House poised to approve overdue ethics code for MPs
After much ado, parliament on Thursday is expected to approve a code of ethics for its members, that could include a fine for MPs who...
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TV watchdog waiting for bribe allegation briefing
The radio and television authority (CRA) said on Monday that it has yet to receive any official briefing regarding recent allegations that two of its...
Plea bargain for bribe doctors
In a plea bargain, the heads of Nicosia and Larnaca generals’ ear, nose, and throat clinics, doctors Yiannakis Kyamides and Dafnis Aristodemou, will plead guilty...
Finally, the truth about Hillary
Thank goodness you have Johan (Sunday Mail November 20) telling the truth about the lies and deceptions of the New World Order, who the Clintons...
Sarikas: too busy to be bribed
Edek MP and former Paphos mayor Fidias Sarikas told the district’s Criminal Court on Wednesday that he did not take part in discussions about backhanders...
Police call on anyone with information related to Paphos mayor’s graft allegations to speak up
Police on Sunday urged anyone possessing information that could back the claims made by Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos that Aradippou officials demanded bribes from oilfield...
Police officers to face trial over forged passports
Two Cypriot police sergeants, 54 and 47, as well as a Lebanese national, 39, will face trial before a criminal court on charges of issuing...
State doctors referred to criminal court
Three state doctors held on suspicion of corruption, were on Friday referred to trial before the Nicosia Criminal Court that will convene in July. The...
Doctor used medical mannequin to inflate ICU numbers – reports
A probe into possible squandering of public money in state hospitals revealed that ICU numbers were inflated by using a medical mannequin to keep at...
State hospital’s ENT chief arrested for bribery, more pending (2nd Update)
THE head of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) department of the Nicosia General Hospital Yiannakis Kyamides was arrested on Friday for suspicion of taking...
AKEL chief’s prison visit to Zannetos was lawful ‘but odd’
Incarcerated AKEL cadre Venizelos Zannetos has the right to be visited by anyone at the Central Prisons as he has not been remanded in custody or...
Phedonos accuses AKEL deputy of conflict of interest
Combative Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday accused AKEL MP Aristos Damianou of abusing his seat in parliament to favour a Cyprus-based software provider where...
‘Mayor took envelopes stuffed with cash on the street and in parking lots’
By George Psyllides Publication of the statements and allegations made to police by people involved in the waste management scandal in the press this...
Contractor ‘found himself in a situation of extortion’ during SAPA works
LOIZOS Iordanous, owner of Loizos Iordanous Construction, took the witness stand at the Paphos Criminal Court on Thursday, where the Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) trial...
Helector boss’s remand extended
HELECTOR boss Ioannis Kokotsis, who had been arrested and remanded for eight days in connection with overcharging allegations at the Marathounda, Paphos, and Koshi, Larnaca,...
Forty fake invoices worth €200,000 found at Helector offices, Paphos court hears
Ioannis Kokotsis, the sixth suspect in the case of alleged overcharging related to the Marathounda waste management plant in Paphos, was remanded for eight days on...
Contractor shelled out €500,000 in bribes for Paphos jobs
By Elias Hazou The CEO of a construction company testified in court on Wednesday that he had greased politicians and public officials to the tune...
Cyprus suffers from a ‘crisis of values’ says AG
By Elias Hazou THE usually austere Attorney-general Costas Clerides revealed a lighter side to his character during a public discussion held last night. Speaking at...
Vergas behind bars at central prison
By Constantinos Psillides Former Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas and suspended Paphos Sewerage Board (SAPA) manager Eftychios Malekkides were behind bars at the Nicosia central prison...
Avalanche of bribery cases reported to NGO
By Evie Andreou MORE than a hundred cases of corruption and abuse of power in public service have been reported to Transparency International Cyprus in...