Opinion

I am a resident of Cyprus and a concerned citizen regarding a growing issue that is undermining the beauty and renovation of Paralimni. Over the past few years, a group ...

Why has the finance ministry not included the subsidy in part of my electricity bill for the last two months? My bill was for the period 18/05/23 until the 29/07/23 and it ...

I was astonished to see the headline ‘Record heat’ in your 13/8/2023 edition. I live in Limassol and I can assure you the temperature has never been close to 40°C here ...

“The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding fine,” wrote Sextus Empiricus, a Sceptic philosopher who lived mainly in Athens and Alexandria almost 2,000 years ago. Justice may ...

Why is Cyprus trying to contain covid in cats? They are a menace and vile vermin. I agree it should be contained for humans’ sake. But not for cats’ sakes. ...

By Ester Lázaro Lázaro One night, upon returning to the cave that his tribe calls home, the monkey-humanoid Moon-Watcher finds a strange crystal object, a kind of monolith ...

The much-indicted septuagenarian former US president Donald Trump is running for president against the incumbent octogenarian Joe Biden in the 2024 race to the White House proving there is still life ...

THE VIOLENT scrap between the Turks and a dozen Brit and Slovak men from Unficyp was a great way to wake us up from our August slumber. Something exciting happened, ...

The violent attack on Unficyp personnel in the buffer zone by Turkish Cypriot soldiers and policemen, some in plain clothes was universally condemned by the international community. Never before has ...

The president of the Paphos association of recreational establishments such as bars and clubs will seek a meeting with the deputy minister of tourism to discuss the problems faced by ...

The latest economic data released by the statistical service on Wednesday were rather disappointing and although some negative trends were recorded, they did not justify the doom and gloom scenarios ...

By Karrin Vasby Anderson As the Barbie movie’s worldwide box office passes the billion-dollar mark, and some conservative pundits push back against its popularity with negative hot takes, the ...

There had been a hope that the new Archbishop Georgios would have ended the practice of interfering in politics and making dogmatic pronouncements on the Cyprus issue, as his predecessors ...

It was the brilliant minds of the ancient Greeks that laid the foundations for many things that still impact us today. From philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, architecture and medicine to literature, ...

It was a bit unexpected when the attorney-general’s office announced at the end of last week that it would be appealing the verdict and sentence handed down to Briton ...

It hurts the economy, society and the environment Under the democratic system of Cyprus the executive and legislative branches of government are elected by the people to serve the people. ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides With the end of the pandemic, the accumulated demand, and increased savings, partly as a result of the significant government support packages, led to ...

For over five years now vehicle crime is still ongoing in Paphos. The Paphos police and Paphos mayor have all been made aware of this ongoing situation. Highly organised crime ...

The Cyprus Supreme Court: The applicants were born in Cyprus on either side of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus of July 20, 1974 and are descended from parents who are of mixed ...

CONGRATULATIONS to the unknown Twitterer (though I’m not sure what to call them since the name change) who goes by the name of Jho Low, for his commendable shit-stirring ...

Parents were angered by the increase of the monthly bus card from €10 to €15 from this September and have sought a meeting with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades to discuss the matter. ...

After more than a decade of uncertainty, Cyprus’ two systemic banks, Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank have made a full return to healthy profitability, sound fundamentals and positive prospects. ...

Lean times faced by many U.S. and European companies may last longer than expected as they try to sell off their bulging inventories in an economic climate where demand ...

Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and ...