Our View: Shameful state of RES and public transport
A fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators (TSO) took place late last week following publication of a letter sent by the latter to the ...
Pre-trial phase of passports case drags on
Monday’s hearing in the ‘golden passports’ trial took another twist, with one of the defence attorneys effectively calling for a mistrial ruling, while the judge hinted that the court ...
Security Council renews Unficyp mandate for a year
The foreign ministry on Monday welcomed the decision to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for another year.
It said the security council will continue ...
Nouris offers mea culpa over passports, defends migration policies
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Monday admitted mistakes in the management of the citizenship-by -investment scheme, but said that by late 2020 – when the programme was nixed – many flaws had been ...
40 per cent of adults smoked in last month
Almost half of Cypriot adults have smoked in the last month a survey of the public showed, the head of the national addiction authority, Dr Christos Minas said on Monday.
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Cyprus in EU top three for fossil fuel usage
Cyprus is joint third within the EU for the highest share of fossil fuels in gross available energy at 89 per cent, far beyond the EU’s average of 69 per cent.
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‘Renewable energy storage shouldn’t be at mercy of Game of Thrones politics’
The state must proceed with immediate installation of a centralised renewable energy (RES) storage system to prevent blackouts from becoming commonplace, wind energy association secretary Christos Tsingis said on Monday.
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Fix Cyprus app gains momentum
App allows public to report infrastructure issues and sends them on to the relevant authorities
An app that was launched back in September giving people the possibility of reporting problems ...
One man’s battle to return Cyprus’ Moon rock
Missing for nearly 50 years, Cyprus’ Moon rock was finally returned in December. That we got it back at all is thanks to Joseph Gutheinz
Having finally made its way back ...
Neither çıraks of Turkey nor Greek Cypriots
With our vote we must send the right message to the Turkish Cypriots
Çırak is a Turkish word and literally means an apprentice craftsman, a craftsman’s assistant. But, in ...
Management of the Cyprus economy since 2013 has only benefited the few
The Cyprus government under the leadership of President Nicos Anastasiades has done a poor job in managing the economy with respect to benefiting most of its citizens over the past 10 ...
Averof Neophytou: A focus on income tax reform
The Cyprus Mail has sent questions to the main candidates in next week’s presidential elections. Below is Disy candidate Averof Neophytou’s response
Which do you think are three ...
New LPG terminal at Vasiliko a boost for energy hub and a blessing for Larnaca
The inauguration of the VLPG consortium’s LPG terminal at Vasiliko is not only a boost to the island’s energy hub but was the final step in removing oil ...
‘Humanitarian’ deal allowing Russian ships in Cyprus jeopardised lifting of US arms embargo
As foreign minister, Nikos Christodoulides put at risk the lifting of the US arms embargo with a ‘humanitarian’ accord that would have allowed Russian military vessels to dock at Cypriot ...
Our View: By doing nothing, we are helping Erdogan achieve his objective
Comments about the stance of the Greek Cypriot side, attributed to the UN Special Representative Colin Stewart during a meeting in New York, by Turkish Cypriot newspaper Yeni Duzen, did ...
Over 300 projects worth €525m for mountain communities
The policies and projects the government has carved out has shown the importance that needs to be given to rural communities, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday, during a visit ...
UN Secretary-General expresses ‘full support’ for his Cyprus representative
The UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, has Antonio Guterres’ full support, the Antonio Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said.
Dujarric was asked on Friday, if as reported ...
Achilleas Demetriades: Restoration of credibility is bottom line
The Cyprus Mail has sent questions to the main presidential candidates in next week’s elections. Over the next week we will be reprinting them in the order we received ...
Electricity operator calls for temporary halt to photovoltaic installations to avert grid overload
A somewhat fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators took place on Friday, following publication of a letter sent by the latter to the ministry.
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Our View: Neophytou’s proposal of an open dialogue with citizens is rather bizarre
Disy candidate, Averof Neophytou, on Friday, came up with the rather bizarre idea, calling on his fellow candidates for “an open dialogue with citizens.” He described this as “a debate ...
Christodoulides slips, other candidates gain in latest CyBC poll
Support for party-backed independent Nikos Christodoulides has slipped in the past month while the other two main candidates, Disy’s Averof Neophytou and Akel-backed Andreas Mavroyiannis have gained, according to ...
Anastasiades on tour of Larnaca, calls it a modern city ‘reborn’
Larnaca is taking on the image of a modern European municipality thanks to a series of projects that have made it more humane, functional, and attractive, President Nicos Anastasiades said ...
Cyprus delivers demarche to Unficyp chief
Cyprus on Friday delivered a demarche to the UN over statements attributed to Unficyp chief Colin Stewart blaming the Greek Cypriot side for the inaction on the Cyprus problem.
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Foreign workers problem cannot be put ahead of CoLA says union head
There cannot be talk of resolving the dispute on hiring foreign workers as soon as possible while the cost of living (CoLA) allowance is still up in the air, Sek ...