Phedonos rebuffs Akel accusations that he’s illegally evicting refugees
The mayor of Paphos has hit back at criticism concerning the recent intervention at Turkish Cypriot properties in Paphos old town, levelled by main opposition...
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‘Those living in Turkish Cypriot properties have nothing to fear’
Authorities said that those legally using Turkish Cypriot properties have nothing to fear after refugees in Dromolaxia expressed concern after they were asked for money...
Paphos hotel manager talked into coming down from roof (Update 2)
The manager of a hotel in Paphos spent hours on the roof of his establishment threatening to jump on Tuesday after the Guardian of Turkish...
Long-delayed demolition of Mackenzie beach venue has started
The court-enforced and long-delayed demolition of event venue Ktima Makenzy near Mackenzie beach in Larnaca finally started on Thursday. Around 8am, employees of the private...
Irregularities in use of TC properties continues says mayor
Outspoken Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos said Monday political parties are continuing to interfere to prevent efforts to put an end to irregularities in the administration...
A clash between the old and the new in Larnaca
A Larnaca residential development at odds with a noisy ramshackle past By Lizzy Ioannidou WITH urban development and expansion of cities come large-scale reconfigurations of...
Our View: Transparency on Turkish Cypriot properties better late than never
The transparency the government decided to introduce for the distribution and use of Turkish Cypriot properties is a welcome move even though it has arrived...
Paphos passport bribe arrests the tip of iceberg says mayor
The arrests of an interior ministry employee tasked with repossessing illegally gained Turkish Cypriot properties and two men involved in arranging a passport for a...
Report claims Turkish Cypriot service knew of property abuses
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos’ claims of rampant corruption at the Turkish Cypriot Properties’ Administration Service of the Republic of Cyprus were corroborated in an internal...
Phedonos pounces on Shacolas retail outlet in latest broadside
Unfazed by a slander suit filed against him, Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos launched a fresh attack against businessman Nicos Shacolas, accusing him of operating a...
Shacolas says T/C property dealings above board, sues Paphos mayor (updated)
Businessman Nicos Shacolas has filed a libel suit against Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos over accusations he voiced last week regarding the apparent mismanagement of Turkish...
Land scams extend far beyond TC properties, says mayor
The unlawful transfer of land to individuals by the government extend far beyond Turkish Cypriot properties, Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos claimed on Monday, further...
Former ministers lash out at Paphos mayor over property claims
Former interior minister Socratis Hasikos accused the mayor of Paphos on Saturday of being a publicity seeker with nothing new to say after he...
Group wants protection for whistleblower mayor
The friends of the police have demanded protective measures for Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos, saying he could be in danger after his latest revelations relating...
MPs at loggerheads over use of Turkish Cypriot properties
Ruling Disy and main opposition Akel deputies were at loggerheads at the House Refugees committee on Tuesday over the government’s stated intention to radically overhaul...
Hasikos urged to stop threatening tenants of Turkish Cypriot properties with eviction
MPs have called on the interior ministry to stop threatening Greek Cypriot users of more than 1,300 Turkish Cypriot properties with eviction and to...
Hasikos defends idea of a tax to support refugees in the event of a non-solution
Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos on Monday defended statements that in the event there was no Cyprus solution, non-refugees would be called to pay a tax...
MPs discuss who lives in Turkish Cypriot properties
A not-insignificant number of Greek Cypriots who are not refugees currently make use of properties in the south belonging to Turkish Cypriots, it emerged on...
Our View: Was corruption or incompetence behind land move?
WAS IT incompetence or corruption that led to the leasing of land in Larnaca’s Mackenzie area belonging to a British citizen of Turkish Cypriot origin...
Hasikos slams auditor-general’s ‘superstar’ status (Update: adds Neophytou ‘pope’ comment)
Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos said on Sunday he would be consulting with the attorney-general on Monday on the way in which Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides exercises...
