Our View
Comments about the stance of the Greek Cypriot side, attributed to the UN Special Representative Colin Stewart during a meeting in New York, by Turkish...
Our View: Neophytou’s proposal of an open dialogue with citizens is rather bizarre
Disy candidate, Averof Neophytou, on Friday, came up with the rather bizarre idea, calling on his fellow candidates for “an open dialogue with citizens.” He...
Our View: Only the most privileged will gain from CoLA restoration
Only in Cyprus could there have been a general work stoppage to push the demand for the most privileged, best paid workers of our society...
Our View: The auditor-general is behaving like some petty overlord
Ever since his appointment, auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has been acting as if his position gave him the constitutional right to interfere in all the executives’...
Our View: Police blaming others for trouble won’t boost their public regard
Everyone is scrambling to blame someone for Sunday’s fracas between Nicosia’s Apoel and Limassol’s Apollon fans at a Grivas memorial service in Limassol during which...
Our View: EU Commissioner created a new headache for the government
Another issue regarding citizenship for Turkish Cypriots was by the response of the EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders to a question on the matter...
Our View: Hyperbole over exam leak just crude political propaganda
The mass outrage that followed the leaking of the Modern Greek exam topics was difficult to comprehend. Had classified information been made public, putting at...
Our View: Anastasiades should own up to his Cyprob shortcomings
The diplomatic efforts being made by the Republic to change the text of the UN Secretary-General’s draft report, which the government did not approve of,...
Our View: Church meddling in public affairs will continue
The Church has always had a prominent and very influential role in Cyprus. This role was evident in most aspects of life, from education to...
Our View: A functioning democracy needs debate and confrontation
The marathon presidential election campaign, which started a little under a year ago, entered the final straight on Friday with the official submission of candidacies....