Diko official resigns, as infighting intensifies
Diko vice chairman Christos Patsalides on Friday resigned his post, citing disagreement with decision-making procedures adopted by the leadership and unelected officials representing the party...
Christos Patsalides
CyTA pension fund investment audits under control
By Angelos Anastasiou Approximately half of 11 projects in which the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority’s employee pension fund has invested have been audited, with the rest...
Cyprob split emerges within DIKO
By George Psyllides DIKO appears to be headed into uncharted territory as prominent members are breaking ranks and taking a softer line on the Cyprus...
Horse-trading begins for new Paphos mayor (Update)
By Constantinos Psillides PARTIES comprising the Paphos municipal council are looking to back a single candidate for the January 11 mayoral election, a source within...
Head of pharma services faces three-month suspension
By Angelos Anastasiou HEALTH minister Philippos Patsalis has requested the three-month suspension of Christiana Kontemeniotou, head of the pharmaceutical services department, pending the outcome of...
Ex-ministers and officials to blame for inflated drugs prices
By Angelos Anastasiou TWO former Health ministers, the former director of the Pharmaceutical Services department, and the department official responsible for monitoring drugs prices in...
Auditor-general takes on CyTA over past sins
By Angelos Anastasiou USING surprisingly blunt language, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides yesterday slammed the board of state telecoms company CyTA for consciously attempting to cover up...
CyTA will just about break even this year
By Elias Hazou SEMI-state telecoms CyTA is expected to just about break even this year, MPs heard yesterday. The organisation is slated to be privatised...
EAC unions oppose renewal of loan to government
By Angelos Anastasiou The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) pension fund managing committee will decide on Tuesday whether or not to renew the €100 million...
AG to look into zoning change at Kouris dam
By George Psyllides A FORMER interior minister had granted an exemption to a developer to build a large-scale project near the island’s biggest reservoir, putting...
Georgiades: CyTA was plundered and badly managed
By Peter Stevenson Telecoms authority (CyTA) was plundered and badly managed following a number of ‘criminal decisions’ Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said yesterday following a...
New bosses for CyBC and CyTA
THE CABINET yesterday appointed senior state officials to head the currently headless semi-government organisations CyBC and CyTA, while approving substantial dividend payments from CyTA and...
Deal signed to help reform public service
AN AGREEMENT to help in the reform of the public service was signed in Nicosia yesterday by British High Commissioner, Matthew Kidd, and permanent secretary...