End of legal loophole that lets retailers charge more for card use
The commerce ministry is to draw up legislation to close a loophole in the law that allows vendors to charge extra to consumers using credit cards.
The legislation will allow ...
Energy hot potatoes the new president will face
Cyprus has the resources and potential to generate most of its electricity from RES
Cyprus has a new president. A new era is starting and that includes energy. Many serious ...
Christodoulides offered a little something for everyone
Victory against a backdrop of watered down traditional partisanship and a real abstention rate of 45 per cent
Though a close call, Nikos Christodoulides’ win last Sunday came down to a ...
Plastic bag ban. Well, some of them and only sometimes
As of Saturday, another law cracking down on the use of plastic came into effect at supermarkets and shops in Cyprus, but it is unlikely to have too much of ...
‘Famagusta has had wars, but never such a pain’
Turkish Cypriots left reeling after Turkey earthquake deaths
The Turkish Cypriot community, and especially Famagustians, are mourning the deaths of 24 of their brightest and most accomplished children along with 11 parents ...
A longtime columnist bids farewell
Disillusioned by the election results and the failure to act on suggestions to root out corruption and find a viable solution to the Cyprus problem
Last Sunday, the Greek Cypriot ...
Over ten years on, still no compensation for crumbling Pissouri homes
Government has earmarked funds to stabilise the landslide that has caused houses to crumble, but there is still no decision over compensating the owners
The government is about to pay €33 ...
Our View: Christodoulides’ moves to break Cyprob impasse could irk his hardline backers
In his victory speech on Sunday night, president-elect Nicos Christodoulides said his top concern “is the termination of the Turkish occupation and the reunification of the country,” and vowed to “...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: The crowning of Nikos the Second
THE CANDIDATE our establishment did not endorse, won last Sunday’s run-off election by a relatively comfortable margin of 15,000 votes and in 10 days will be crowned Nikos the Second, to ...
All set for election of new Paphos bishop
Everything is ready for the Sunday elections that will show the tripartite for the new Paphos bishop, church elections officer Ioannis Charilaou said on Saturday.
In total of 52,164 eligible voters ...
Dendias says Athens expecting new Cyprus president soon
The resumption of the negotiations on the Cyprus problem remains a priority for Athens, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview on Saturday.
Athens is expecting the new ...
Christodoulides expected to announce cabinet by end of next week
Newly-elected president Nikos Christodoulides started holding high-level meetings and deliberations while he is expected to make personal contacts with those he intends to include in his government next week.
The ...
Turks who lost everything in earthquake seeking shelter in the north
Earthquake victims from Turkey continue to arrive to the north to find refuge in relatives or friends staying in the island, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Saturday.
With their house ...
Four remanded in Turkey in connection with hotel collapse
The owner and three managers of the Isias Hotel whose collapse following two earthquakes in Adiyaman killed dozens of people, including 35 members of the Turkish Cypriot volleyball team, have been ...
Last week in office to include distinctions and flurry of meetings for Anastasiades
Honorary distinctions will be awarded to President Nicos Anastasiades in the coming week, a few days before the end of his administration, his office announced on Saturday.
He will also ...
Cyprus to tackle construction waste problem
Cyprus’ goal is to recycle 70 per cent of construction and demolition waste, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday.
Speaking at a conference on a robotic method used to separate ...
Our View: Disy could benefit from some soul-searching before leadership race
Two members, so far, will be challenging Averof Neophytou for the leadership of Disy in next month’s election – the party’s deputy leader Harris Georgiades and the party spokesman ...
High excess mortality rates in Cyprus continue
Excess mortality rates stood at 19 per cent above the expected average in Cyprus for December 2022, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, on Friday.
The death ...
Further arrest for Isias hotel collapse
One more person has been arrested in Turkey on Friday, for the collapse of the Isias hotel, which collapsed during the devastating earthquakes, killing 35 members of a Turkish Cypriot school ...
President meets schoolgirl who chose him when asked to write to famous person
President Nicos Anastasiades met primary school student Themia Paparidou at the presidential palace on Friday after she apparently sent him a letter praising his ten-year tenure.
Paparidou had written the ...
Auditor general steps up attack on AG over conscripts
The row between the attorney general and auditor general heated up on Friday as the two are locked in a fundamental disagreement over their respective roles.
A spokesman from the ...
Timetable for ferry service to Greece expected within days
The schedule for this year’s Cyprus-Greece ferry service will be announced by the beginning of March, deputy shipping minister Vasilis Demetriades said on Friday.
He said the ferry is ...
Coronavirus: Four Covid deaths recorded in last week
Four Covid deaths and 1,516 positive tests in the last week were announced by the health ministry on Friday, which also said 48 patients are currently in hospital.
Two men – aged 86 and 90 – ...
TC labour unions decry proposed aid tax
Labour unions and politicians on Thursday in the north have decried a proposed year-long ‘government’ tax amounting to salary cuts across the ‘public’ and private sector for earthquake support to ...