Our View: The deal subsidising priests’ wages is absurd
THERE IS no rational justification for the state to carry on subsidising the monthly wages of so-called rural priests by 50 per cent. The whole...
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Our View: High time fixed terms in office were introduced
WE WELCOME the proposal for the amendment to the constitution that was tabled in the House by Akel with the aim of introducing a fixed...
Our View: Too little, too late for teen in suicide tragedy
The anger and outrage expressed at the way state services and society failed to protect over the years a vulnerable 15-year-old boy – a neglect...
Our View: The leaders are only committed to the process, not the results
AFTER a year of visits to the island, which culminated in last week’s six days of meetings with the two leaders, the UN Secretary-General’s envoy,...
Our View: Hypocrisy on show in purchase of state cars
ANOTHER 19 luxury cars will be bought for state officials, at a total cost of €650,000, the minister of communications confirmed a couple of weeks...
Our View: Cyprus has reached peak summer tourist arrivals
SPEAKING at the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Limassol, President Anastasiades said the government would carry on working for the viable...
Our View: Let Mokas do its job before questioning its integrity
AS WE said a couple of days ago, the government made a big mess of its handling of the OCCRP (Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting...
Our View: Collective agreements create unfair competition in hotel industry
ALL PARTIES involved in the all-night negotiations to resolve the industrial dispute in the hotel industry celebrated the compromise that was eventually reached on Wednesday...
Our View: Unflattering report of president’s ties to Russian money cannot be ignored
THE REPORT in the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) about the activities of the Nicos Anastasiades Law Office is not very flattering for...
Our View: Clerides has been a big disappointment as AG
IN CYPRUS the performance of independent state officials is never properly evaluated. It often comes under the scrutiny of the press and in some cases,...
Our View: Capital statements regulations are a joke
EVERYONE who saw the capital statements released by the politicians made sarcastic comments on social media. Nobody seemed to believe that these declarations of assets...
Our View: Tax hike proposal looks to the future, but not thought out well
NOBODY expected auditors, lawyers and business organisations to embrace finance minister Harris Georgiades’ suggestion for an increase of corporate tax from 12.5% to 15%. Low...
Our View: Georgiades acts as a bulwark against the economic lunacy of the parties
FINANCE minister Harris Georgiades, who is on his way out, will be a big loss to the government when he finally goes. Despite the barrage...
Our View: Society is more progressive on gay rights than politicians
IN THE end, the public uproar caused by the outrageous comments made by the Bishop of Morphou, Neophytos, sparked a reaction by the authorities and...
Our View: Anastasiades needs to move forward, not walk out on talks
PRESIDENT Anastasiades has called a meeting of the party leaders, referred to as a ‘leaders council’, on Monday, for consultations ahead of his Friday meeting...
Our View: Argaka mukhtar should not act as if he owns the beach
TWICE in a week, the community leader of Argaka village in Paphos, accompanied by his henchmen, tried to prevent conservationists, through bullying and intimidation, from...
Our View: Forestry department the latest target of auditor-general
IS THERE anything that does not come under the authority of the auditor-general’s office? Not very much it would appear. It is now auditing environmental...
Our View: Local authorities should have more power on certain issues
THE MAYOR of Ayia Napa Yiannis Karousos is perfectly entitled to attack deputies for their refusal to pass legislation that would oblige clubs, pubs and...
Our View: Is it too much to ask political parties to show prudence?
PRESIDENT Anastasiades did the right thing in sending back the foreclosures’ bill approved by the opposition parties at the last session of the legislature 10...
Our View: UNSG unlikely to be fooled by leaders’ gimmicks
THE CYPRUS problem theatre was given a new twist thanks to the publication of Mustafa Akinci’s letter to the UN Secretary-General, requesting the holding of...