Two ways auditor general could be reined in
The government on Tuesday had still not shown its hand in dealing with Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides amid rumours that legal action might be taken against...
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Swords drawn in rift between auditor-general and government
The government on Monday took the gloves off in its ongoing tussle with auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, accusing him and others of seeking to ‘kill’ major...
‘A litany of potential wrongdoings’
Former interior minister Socratis Hasikos accused the audit service of lending a helping hand to the embattled owner of a slaughterhouse and an animal waste...
Discussion on passports a political show says finance minister
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Monday dismissed as ”a political show” a discussion in parliament about the citizenship-by-investment programme, after the auditor-general rattled off what...
Bishop in standoff with audit boss over illegal goat farm
Goat farm is helping, not harming the environment, cleric says By Elias Hazou During a lively and oftentimes heated debate in parliament on Thursday, it...
Ombudswoman suing audit chief for ‘spreading false news’ about her
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidou said Thursday she was suing Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides over allegations he has been making about her office’s involvement with a cultural event....
Attorney-general rejects auditor-general’s request to investigate ombudswoman
The attorney-general Costas Clerides has once again rejected the auditor-general’s demand that a criminal investigation be conducted against ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidou over her refusal to...
Corrupt media outlets are well known, AG says
Attorney-general Costas Clerides said Tuesday the media that waged war against him and the state auditor revealed themselves on a daily basis through the ridiculous...
Most hotels didn’t have operating licences renewed in 2018
More than 75 per cent of the island’s hotels and 38 per cent of the island’s recreation centres operated without a licence last year, MPs...
Auditor-general is becoming ‘conscience police’ says think tank
Rather than serving the public interest, the auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides is transforming himself into the “conscience police”, the board of a think tank for the...
President stands by Finance Minister in co-op fracas (Update)
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday evening threw his weight behind his finance minister, dismissing calls for the minister’s removal following a damning report about the...
Auditor-general defends whistleblower’s identity in Opap probe
THE private data commissioner has reported the auditor-general to the attorney-general after he refused to provide her with the name of a whistleblower, sparking a...
EAC boss says ‘unable to bring down prices’
By Elias Hazou POLITICIANS on Thursday heave-hoed about rising electricity bills, only to be told that at the moment the state power corporation was unable...
Auditor general questions Stock Exchange appointment
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides asked the Cyprus Stock Exchange to seek legal advice over a possible case of conflict of interest concerning its vice-chairman Savvas Haperis,...
Audit chief hauls public broadcaster over the coals
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides hauled the public broadcaster over the coals on Thursday, even hinting that certain financial peccadillos within the organisation could potentially amount to...
Our View: Auditor general should stick to facts and figures, not moralise
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides appears to have relished giving his testimony to the investigative committee looking into the demise of the Cyprus Co-operative Bank (CCB). He...
‘They didn’t want us to audit them’, Michaelides tells probe of ‘fierce resistance’
By Stelios Orphanides Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday the finance ministry had done “whatever it could” to prevent an audit of the failed Co-op and...