Opinion

Nobody knows what to make of the informal, five-party meeting in Geneva that was called by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who will also be running the proceedings. It is ...

THE FARCE about the multiple pensions seems set to play and play, with the House finance committee discussing the matter inconclusively every Monday, although deputies are determined to introduce a ...

The talks in Geneva between the Cypriot leaders and the guarantor powers Greece, Turkey and the UK next week convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the hope that an ...

By Loukis Skaliotis Europe has stated its goal for greater independence from the US. As with all things European however, it is not going to be an easy endeavour. Even ...

Political parties are discussing the increase of the number of deputies from 56 to 63. The proposal was discussed on Thursday at the House interior committee, submitted by its chairman and Edek ...

By Lysandros Lysandrou March 14th is celebrated globally as Pi Day. Of all mathematical constants, Pi is the best known and commonly approximated as 3.14. Thus, Pi Day honours the constant ...

It was no surprise that in his televised address, President Nikos Christodoulides highlighted the healthy economic indicators which his government’s “responsible economic policy” had achieved. The government, he said ...

A record quantity of cannabis was seized at Larnaca airport in 2024 the drug squad reported. There were 14 cases accounting for 194kg which was one third of the total quantity (617kg) ...

The word empathy means the ability to see the other person’s perspective. Netflix’s Zero Day with Robert Di Nero features tech havoc from within, stoked by dissatisfaction at ...

Recent reports of incidents involving violence by teachers in kindergartens serve as a stark reminder of a serious and recurring issue: violence, even when committed by individuals entrusted with the ...

The communications shrewdness that ensured the meteoric rise and election of President Nikos Christodoulides appears not to be working for him since entering the presidential palace. After a short honeymoon ...

The chairman of the House health committee, Efthymios Diplaros last Thursday demanded the resignation of all members of the board of Okypy, the body which runs the public hospitals, because ...

The administration of each municipality is exercised collectively by the council, in which the mayor, deputy mayors and councillors participate as members. Within the framework of their responsibilities, they manage ...

The age of electricity is upon us, but in Cyprus it is finding us unprepared. Most of the issues outlined below also apply to Cyprus. In a keynote address at ...

Since his election as president, Donald Trump has made sweeping changes to US national policy, yet the most underreported and equally important issue has been the cuts to humanitarian aid ...

By Loukis Skaliotis Worrying as world events have been in the last few days, at least they will prove useful in putting to rest the totally irrelevant, on and off ...

By Andreas Charalambous, Omiros Pissarides, and Evangelos Tryfonos Preventive risk management is of paramount importance, as it mitigates potential negative consequences and enhances the long-term stability of an economy. Taking ...

Nato without America is out of the question and reports that the death of Nato is imminent have been greatly exaggerated, as is loose talk that the US is destroying ...

DESPITE his burning desire to secure resumption of the talks, Prezniktwo is doing his best to ensure that the UN does not come up with any silly idea for bridging ...

Before Thursday’s European Council, President Nikos Christodoulides said that Turkey should be left out of summits called by European countries about Ukraine and European defence. According to press reports, ...

By Tim Potier It has been another bad week for the western world. Many have already commented on the argument in the Oval Office. I do not know whether a ...

There is an unwritten law in Cyprus by which banks and semi-governmental organisations cannot make staff redundant. They can only offer a voluntary exit scheme by which it is up ...

At least the majority of 93 deputy mayors, who were elected some nine months ago thanks to the so-called reform of the local government, have the decency to complain about being ...

Another €200m will be needed for the completion of the LNG import terminal at Vasiliko, said the finance ministry. But we suspect that this is a very optimistic estimate, considering ...