Back to the drawing board on VAT rates for first homes
Faced with pushback from MPs and building industry stakeholders, the government on Monday agreed to -again – rethink parts of a bill providing for reduced...
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Part of clubhouse in Xylofagou collapses, no injuries
The cantilever of a building in Xylofagou, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, police said. No one was injured as the building, which functions...
Using Paphos carob mills for university will damage ‘collective memory’ of the city, Etek says
The scientific and technical chamber (Etek) on Monday called for the immediate designation of the old Paphos carob mills complex as listed buildings to safeguard...
Surprise visit by Etek to reconstruction site for listed buildings
Technical Chamber Etek on Friday said it staged an impromptu visit to the under-reconstruction listed buildings near the Archbishopric in old Nicosia after receiving complaints...
Etek says Varosha should be shifted from political to technical arena
Cyprus’ scientific and technical chamber (Etek) on Wednesday said the political exploitation of the issue of Famagusta would lead to “dangerous and irreversible results” and...
High-rise plans for iconic Nicosia street leave residents shocked (Update)
Residents of Ayios Andreas in Nicosia are mobilising to oppose the construction of a 16-storey building complex on an iconic street in the capital known...
Road death during mobility week a ‘tragic irony’, technical chamber says
The Technical Chamber Etek on Thursday slammed the authorities for sitting on their hands after a man was killed last Saturday when his mobility scooter...
Fears over building high-rises on shaky ground along Larnaca seafront
Following the geological survey department’s appraisal of the ground on Larnaca’s seafront as being unable to support high-rise developments such as the planned 22-storey Kition...
Engineers warn of Kouris contamination from residential zoning
The reversal of a 2008 decision which converted the area surrounding the Kouris dam from a protected to a residential area is essential for the...
Environmental decisions placing Cyprus on path to self-destruction, Etek says
The island’s technical chamber Etek, said recent measures announced the authorities for the protection of environmentally sensitive areas were inadequate and warned that Cyprus was...
