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Envoys we love to hate
Author:
Stefanos Evripidou
IT’S BEEN a long-time brewing but parliament finally passed a resolution censuring UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer on .
Malev’s demise a blow to passenger numbers
LARNACA airport is feeling the financial strain after Hungarian airline Malev stopped its weekly routes to and from Cyprus after it went belly-up earlier in the week.According to Hermes .
Concern in north over proposed Islamic centre
Author:
Simon Bahceli
UNIONS, media outlets and opposition political parties in the north are accusing ‘the government’ of pandering to the Islamist .
Hope in sight for end to bus strike
COMMUNICATIONS ministry and bus companies yesterday continued meeting in a bid to iron out their differences and bring an end to the bus drivers’ strike, which has been inconveniencing the public .
CoLA deal a pyrrhic victory, say economists
Author:
ByKypros Melas
THE AGREEMENT brokered by Labour Minister Sotiroulla Charalambous to exempt companies from granting pay rises other than .
Former police spokesman’s home targeted
A HAND grenade was thrown at the Limassol home of former police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos in the early hours of yesterday.Police say the attack was connected to Katsounotos’ current duties as .
Man found murdered in his car
Author:
Jacqueline Agathocleous
POLICE are investigating the murder of 22-year-old Andreas Papadopoulos from Lakatamia, who was found in his car with .
Tales from the Coffeeshop: the life and times of Don Christofias
Author:
Patroclos
THE MAN who appeared in Nicosia district court on Wednesday charged with being a public nuisance because he called the president a .
Our View: All roads lead back to public service payroll
UNEMPLOYMENT reached a record high in December, the rate climbing to 9.3 per cent which was one of the highest increases, over a year, in the EU. This gave rise to a collective lament by our .
Barely a glimmer of hope for jobless
THE REAL impact of rising unemployment is not in the percentages being bandied about and argued over about by politicians, unions and employers but in the queue at any labour office around the .
Way opens for third-country experts
Author:
Jacqueline Agathocleous
PARLIAMENT has finally started discussions on the EU harmonising bill for blue cards, which will allow employment of highly .
North in hot water again over gay ban
Author:
Simon Bahceli
CALLS were renewed yesterday for a repeal of the north’s antiquated homesexuality laws after two prisoners appeared in court charged .
Higher penalty points for bad drivers
Author:
Jacqueline Agathocleous
THE COMMUNICATIONS Ministry is preparing a bill that will increase penalty points and impose heftier fines for traffic .
Foundation stone laid for new UCY library
Author:
Natalie Hami
PRESIDENT Demetris Christofias yesterday laid the foundations stone for the new state-of-the-art University of Cyprus library, which .
Ryanair adds 15th route to Paphos hub
LOW-COST airline Ryanair will open a new route from Paphos to Budapest, it announced yesterday.The airline is celebrating the new route by releasing one million €12 seats for travel in April on more .
Cypriot businessman suing Russian ministry over arrest
Author:
Alexis Pantelides
A CYPRIOT businessman is suing the investigation department of the Russian Interior Ministry, after he was illegally detained and .
No end to bus strike
THE BUS strike continued for a third day yesterday with drivers warning that if government and companies did not work out their differences, they would escalate measures. Bus drivers who have .
Parties squabble in wake of ‘Downergate’
Author:
Poly Pantelides
AFTER turning against UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer accusing him of hampering the Cyprus negotiations, parties yesterday .
Our View: Big fuss over Downer comments came to nothing
IN THE END, the wiser heads prevailed and the legislature did not declare the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor Alexander Downer persona non grata. Instead a lukewarm resolution censuring Downer .
Psychic warned Skordelli rival her life might be in danger
Author:
Alexis Pantelides
MURDER suspect Elena Skordelli was so envious of Sigma channel colleague Elita Michaelidou that the psychic she was visiting .