Disy elects three vice presidents, Kyriakidou tops ballot
Stella Kyriakidou secured the most votes to be elected one of three vice presidents at ruling Disy in a ballot that took place on Saturday....
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Leading politician turns setbacks into positives
THEO PANAYIDES meets a politician who is full of self-belief and quiet persistence who has contributed much to cancer care on the island, not least...
Police to review line-up procedures
Police said on Tuesday they were reviewing procedures after MPs expressed outrage over an underage victim of sexual abuse being made to physically go through...
Disy MP voted president of PACE
Disy MP Stella Kyriakides on Tuesday was elected president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). She will be the 30th President...
Dire conditions continue at Kofinou
MPs are urging the authorities step up efforts to improve the living conditions of minors living at the Kofinou reception centre for asylum seekers as...
Cancer policy concentrates on prevention says minister
Three thousand two hundred new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Cyprus each year, Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Tuesday although he...
Legal recognition of gender change a must, MPs hear
The House human rights committee discussed on Monday the issue of the legal recognition of gender change, which committee head Stella Kyriakidou, said concerns 8,500...
President opens first specialised breast centre
Cyprus’ first Specialised Breast Centre was opened at Nicosia general hospital on Tuesday night by President Nicos Anastasiades who said the primary issue at hand...
Parliamentary delegation to visit Paris
A delegation from the House of Representatives will travel to Paris on Monday for a three-day visit at the invitation of the French Senate for...
Questions asked over protection of children ‘forced to beg’
By Andria Kades AUTHORITIES were slammed on Saturday for not acting quickly to protect two minor siblings allegedly forced to beg outside a supermarket for...
Female MP demands police investigate indecent assault complaint (updated)
By George Psyllides AKEL MP Irini Charalambidou demanded on Tuesday that an indecent assault complaint filed against a colleague be investigated by police as House...
‘Cyprus needs a national strategy against child abuse’
DISY deputy Stella Kyriakidou, who heads the Cyprus end of the Council of Europe`s ‘One in Five’ campaign, which advocates for abused children, plans to...
Call for zero-tolerance on FGM
MORE than 140 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), DISY deputy and General Rapporteur on Children for the Council...
Teachers need to be trained on child sex abuse cases
By Evie Andreou EDUCATORS need to be properly trained on how to identify and deal with child sex abuse cases, General Rapporteur for children at...