Quick solution sought for Koshi to avoid rubbish piling up on streets
The state is aiming for a quick-fix solution to the Koshi municipal waste deadline and will launch an open tender, as studies warned the current...
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Coronavirus: Disposal of rubbish must continue as normal says environment department
The collection of rubbish and waste management must continue with all necessary measures to be taken to ensure the health and safety of workers, the...
Paphos rubbish collectors announce strike
Paphos rubbish collectors on Thursday announced a one-day strike for next month to protest against the privatisation of the town’s waste management system. The strike...
Parties thwart every attempt at municipal reform
By George Koumoullis THE problem with the municipalities can be summarised in a few words – too many, over-staffed and underworked. There are 39 municipalities,...
Strovolos binmen strike comes to temporary end
After a strike by dustmen which lasted from Thursday until Monday morning, the Strovolos municipality at noon reached an agreement with the unions, ending the...
Municipality criticises strike by rubbish collectors
A decision by union municipal workers to go on a 24-hour strike was unreasonable, Aglandjia municipality said on Friday. Staff went on strike from Thursday...
Municipal workers strike over outsourcing
Employees at the Aglandjia municipality will go on a 24-hour warning strike on Thursday over the municipal council’s decision to outsource works to the private...
Strovolos binmen on strike over private contracts (Updated)
Strovolos mayor Andreas Papacharalamous on Monday described the strike by municipal rubbish collectors as an exaggerated response to the employment of private garbage collectors. Rubbish...
Progress on streamlining local government
A study on the creation of 35 to 40 administrative clusters of local councils, commissioned by the interior ministry, will be ready by November 2017,...
Lane closures on highway to remove rubbish
The right lane of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, from Alambra to Skarinou will be closed from Monday to Wednesday next week to Limassol-bound traffic, from 6am...
