Our View: One law for civil servants, another for the rest
NOBODY really knows whether the supreme court will overturn the decision of the administrative court which ruled last week that the pay cuts imposed on
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Our View: Govt should ignore irrational demand for co-op assets
A CROWD of a couple of thousand people marched to the presidential palace on Wednesday evening to demand that the president and the government ensured
Our View: Paphos already has more churches than green spaces
THE MEMBERS of the Church hierarchy have been accustomed to getting their way. The politicians always defer to them while ordinary people rarely go against
Our View: Government needs to heed latest economic warnings
THE STRONG performance of the economy, in the last couple of years, with budget surpluses and high growth rates has caused complacency in the government,
Our View: Barring entry to north undermines confidence building
WHEN a few days ago, a newspaper reported that the government had decided to turn back visitors arriving in Larnaca to attend conferences in the
Our View: Co-op inquiry makes unwelcome return to news as its head resigns other posts
Just when the government thought the uproar about its critical stance on the findings of the investigation into the collapse of the co-op bank had
Our View: More seriousness needed in approach to foreign policy
THE MUCH-TOUTED tripartite meeting with the ad hoc participation of the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not live up to the big expectations
Our View: Education ministry must end knee-jerk reactions prompted by others
DECISIONS being taken by the education ministry for public schools are increasingly the product of knee-jerk reactions rather than studies and research. This is partly
Our View: High rents an obstacle to tackling labour shortage in hotel industry
HOTELS, restaurants and bars are once again finding it difficult to find workers. They are demanding that the government relax regulations preventing the tourist industry
Our View: No reward for Solidarity’s shabby behaviour
IT IS almost three years since the last parliamentary elections and the dispute over the 56th seat has still to be resolved. On Tuesday the
Our View: Pompeo meeting reflects government’s lack of perspective
When it comes to the government’s dealings with powerful countries there is one element usually missing – a sense of perspective. As a result, hype
Our View: Taking on CyBC unions will be no easy task
EVERY few years, the CyBC becomes an issue of public debate. The latest debate was sparked by the decision of Diko and Disy to vote
Our View: Refugees have woken up to their true situation too late
The mayors of six occupied municipalities gave a news conference on Thursday to express their frustration about the failure of the state to support refugees
Our View: Georgiades planned resignation appears to be a face-saving move
WILL finance minister Harris Georgiades’ announcement that he will step down at the end of this year, ease the pressure on the government which has
Our View: Public sector payroll creeping back to unaffordable levels
THE figures released by the Statistics Service about the total number of people employed in what is described as the ‘broad public sector’ should be
Our View: End to advertising on CyBC will boost independence
THE GOVERNMENT has increased its spending on the CyBC by €2.5 million in the 2019 budget to cover the loss of revenue from advertising, after
Our View: Local govt reform must include financial independence
The Union of Municipalities is set to make many changes to the draft bill for the radical reform of local government that was sent to
If the Finns quit over healthcare delay, what chances do we have?
THE COALITION government of Finland resigned last Friday, a month before a general election, because it could not deliver on a healthcare reform package. The
Our View: Short-sighted Larnaca rejecting lucrative gas role
A VERY important point was raised at the Sixth Mediterranean Gas Conference that was held in Nicosia this week. At a panel discussion, top executives
Our View: Entire political establishment to blame for co-op collapse
As soon as the report on the collapse of the co-op bank was made public everyone united in calling for the immediate resignation of Finance