All hopes of modernising the economy have now been dashed
By George Koumoullis IT IS SAID the biggest robbery of all time in in real terms – that is taking into account inflation – was
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Anastasiades thanks civil servants for their contribution
President Nicos Anastasiades buttered up civil servants on Tuesday saying they had shown exemplary responsibility in the face of the financial crisis, but added they
Our View: Kadis clearly violated ministers’ code of ethics
MINISTER of education Costas Kadis, having engaged in the most glaring case of nepotism in ensuring the secondment of a teacher with Disy connections to
An unequal life in the fast lane
By George Koumoullis IN A DEMOCRATIC country, all citizens are equal before the law. There is no different treatment for anyone because of background, social
Indolent princes enjoying the good life
By Loucas Charalambous I HAVE written many times about the scandalous goings-on at the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. To be precise, its course all these years,
In the land of the crows
By George Psyllides THOUGH Cyprus has seen scandals before, one could say that 2014 was the year when the political corruption abscess finally burst. Or
Defence minister talks of ‘sweeping changes’ in NG
Sweeping changes were underway within the Ministry of Defence and the National Guard to ensure efficiency, and to combat phenomena such as draft avoidance and
Ending the ‘gangrene of nepotism’ in defence
By Stefanos Evripidou DEFENCE MINISTER Christoforos Fokaides yesterday announced a series of measures to tackle “the gangrene of rusfeti (nepotism)” in the defence sector. The
‘No more jobs for the boys’
By George Psyllides President Nicos Anastasiades yesterday met coalition partners to try and tackle the thorny issue of appointments to the new boards of the