People urged to do their bit in keeping down rodent populations
Rodent numbers are spiralling out of control in some areas and municipalities cannot control them because they lack funding, it was reported on Monday. According
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Mayors lobbying president to prevent local govt mergers
A small number of mayors are said to have lobbied the president directly to prevent their municipalities from being absorbed into larger clusters, as provided
No transparency, no accountability: the long fight for a building permit
By Louis Kontozis I first applied for a building permit to Strovolos municipality in early September 2018. In October, I enquired about the progress of
Napa mayor calls for emergency meeting over local authority reforms
AYIA Napa Mayor Yiannis Karousos has asked for an emergency meeting of the Union of Municipalities in a bid to put a halt to the
‘Time is ripe’ for local government reforms, president says
The time is ripe to promote a radical and complete plan to strengthen local government reforms, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday at the Union
Municipal gravy trains can’t go on, audit boss says
By Evie Andreou THE latest report by the audit office on local government paints a bleak picture of the state of affairs in municipalities, communities
Municipalities can receive EU funding to create public wi-fi spots
The European Commission on Tuesday launched its WiFi4EU web portal to which municipalities all over Europe are invited to register for the chance to benefit
Garbage collectors call for clustering of services, not ruling out strikes
Municipal dustmen are urging their employers to seriously consider clustering garbage collection services and avoid outsourcing to private companies to save future jobs in local
President announces more projects for Limassol
New projects budgeted at €70 million for Limassol were announced by President Nicos Anastasiades during a meeting with local municipalities at the Limassol town hall
Default is only way to push for municipal reforms
MUNICIPAL workers held a one-hour work stoppage on Thursday to protest about the financial plight of local authorities and back the demand by the Union
Municipalities’ overall debt seen at €448.9m in 2015
Last year, the 30 municipalities in Cyprus managed to reduce their gross debt by €10.1m to €448.9m compared with 2014, accounting for 2.3 per cent
Limassol mayor, Nicosia councillors beat peers in annual earnings
The number of candidates in Sunday’s municipal elections has soared to record levels. Alone, the number of candidate mayors rose to 112 this year, from
Clamping down on illegal parking
Municipalities are increasingly using bollards and poles installed on pavements to discourage illegal parking and offset a general shortage of traffic wardens who are tasked
Our View: No workable solution except to cut number of municipalities
WHEN Cyprus entered the assistance programme in 2013 and the government was discussing a range of reforms that would reduce state spending, predictably, one of
Audit boss says corruption was worse than he expected it to be
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said when he took over two and a half years ago, the corruption in public life was worse than he expected it
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
Free Greek language lessons for third country nationals (Updated)
Several municipalities will be offering free Greek lessons to third country nationals in all areas of the Republic, it was announced on Wednesday. The lessons
Ministry says municipalities ‘being paid’ to clean refugee estates
By Andria Kades MUNICIPALITIES have stopped cleaning refugee estates citing an apparent lack of funding, with the interior ministry on Thursday hitting back saying local
Wedding tourism steadily climbing
By Annette Chrysostomou Around 8,000 couples from abroad chose Cyprus as their wedding destination this year, with the number steadily climbing over the years, according
Turkey denies cutting water supply to north
By Evie Andreou TURKEY on Friday denied reports that it had shut down the water transfer to the north over disagreements about who would manage