Opinion

THE WAY THINGS ARE Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou A man whose father was British told me things were better under British rule than now, which came to mind when I found ...

Cyprus walking a thin line between EU and China on infrastructure development By Jason Krentos Cyprus may soon be in a position where it will have to choose between elements ...

Isn’t it odd that for the past 15 months every hellish restriction the government has imposed on us was to ‘save every life possible’ from Covid-19 but the lives of ...

One of the recurring issues of the election campaign is the need to protect small businesses and the self-employed. All the opposition parties have embraced this cause, demanding that the ...

As controlling global warming becomes a priority the countries of the East Med could get left behind The headline this week was ‘BP dodges new climate target calls as activist ...

Our clunky electoral system makes voting for one of the two biggest parties our only option This coming Sunday we will elect 70 per cent of the members of the House ...

Despite difficulties and under extremely unfavourable conditions, we managed to fundamentally reform the health sector By Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou The general health system (Gesy) which has been hailed as ...

In an election climate in which parties, politicians, candidates, citizens, TV and press are all exchanging fire about a bizonal, bicommunal federation and trading insults about corruption, nobody is interested ...

Cyprus will not be able to take full advantage of ample EU covid aid unless it is willing to undertake major reforms In recent days there has been much advertising ...

We made a mint from our cheese of white gold until the Hell-Loonies and the Eyu had their say By Fahri Zihni Hail-Umi, the goddess of creation, knew she had ...

Something must be done to right the wrong done to the Palestinians The Gaza Strip in Palestine is probably the worst defended territory in the world. It is under the ...

In a presidential system, parliament is not directly involved in government as it is in a parliamentary democracy, but it can make life very difficult for the executive by blocking ...

IT WAS INEVITABLE that a small part of Kyproulla would be affected by the fighting between our strategic ally Israel and our former buddies in the Palestinian territories. Rarely could ...

Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras Due to the upcoming parliamentary elections for a new legislature an increasing number of parties are being established to seek a role in political decision-making, constantly ...

The birth rates are falling fast in all the world’s more prosperous countries, but the generation now in their middle years have not yet grasped what that means for ...

Striking part-time teachers, who work in the state tuition centres afternoons and evenings, marched to the presidential palace on Friday as part of their ongoing protests about their work terms. ...

When asked for an opinion poll which party could best handle the Cyprus problem negotiations the biggest number of respondents (29 per cent) said none. In the poll, conducted for Antenna ...

It is preposterous that we still have to wear a face mask outdoors. There is no public health reason to rationally justify this, but the decree making it mandatory remains ...

By Richard Dickenson It is clear that Cyprus still has a long way to go before it reaches anything like international Covid safety criteria levels. Our frantic efforts to get ...

Timing often plays bad tricks on politicians. President Anastasiades wasn’t to know that his scheduled visit to Larnaca Airport on Tuesday would have coincided with an announcement by the ...

Pathways to sustainable peace By Kalliope Agapiou Josephides Conceptual unity and diversity in actuality (Unité de concept et diversité de fait) as acknowledged by Fernand Braudel in attempting to conceptualise ...

Presenting the government’s plan ‘Cyprus – tomorrow’ on Monday, President Anastasiades described it as “ambitious and pragmatic”. Not only was the EU-funded plan geared towards helping the recovery of the ...

By Gwynne Dyer ‘Objective allies’ generally don’t even talk to each other. They don’t have common values, their ultimate goals may be completely incompatible, they often hate each ...

DP World Limassol ready to welcome cruise lines back, as Cyprus makes a dynamic return to become Eastern Mediterranean’s top cruise hub By Nawaf Abdulla More than one year ...