Licences
DOLPHINS, turtles and seals destroying fishing nets, and unfair competition from non-professional fishermen will top the list of grievances professional fishermen expect the agriculture minister...
Human rights committee calls for joint discussion on hunting licences for teens
Head of the House Human Rights Committee, DISY deputy Stella Kyriakidou said on Thursday they would ask the environment committee to jointly discuss a bill...
Green Dot to resume collections
Green Dot Cyprus will begin collecting recyclable waste in Paphos after months of standoff, the company announced on Friday. Following a meeting between Agriculture Minister...
E-government to be integral by 2020
BY 2020, Cyprus wants to have the digital world become integral in the public’s use of government services making more available to citizens online....
Changes to driving regulations for learners’ and elderly
A consultation period is underway on a bill amending regulations for driving licences for young drivers as well as the elderly. The draft bill provides...
Energy investor group says blackouts a certainty unless regulator issues now licences
By Stelios Orphanides Cyprus risks experiencing widespread outages unless authorities speed up the issue of new licences to private power producers, as the latest heatwave...
Huge problem with unlicensed pools in Paphos
By Bejay Browne UNLICENSED pools in Paphos are causing a health hazard and attracting mosquitos, according to local officials who say they are addressing the...
‘Drastic measures’ needed to curb drunk driving
By Constantinos Psillides Road safety NGO “REACTION Youth for the prevention” chairman Marios Stavrou suggested on Friday that drivers repeatedly caught drunk or speeding should...
‘New waste management philosophy in Cyprus’
A new, European philosophy is being followed in waste management in Cyprus. The Department of Environment is paving the way forward with a new municipal...
Grand casino project aimed at foreign investors
By Angelos Anastasiou ALTHOUGH ONE of the stated objectives of licensing the first casino resort complex in Cyprus is to attract foreign investment, this in...