Our View: Only way for real reform is by taking down union-party system
SPEAKING at a public event organised by the ‘New Wave: the other Cyprus’ movement Cypriot Nobel prize winner, Christophoros Pissarides, said that the way forward...
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Our View: Two-tier Gesy confirmed after government caves in to SGOs
AS EXPECTED the government gave in to the unions of the semi-governmental organisations (SGOs) and will permit them to have health insurance for treatment that...
Our View: Annual march to US embassy indication of lasting success of Soviet propaganda
The traditional march by students to the US embassy to mark the anniversary of the uprising of the Athens Polytechnic students against the Greek Junta...
Our View: Little sign that Lute achieved progress in latest visit
NOBODY could have been surprised that there was nothing meaningful to announce after the UNSG’s envoy Jane Holl Lute’s weekend meetings with the two leaders...
Our View: Clock is ticking down to save halloumi as uniquely Cypriot
Champagne is to cheap sparkling wine what halloumi is to bland, generic ‘white’ or ‘squeaky’ cheese. It is the desire to make such an ambitious...
Our View: Plan for affordable housing has been long overdue
NOWHERE in his presentation on the government’s housing scheme on Wednesday did Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides mention the citizenship-through-investment as a factor in the present...
Our View: No quick fix to stemming migrant flow from north
INTERIOR Minister Constantinos Petrides this week again referred to amending the Green Line Regulation to help stop the flow of irregular migration. It is not...
Our View: Sabotage the only reason fires are set in Akamas forest
That someone could set a fire in a forest without thought to the possibility that the lives of residents or firefighters could be endangered if...
Our View: Shelter’s threat to let the dogs out reflects on poor system
It is difficult not to feel sympathy for the Paphos animal shelter that has threatened to let loose some 1,500 animals in its care due...
Our View: Signs of common sense prevailing in schools
Common sense seems have won out as secondary-school teachers have voted against going on strike over the four-monthly exams. It wasn’t a major victory because...
Our View: Gas deal is great news, but we must be realistic
CONTRACTS for the first hydrocarbon exploitation licence were signed on Thursday and were described by energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis, as “another milestone in Cyprus’ energy...
Our View: Why is there such a disregard for renewables’ technology?
THE latest hurdle to Cyprus’ efforts to import LNG for the Electricity Authority’s power plants was overcome on Wednesday when the Tenders Review Authority turned...
Our View: Populist debt-relief scheme Estia is doomed to failure
THE COUNCIL of ministers, in its last meeting, decided to put back the deadline for applications to the Estia Scheme to the end of December,...
Our View: Banks are charging too much, but MPs’ cheap populism won’t change that
DEPUTIES took turns to attack the banks for the excessive charges they impose on their customers, accusing them of profiteering and doing as they pleased....
Our View: Public education reaches new level of absurdity
Public education was taken to the next level of absurdity on Monday when the organisation representing secondary school students, known as Psem, urged their teachers...
Our View: President recreating toxic climate he once fell victim to
IN the aftermath of the 2004 referendum, Nicos Anastasiades, the then leader of Disy and supporter of the Annan plan, became the target of the...
Our View: Defa should ignore the auditor-general on LNG tender
OUR EFFORTS to import natural gas can only be described as a running joke. They started some 14 years ago when interest was expressed to...
Our View: Abuse of Greek doctors by Cypriot colleagues shames the country
TWO DOCTORS from Greece that were working in the Paphos hospital’s A&E department tendered their resignations because of alleged bullying. Whether it was bullying or...
Our View: Auditor-general’s job is to audit, not bully
IN HIS first couple of years as auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, justifiably, received lavish praise for his work and his popularity soared. He came to be...
Our View: There has to be a more sensible way to make pensions fairer
SEEKING to make pensions ‘fairer’ is a perfectly reasonable policy objective. The labour ministry has been exploring how to make pensions fairer, taking into account...
