Our View: No need to legislate for teleworking
Legal regulation of telework was a priority of the House labour committee, said chairman Andreas Kafkalias. Discussion of the bill began last June and will continue at the first meeting ...
Our View: We’re happy with the status quo, just don’t call it partition
Addressing the anti-occupation gathering in Famagusta the mayor Simos Ioannou said, “we will continue to convey in every direction that partition will never be an option for the Cypriot people.” ...
Aphrodite getting closer
Even though the final results of the successful appraisal drilling of the Aphrodite gasfield earlier this year have not yet been formally announced, development of Aphrodite appears to be getting ...
Gesy is really, really messy
Finance minister has described Gesy as a ‘black hole’ of funds. He’s right
By Brian Lait
Gesy, the long awaited and much discussed Cyprus health scheme officially kicked off ...
El Salvador and ‘the world’s coolest dictator’
“It’s not perfect, but it’s good. We’ve done something really good here,” said El Salvador’s vice-president, Felix Ulloa, defending the government’s no-quarter war against the ...
Justin Trudeau’s political foes should avoid capitalising on his marital breakdown
By Stewart Prest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, have announced they’re separating after 18 years of marriage. The surprise announcement has stunned Canadians who ...
Sweden and Denmark should ban burning of Quran
Burning the holy Quran or any other holy book is a violent expression of hatred of believers by setting fire to the symbol of their faith and not a lawful ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Another Hellenic CEO bites the dust
IT DID NOT take long for the odious bank employees union Etyk to engage in self-righteous triumphalism, tinged with the familiar xenophobia, over the departure of the Hellenic Bank CEO, “...
Our View: Time to rethink our development model
Politicians love to talk about sustainable development, protection of the environment, the green transition, a sustainable tourism model and other such fashionable ideas that sound good. As with most things, ...
From unipolarity to multipolarity and back to great power competition
By Ioannis Tirkides
The war in Ukraine may be the most violent and eruptive event in world affairs for a long time. But it is not a singular or autonomous ...
Our view: The attendance of a TC mayor at an anti-occupation event is trivial
The politics of outrage and negativity, which are an integral part of the Cyprus problem, were displayed this week, after it was revealed that the Turkish Cypriot mayor of Famagusta, ...
Our View: Government must deal with the NIMBY mentality
Nine communities of the Vasiliko area will stage a protest on Tuesday by closing the Pentakomo waste treatment plant indefinitely. A statement issued by the coordinating committee of the nine ...
Aperol spritz: the sparkling connotations of one of the world’s most beloved cocktails
By Pascal Lardellier and Sonia Zannad
Its orange, sparkling and bitter hues remind some of an Italian sunset in a glass. Aperol spritz, the cocktail that dots terraces with the ...
Our View: Barbed wire fence was never going to stop migrants
The setting up of the barbed wire fence along 11km of ceasefire line from Astomeritis to the old Nicosia airport to curb the flow of irregular migrants was one of ...
Slippery when wet
By Paul Lambis
The following is a true story. I went to Ayia Napa over the weekend, but since it was only for one night, I wasn’t searching for ...
Our View: Are borrowers more deserving of state support than the low paid?
One of the interest groups set up to protect people with bank loans on Tuesday called on the government to take measures to protect borrowers from the continuous rise of ...
Our View: Yet another Gesy row, but private hospitals have a point
The disputes that have plagued Gesy since its establishment four years ago are endless. All Gesy stakeholders have been involved, at some stage, in a dispute or public row. The ...
It’s not the end of democracy in Israel, just the liberal version
The protesters in Israel came out every week for seven months to fight what they saw as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s assault on democracy, but they lost. On Monday ...
Cyprus must take action to become more resilient
It is lagging far behind when it comes to environment and sustainability
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
The growth of GDP as the main objective of macroeconomic policy is ...
Do Israeli judges need reasonableness in their toolkit?
Courts in Israel have developed it beyond the confines of absurdity
The political turmoil in Israel came to a climax last week when its parliament, the Knesset, passed a controversial ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Barbie branding and poor sartorial choices
A COUPLE of weeks ago the “internationally-acclaimed, award-winning Cypriot artist Alexia” performed her “conceptual live-arts culturalwork (sic) Kypris” in the street between the Cyprus museum and what was once called ...
Our View: Is Christodoulides prepared to make difficult decisions?
The visit of Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus, scheduled for last Wednesday but cancelled because of the fires raging across the country, will now take place on Monday. ...
Ukraine and the spectre of continued war
By Ioannis Tirkides
A world war, especially on European soil, is unthinkable but raises legitimate concerns. The war in Ukraine has now dragged on for a year and a half, ...
Our View: Grand plans that ignore the obvious
After the meeting of President Nikos Christodoulides with the members of the Education Service Commission, for the submission of its annual report, the government spokesman announced the commencement in September ...