Kyprianou regrets not pushing for Katsourides expulsion from Akel
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said he regretted not pushing for the expulsion of a senior party official suspected for corruption in 2015, but did not...
Dromolaxia
Man jailed for 15 days, loses licence for drunk driving
A 51-year-old man was jailed for 15 days and had his driving licence revoked for two months by Larnaca district court on Tuesday after admitting...
Fire at Dromolaxia farm causes €3,000 worth of damage
Animal feed, hay and farming equipment worth around €3,000 was destroyed in a fire in Dromolaxia, Larnaca in the early hours of Sunday, police said....
‘Those living in Turkish Cypriot properties have nothing to fear’
Authorities said that those legally using Turkish Cypriot properties have nothing to fear after refugees in Dromolaxia expressed concern after they were asked for money...
Audit chief calls for heads to roll over Cyta pension fund
By Elias Hazou All those responsible for hollowing out the pension fund of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) should be held accountable, auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides...
Pardoned Akel official says incarceration was politically-motivated conspiracy
Thirty-eight inmates, 25 Greek Cypriots and 13 foreign nationals, were released from the Central Prison on a presidential pardon on Thursday, among them prominent Akel...
Akel’s Venizelos Zanettos pardoned (Update)
High-ranking Akel member Venizelos Zanettos, currently serving a three-and-a-half year jail term over the Dromolaxia scandal, has been pardoned by President Nicos Anastasiades and will...
Georgiades says ‘no’ to Larnaca passenger tax plan
FINANCE minister Harris Georgiades shot down plans on Friday by Larnaca district municipalities and communities to impose a levy on all passengers of the town’s...
Dromolaxia municipality claims area has become ghettoised
The municipality of Dromolaxia-Meneou on Tuesday asked for offset benefits to counterbalance the fact that people living within its boundaries cannot develop their properties or...
Construction project at centre of corruption scandal left to rot
The project at the heart of a corruption scandal that saw state telecoms executives, police officers, and party members go to jail, has been left...
Corrupt police officers forced to resign
Two police officers jailed recently for corruption have been forced to resign, it was announced on Friday. The pair, sergeants Costas Miamiliotis and Lefteris Mouskos,...
Car overturns after hitting another
A 71-year-old woman was slightly injured on Friday night in Dromolaxia, Larnaca, when the car she was driving overturned when it collided with another car...
Alleged 25,000 bribe ended up in AKEL coffers (Updated)
The 25,000 euros allegedly given by Greek businessman to convicted AKEL member Venizelos Zanettos through a middle man as part of a suspected bribery network...
Two brothers arrested in Dromolaxia after eluding police
Two brothers from Dromolaxia in the Larnaca district were arrested on Sunday in connection with combined charges of negligent driving abandoning the scene of an...
Our View: A few good men are cleaning up Cyprus
WE ARE ALL very cynical about corruption and the failure of the authorities to do anything about it, resigned to the prospect that, like the...
Katsourides to blame for conviction of innocent man, Christofias says
Former president Demetris Christofias said AKEL MP Nicos Katsourides had been involved in the CyTA pension fund scandal and was responsible for another party member...
KYP officers sentenced to six months each in Dromolaxia scandal (updated)
Two secret service (KYP) officers were jailed for six months each by the Larnaca court on Tuesday after being found guilty of taking bribes in...
KYP officers to be sentenced next week for Dromolaxia involvement
Two secret service (KYP) officers accused of taking bribes with the Dromolaxia land scandal will be sentenced on January 14, the Larnaca district court said...
KYP officers plead guilty to conspiracy and abuse of power
By Angelos Anastasiou In a plea bargain, Cyprus intelligence service (KYP) sergeants Costas Miamiliotis and Lefteris Mouskos, who faced bribery charges in connection with the...
Dozens of birds and rabbits die in farm fire, arson suspected
What police believe was an an arson attack at a Dromolaxia farm burned hundreds of hay bales and dozens of animals including chickens and rabbits...