Probe into third suicide this year at Nicosia prison
By Peter Stevenson JUSTICE Minister Ionas Nicolaou has ordered a criminal and disciplinary investigation into this year’s third suicide at the Central Prisons in Nicosia,...
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Remand for officer suspected of loan-sharking
A POLICE officer has been remanded for two days by Limassol district court after a member of the public accused him of loan-sharking. According to...
Cabinet green-lights probe into transport chief
THE government on Thursday launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct concerning the head of the road transport department Sotiris Kolettas. The cabinet has appointed...
Our View: Investigations for the sake of investigations
THE LAUNCH of yet another investigation was announced last Thursday. The latest would be a criminal investigation, into the leaking of confidential Central Bank documents,...
Police probe ‘guaranteed employment’ company
People who claim they had been duped into paying money with the promise of employment abroad demanded answers and their money on Monday, as police...
Third KYP officer suspended
By Peter Stevenson A THIRD police sergeant from the secret service (KYP) was suspended on Monday after surveillance files were found in his home in...
CyTA chairman to step down
The embattled chairman of public telecoms company CyTA will be stepping down this month, the government said on Tuesday. Stathis Kittis met President Nicos Anastasiades...
Remand for three suspects in land deal case
LARNACA district court on Tuesday remanded in police custody three men on suspicion of committing fraud and bribery in connection with a multimillion land deal...
CyTA land deal probe launched
A three member investigating committee that will look into a suspicious land deal involving semi-state telecommunications company CyTA was sworn in on Wednesday. The committee...
Previous administration ignored warnings to rein in spending
Technocrats had warned the previous government as early as 2008 to rein in expenditure but the cabinet and parliament would nonetheless approve inflated budgets, a...
