ten years on, chance to tackle public sector payroll was missed
Nobody could disagree with finance minister Constantinos Petrides’ assertion that the government will be handing over a robust and healthy economy, which is in a...
Our View: Election funding transparency would assist in fight against corruption
Presidential election campaign funding has always been shrouded in secrecy. There could have been a law forcing candidates to give detailed lists of every individual...
Our View: Shameful state of RES and public transport
A fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators (TSO) took place late last week following publication of a letter sent...
Our View: By doing nothing, we are helping Erdogan achieve his objective
Comments about the stance of the Greek Cypriot side, attributed to the UN Special Representative Colin Stewart during a meeting in New York, by Turkish...
Our View: Neophytou’s proposal of an open dialogue with citizens is rather bizarre
Disy candidate, Averof Neophytou, on Friday, came up with the rather bizarre idea, calling on his fellow candidates for “an open dialogue with citizens.” He...
Our View: Only the most privileged will gain from CoLA restoration
Only in Cyprus could there have been a general work stoppage to push the demand for the most privileged, best paid workers of our society...
Our View: The auditor-general is behaving like some petty overlord
Ever since his appointment, auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has been acting as if his position gave him the constitutional right to interfere in all the executives’...
Our View: Police blaming others for trouble won’t boost their public regard
Everyone is scrambling to blame someone for Sunday’s fracas between Nicosia’s Apoel and Limassol’s Apollon fans at a Grivas memorial service in Limassol during which...
Our View: A business model dictated by unions is doomed to failure
A TWO-HOUR work stoppage at hospitals last week was all that was needed for the government to surrender to the unions of hospital workers who...