New defence minister appointed
President Nicos Anstasiades has appointed Christoforos Fokaides as new defence minister, it was announced on Thursday. Fokaides, 40, replaces Tasos Mitsopoulos who died on March...
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Let no man write my epitaph
By Hermes Solomon THE SUDDEN and unexpected passing of Tasos Mitsopoulos came as a profound shock to the nation, all other news taking a back...
Defence Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos dies
By George Psyllides DEFENCE Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos died on Saturday, a day after suffering a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. He was 48. His funeral will be...
Cyprus shipping registry marks 50 years
Merchant shipping in Cyprus has traditionally been, and continues to be, a pillar for economic growth, currently employing over 4,000 people and contributing 5.0 per...
Minister steps in in hope of averting strike
The communications minister has said he has taken steps to pay bus companies sums owed for October, just as bus drivers, who say they are...
Russia boost for winter tourism
Nicosia and Moscow have agreed on the complete liberalisation of charter flights to Cyprus for the winter season. The move was announced Friday evening by...
Cyprus and China agree to safeguard artefacts
Cyprus and China have signed a bilateral agreement to safeguard their archaeological objects and prevent their illicit trading. Communications Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos and China’s Culture...
UCY signs deal with communications ministry
THE University of Cyprus signed an agreement with the communications ministry yesterday, to share information. The agreement was signed by the Communications and Works Minister...
Our View: Is the state now letting schoolkids dictate policy?
THE APPALLING entitlement culture that reigns supreme in Cyprus was displayed once again in the centre of Nicosia on Tuesday as high school students shut...
Liberalisation of more flights discussed
TRANSPORT Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos met with representatives from the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (STEK) on Monday to discuss upgrading tourism and the liberalisation of...
Minister says motorists opting for new-look licence plates
By Peter Stevenson ALTHOUGH not legally required to, motorists are opting to change their existing licence plates to the new alphabetical system, according to Transport...
On-again off-again Paphos-Polis highway could be on again
By Elias Hazou THE GOVERNMENT is mulling putting back on track a shelved project for the construction of a motorway linking Paphos to Polis...
Private TV channels given more time to pay up
By Peter Stevenson MINISTERS GAVE the green light on Wednesday for private consortium Velister to renegotiate the terms of its contract with the government to...
Bus usage continues to grow
By Peter Stevenson BUS COMPANIES island-wide have seen a gradual increase in customers with numbers rising significantly during recent months, despite recent increases in fares....
CY staff need to understand ‘the reality’
By George Psyllides EVERYONE must understand the reality faced by ailing national carrier Cyprus Airways (CY), the government said on Friday, as unions renewed their...
‘No need for two digital platforms’
By Poly Pantelides THE CYPRUS market cannot support two digital platforms, the communications minister said yesterday, following a ministerial committee meeting on the digital terrestrial...