Public transport only way forward for sustainability, says Nicosia mayor
Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Thursday said public transport was the only way forward for sustainable mobility, and that time was running out to put...
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Nicosia mayor lashes out at critical journalists
Nicosia mayor, Constantinos Yiorkadjis, launched a scathing attack against journalists on Monday for complaining about traffic and delayed government projects without actually asking the questions...
Nicosia mayors call for more crossing points to open
The mayors of the island’s divided capital are determined to open two more crossing points between the communities, it emerged on Tuesday. According to Mayor...
Yiorkadjis calls for end to noise pollution in the capital
By Evie Andreou Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis is calling for the immediate reinforcement of bodies tasked with tackling noise pollution coming from bars and other...
Nicosia mayor rubbishes excuses for locating new House on city outskirts
The issue raised by the construction of a new House of Representatives has highlighted a serious problem that Cyprus faces with its sustainable development policies,...
Nicosia mayor refutes new mini buses have no licence
Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Tuesday rejected claims that the newly launched mini bus service into the old town had been shut down over the...
New service to help warring neighbours solve their problems
Nicosia municipality has launched a service to help residents solve disputes with their neighbours such as problems with noise or border demarcations. Launched under the...
Diko to back Yiorkadjis, Christou for mayors
Opposition Diko on Tuesday announced some of its candidates for the municipal elections in December. Current Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis is the party’s candidate for...
Nicosia to get facelift and new mobility plan by 2020
By Evie Andreou NICOSIA will have a complete facelift by 2020 as regards mobility infrastructure, state officials and the town’s mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on...
Nicosia mulls ‘creative business district ‘
Nicosia municipality is mulling a €15 million project to create a creative business district, mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said while visiting the IDEA programme headquarters on...
Mayor: concrete phase signals final stretch for Eleftheria Square project (Update 2)
Work crews on Sunday began to pour around 3,000 cubic metres of concrete into the moat that is to join Solomou and Eleftheria squares into...
€140 million in development loans not been spent
Around €140 million of loans approved for projects in Cyprus has not yet been released due to delays caused by the economic recession, Governor of...
Nicosia cycling for European challenge
By Evie Andreou NICOSIA mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Wednesday called all Nicosians to help the town win the European Cycling Challenge for 2015 from among...
New drawback for old-town dream homes
By Constantinos Psillides BUYING a home in the historic centre of Nicosia’s old town is a dream for many people, but one that comes with...
Buffer zone still an ‘open wound’
By Evie Andreou Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis and representative of the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of Nicosia, Mehmet Harmanci on Tuesday walked along...
Nicosia residents happy with services provided
By Jean Christou The majority of residents who live within the Nicosia Municipality are generally happy with the services provided but complained about parking, bad...
Our View: There plenty of good reasons for moving ministries out of the city centre
NICOSIA Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis has been complaining again. This time he has taken exception to information about the possibility of ministry offices and other departments...
Our View: Mayor has to embrace free market change
POLITICIANS, union bosses and pressure groups have always laboured under the illusion that they can impose their ideas on or at least manage the market....
Race against time to complete Eleftheria Square
By Constantinos Psillides RACING TO complete the beleaguered Eleftheria Square project has become something of a hobby for the Nicosia municipality. This time, the completion...
