Opinion

It is quite astonishing how the political parties are pretending not to understand the issue of reduced VAT on the purchase of a primary residence, which the government has been ...

The United States has been having “a bit of a floaty-bag problem over its airspace,” as South Africa’s ‘Daily Maverick’ news-site put it. Indeed it has. Four balloons or ...

Cyprus has the resources and potential to generate most of its electricity from RES Cyprus has a new president. A new era is starting and that includes energy. Many serious ...

I would very much appreciate it if you could help bring attention to the gruesome reality of Cyprus highways. As a regular commuter to the city, I use the highway ...

Disillusioned by the election results and the failure to act on suggestions to root out corruption and find a viable solution to the Cyprus problem Last Sunday, the Greek Cypriot ...

Every newly elected president is entitled to a fair wind without being pounced on by the fourth estate. So congratulations are in order and good luck to Nikos Christodoulides on ...

By Phillip Carter Is Turkey’s recent spelling change about being more authentically Turkish? Or is there more to the story? In June 2022, the United Nations agreed to change the ...

We are given to understand that the President-elect’s cabinet will be equally divided between men and women. Would not the government be more effective, if each post was taken ...

Dear Sir, The motto of the recently introduced system of online contribution payments to the social insurance service is ‘Fast, Simple, Safe’. I cannot vouch for the system’s safety, ...

In his victory speech on Sunday night, president-elect Nicos Christodoulides said his top concern “is the termination of the Turkish occupation and the reunification of the country,” and vowed to “...

THE CANDIDATE our establishment did not endorse, won last Sunday’s run-off election by a relatively comfortable margin of 15,000 votes and in 10 days will be crowned Nikos the Second, to ...

Famagusta hoteliers are becoming anxious about the failure of the government to make a decision about the employment of workers from third countries. The Famagusta branch of the Hoteliers Association (...

By Rosie Nelson Non-binary singer Sam Smith has caused waves with the release of their music video for I’m Not Here to Make Friends, a triumphantly queer declaration of ...

If anyone wanted to see how stakeholders’ participation could turn into a joke, they would need look no further than our public education system in which this concept had been ...

This year’s Grammy Awards were the usual lavish spectacle, with scores of styled-out celebrities competing for a prestigious award to boost their reputation and music credentials. Beyoncé became the ...

The absolute pettiness of the outgoing president was on full display on Sunday when he entered into a very public spat with Katie Clerides, Disy member, former MP and daughter ...

Statement by the Ukrainian ambassador to Cyprus Ruslan Nimchynskyi On February 14-15 the Russian ballet is coming to Cyprus – Limassol and Nicosia – as part of the so-called Gala Ballet ‘Celebrate ...

Sunday night’s victory speech by president-elect Nicos Christodoulides struck the right tone in every respect. He showed restraint and humility, avoided the posturing of the victor and delivered a ...

Nikos Christodoulides won Sunday’s run-off election to become the eighth president of the republic. He took 51.91 per cent of the vote, edging Andreas Mavroyiannis out by 15,000 votes. It was ...

Here are a few fairly safe predictions for what will happen in Israel in the next year. Prime Minister Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu will not go to jail. The independence of ...

ChatGPT will shake, not break, our lives says devotee Alix Norman, who shares how you can use this innovative new technology Remember when the World Wide Web took off? I ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Fiscal policy traditionally focuses on satisfying certain nominal targets, mainly regarding the fiscal deficit and public debt. An interesting discussion is currently taking place ...

By Jeff Evans It’s the middle of the night and you are fast asleep. Suddenly you have ceiling plaster smashing down on you, pictures are falling off the walls ...

This year keep it romantic and green! By Maria Savvidi Valentine’s Day is widely celebrated every year on February 14 as a day to express love and affection to significant ...