The banks, not the state, should compensate victims of 2013
WHEN we invest in the stocks of a company, regardless of it size, we should bear in mind that we are exposing ourselves to at...
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Religion the last castle to fall
By George Koumoullis CALL IT a coincidence or whatever else you like. On the afternoon of Thursday, January 5 I turned on the television and...
Church, mosque and state
I was christened Christos surreptitiously by my Greek Cypriot mother shortly after I was born in March 1948. My name, by which I have been...
Question marks over relocation of Famagusta district’s land registry offices
BIG question marks hang over relocating the Famagusta district’s land registry offices from Larnaca to Paralimni, MPs said on Thursday. The land registry offices are...
Payroll bill ‘must be passed’ Georgiades says
THE government bill linking pay rises for civil servants with economic growth must be passed, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Wednesday, noting that the...
State scholarships for Vassilikos residents in energy studies
THE energy ministry announced on Friday it would grant a number of scholarships to residents of the Vassilikos area for graduate study programmes in sectors...
Six found guilty of defrauding the state
Larnaca district court on Thursday found six persons guilty of defrauding the state to the tune of €630,000. Sentencing will be passed later this month....
Neophytou: the EAC is not a charity (Update 2: parties react)
The island’s state-owned power company (EAC) has been turned into a charity organisation, DISY chief Averof Neophytou said, used to exercise social policy by providing...
Anastasiades lauds work of volunteer organisations at annual anti-cancer march
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday inaugurated the annual anti-cancer Christodoula March in aid of the Arodafnousa palliative care centre in Nicosia. In his address, Anastasiades...
State salaries to be paid on Friday
Payment of pensions and government salaries has been moved up to December 18, instead of the 22nd, the State Treasury said on Tuesday. “Although it...
Cabinet ratifies 1971land for salaries agreement with Church
Enforcement of an old agreement between the church and the state, dating back to 1971, by which the government would subsidise the salaries of some...
A smaller, stronger state
By Theodore Panayotou THE CORE activities of the state are defence of the country, maintenance of the law and order, guarantee of property rights, enforcement...
Europa Donna urges state to buy services to expedite biopsy results
By Marie Kambas Cancer patients support group Europa Donna Cyprus urged authorities on Wednesday to buy services from the public sector or increase hospital staffing...
State raises €7.04 mln from bond sale
The finance ministry has approved applications for six-year domestic bonds worth €7.04 million, the public debt management office said on Wednesday. The office said it...
Around €605mln in taxes owed to the state
Around €605 million in overdue taxes was owed to the state in 2012, the auditor-general said, with over half concerning unpaid income tax. According to...
Main stages of privatisation roadmap
CyTA The organisation will be turned into a private company with the state as the only shareholder by December 31, 2014. A share of the...
New appointments add to the fat of the state
By Loucas Charalambous THE NEWS that essentially political appointments have been created with the introduction of new positions – known as under-secretary at ministries –...
Our View: We created a state designed to serve the ruling elite
TODAY’S military parade to mark the 53rd anniversary of the Cyprus Republic will not feature any vehicles – tanks, personnel carriers, artillery etc – because...