State censured for paying rural priests’ salaries for nearly 50 years
MPs on Monday again excoriated a 1971 deal between the church and the state, by which the latter undertook to pay half the wages of...
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Audit boss piles on land officials for lowballing value of state land
THE auditor-general as well as MPs piled on land registry officials Thursday for lowballing the value of state land, including one piece of prime real...
Bill on sale of state land withdrawn
The government has pulled a bill that would have granted the cabinet the power to decide the sale of idle state land, interior minister Constantinos...
Our View: Sale of state land neither corrupt nor immoral
‘AFTER the beaches they are selling the state’s land,’ screamed the front page headline of Tuesday’s Haravghi, reporting a government plan to sell big plots...
MPs refuse to sanction sale of state land
Opposition MPs on Monday expressed concern over government legislation aiming to sell state land amounting to almost two million square metres. The matter was discussed...
Audit Office slams profiteering from industrial land
Not only is the government not making sound financial use of state land in industrial areas, but it frequently allows private entities to profiteer from...
Audit boss says cheaper for state to build its own premises
A great deal can be done to save the state money on office space rentals, as current practices are exceedingly wasteful, the auditor-general told MPs...
Evidence of rampant corruption in state-land management
Evidence pointing to rampant corruption at the land consolidation department, including blatant conflicts of interest, unlawful transfers of state land to individuals, and decisions by...
State land for Eden City project to be evaluated independently
Independent evaluators will carry out two studies in a bit to determine the value of state land an investor wants to lease to create Eden...
Finishing touches to casino bill
By Elias Hazou THE BILL governing the operation of casinos is to be put to a vote at the plenum this coming Thursday, after MPs...
Government wants to sell state land at will
By Angelos Anastasiou THE GOVERNMENT has submitted a bill to the House that would allow the cabinet to decide on the sale of state land...