Our View: Low wages mean labour will have to be imported for hospitality sector
Whenever the economy is on a sustained growth path some sectors experience labour shortages. Some 15 years ago when everyone was playing at being a
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Our View: The attorney-general’s position has become untenable
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Costas Clerides suffered another professional embarrassment last Friday, when the Supreme Court rejected the state’s appeal against the acquittal of two Bank of Cyprus
Our View: We need a law regulating strikes at essential services
THE BOSSES of four of the biggest unions were invited to the presidential palace on Friday morning for talks with President Anastasiades who wanted to
Our View: The reaction to Kizilyurek’s election is not encouraging
THE ELECTION of the first Turkish Cypriot as a Member of the European Parliament provoked quite a reaction in Greek Cypriot society, a large section
Our View: Everything to do with Gesy has been last-minute
IT’S A GOOD thing that the first day of operation of the national health scheme Gesy falls on a Saturday. This will give its administrator,
Our View: Government has treated Pissouri homeowners shoddily
HOMEOWNERS in Pissouri are entitled to seek compensation from the government for the damage caused to their homes by a landslide. The landslide, according to
Our View: Time the Green party cleaned up its agenda
Questions were bound to be asked about the poor showing of Cyprus’ Green Party in Sunday’s European elections, considering how well the Greens did in
Our View: European elections followed a very Cypriot pattern
IN the end there were no shockers in Cyprus in Sunday’s elections for the European Parliament. Even the election of the first ever Turkish Cypriot
Our View: Stopping rise of anti-European forces at stake in today’s vote
In a message sent out on Thursday, Disy chief Averof Neophytou said “Cyprus does not have the luxury to return to the isolation we are
Our View: Anastasiades should have stood up to the EAC unions
WE DO NOT know whose advice President Anastasiades follows, in regularly offering his services as a mediator in industrial disputes, but wherever it comes from
Our View: Voter apathy is the main issue in European elections
ELECTIONS for the European Parliament do not generate much excitement because there is nothing at stake apart from the parties testing their electoral strength and
Our View: Limiting terms of independent officials long overdue
AKEL has submitted two bills that seek to amend articles of the constitution regarding the years of service of the auditor-general and the attorney-general. The
Our View: Healthcare that is good enough for the masses really should be good enough for politicians too
We hope former President Demetris Christofias makes a speedy recovery. He has been offered the best possible care by the state medical services while on
Our View: Outbursts against Akel are unbecoming of a president
PRESIDENT Anastasiades may be right in accusing Akel of constantly mounting “nihilistic criticism” against him, but Akel is also right to accuse him of not
Our View: Party allegiances, not issues, rule in Cyprus’ Euro election
THERE will be 72 candidates contesting the six seats allocated to Cyprus in next Sunday’s elections for the European Parliament. There are 13 parties or
Our View: Series of failed prosecutions reflects badly on AG’s office
ANOTHER prosecution case brought by the attorney-general’s office collapsed this week, with the criminal court ruling there was no prima facie evidence for a trial,
Our View: Government should have treated EEZ issue in more rational way
THE GOVERNMENT raised a big fuss about the comments made by Britain’s minister for Europe Sir Alan Duncan, about planned Turkish drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ.
Our View: Makarios’ priest pay deal with state beyond absurd
THE 1971 agreement between church and state by which the taxpayer undertook to pay half the wages of priests based in the countryside until the
Our View: If new CEO at BoC can take on the unions it will pave the way for his success
Many in the business world would have been surprised by the appointment of Panicos Nicolaou as the new CEO of the Bank of Cyprus, especially
Our View: should we expect a Gesy fiasco come June 1?
LESS than three weeks before the introduction of the first phase of Gesy, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has called on the public to show patience