Our View: Local government reform is not worthy of the praise heaped upon it
EVERYONE who spoke at the AGM of the Union of Municipalities on Tuesday praised the reform of local government that was voted through last April...
Our View
Our View: Christodoulides’ narrative knocked by ‘Diko memo’
It is very difficult to understand why Diko took such offence over the publication of a memo it had supposedly drafted in which it set...
Our View: Swinging from a brutal regime to a utopia in prisons has not worked
The statement by the attorney-general on the state of the Nicosia central prisons was quite shocking given that the goings on at the facility have...
Our View: Christodoulides is not the right candidate to deliver a Cyprus solution
In a speech he made on Thursday, independent presidential candidate, Marios Eliades raised an important issue about the forthcoming elections that most candidates have been...
Our View: Children should not shoulder adult responsibilities
It was International Children’s Rights Day last Sunday and the child commissioner wasted no time in telling us that the children are very angry with...
Our View: Black Friday, the American sales gimmick that just keeps on giving
Black Friday is a new arrival to Cyprus, where we did not know the meaning of the term until a few years ago. It is...
Our View: Tourism recovered this year but seasonality still a problem
Cyprus’ tourism, to its credit, has recovered at a faster rate than was expected following the complete shutdown of 2020 because of the pandemic restrictions....
Our View: New archbishop needs to align with the ecumenical patriarch
Six out of the 12 serving bishops of the Cyprus Orthodox Church submitted candidacies on Tuesday for the post of archbishop. It is an excessive...
Our View: Foreclosures law shamelessly used to protect strategic defaulters
It is reassuring to hear a senior politician talk honestly about the irresponsible political exploitation of the foreclosures law by the political parties. In an...
Our View: FIFA’s choice of Qatar as a World Cup host is indefensible
For the first time in its 92-year history, the football World Cup, which opens today in Qatar, will kick off in November. It will be...
