Palace hirings to be regulated after nepotism accusations
The government said Thursday it planned to prepare legislation regulating the recruitment of staff by the presidency, among others, following accusations of nepotism and lack...
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Sparks fly at House over state land swap
Interior minister Constantinos Petrides and MPs jousted on Thursday over a prior government decision swapping state land with a parcel of private property in Limassol,...
Opposition parties furious over Co-op sale
Opposition parties were furious on Tuesday over the government’s move to put the Co-op Bank under the hammer without telling the House, they said. The...
Our View: MPs posture with one eye on 2016 elections
THERE might still be seven months to go, but it seems the parties have already begun operating with May’s parliamentary elections in mind. There could...
MPs want updated list of 100 largest debtors to the government
By Angelos Anastasiou THE HOUSE Watchdog committee yesterday unanimously voted to ask the finance ministry for an updated list of the 100 largest debtors to...
Still no sign of ‘Lagarde list’
The government has repeatedly asked France to hand over a list of suspected Cyprus-based tax evaders, but the requests have not been met with success,...
Cypriots with deposits abroad have paid €7.5m tax
By staff reporter Close to 3,400 Cypriots with deposits abroad have been charged €7.5 million in tax, lawmakers heard on Tuesday, as they discussed the...
‘No rift with the Central Bank’
By Angelos Anastasiou THE political storm caused by damaging revelations surrounding the Central Bank governor’s contract, President Nicos Anastasiades outburst in calling her a liar...
Civil defence ‘needs to get younger’
By Angelos Anastasiou THE interior ministry is preparing a roadmap to restructure the Civil Defence in order to deal with the fact that a third...
‘Nothing dodgy’ in severance deal with outgoing CBC boss
By George Psyllides Outgoing Central Bank (CBC) Governor Panicos Demetriades offered to resign provided he was paid €265,000, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades told MPs on...
‘Criteria for CBC appointments needs to be assessed’
By Staff Reporter THE criteria for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has not yet...
State owes half a billion for appropriated properties
The state owes over half a billion euros to people whose properties have been appropriated, the House Watchdog Committee heard yesterday. Committee chairman, DISY MP...
Disposal of old ammo costing millions
By Peter Stevenson THE Defence Ministry will need almost €13 million to safely dispose of expired ammunition which has been stockpiled in storage facilities with...
Time out for Noble talks is denied
By Elias Hazou OFFICIALS yesterday denied that Noble Energy, operators of the Block 12 offshore licence, has reportedly asked for a ‘time-out’ in talks on...
‘Local authorities need to merge services’
By Poly Pantelides DEBT-RIDDEN local authorities are looking to merge services, not cut down on the number of municipalities and communities, the head of the...
Furore over state’s hiring of ‘special associates’
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday defended its decision to hire so-called special associates, saying it did not add any costs to the budget. Main opposition AKEL, which...
Academic incentive costing the state millions
A SPECIAL allowance improperly paid to academic staff will cost taxpayers €1.8 million in 2013, the House Watchdog Committee heard yesterday. Originally meant as an...
Shattering glass at new ThOC building a source of concern
THE HOUSE Watchdog Committee will be probing certain construction problems at the new building of the Cyprus theatre organisation (ThOC) and why it cost more...
