Former government spokesman Marios Pelekanos has announced his candidacy for the position of vice-president of Disy. His candidacy follows the ones by Disy’s MPs, Fotini Tsiridou and Savia Orphanidou for the three positions of vice presidents ahead of party elections in May. In a Monday morning post on his personal… Cyprus Mail …
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday he would not engage in a blame game over the Cyprus problem, reiterating his view that the EU’s involvement would go a long way in finding a solution. He was responding to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s comments that rejected the idea, saying the… Cyprus Mail …
A call centre for any and all queries relating to benefits will go operational this week, the Social Insurance Services announced on Monday. A statement said the call centre was being set up “to comply with the principle of transparency and information, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU)… Cyprus Mail …
In the race to go green, the public could end up facing long-term debt and restrictions on their freedom of movement By Jean Christou From Wednesday Cyprus will have a new government, one that many might think will bring about the change they voted for, or one they hope will… Cyprus Mail …
Turkish lawyers are seemingly being blocked from accessing records on the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, the hotel that collapsed during an earthquake earlier this month killing 35 Turkish Cypriots, reports from the north said on Tuesday. According to the head of the bar association in Adiyaman, Bilal Dogan, a “confidentiality”… Cyprus Mail …
Labour unions and politicians on Thursday in the north have decried a proposed year-long ‘government’ tax amounting to salary cuts across the ‘public’ and private sector for earthquake support to Turkey. In an announcement nine unions in the north, KTOEOS, KTOS, Basin-Sen, Koop-sen, Dev-Is, Cag-Sen, Maliye-Sen, and Guc-Sen, condemned the… Cyprus Mail …
With 75 per cent of votes counted Nikos Christodoulides had a clear lead, echoing what exit polls had earlier suggested. Christodoulides had secured 51.87 per cent while Andreas Mavroyiannis had 48.13 per cent. In Pera Pedi village, President Nicos Anastasiades’ home village, all 5,358 votes were counted within the first… Cyprus Mail …
The meteorological service has issued a yellow warning for rain and isolated thunderstorms in effect from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm on Monday. Rainfall is likely to reach between 35-50 millimeters per hour at times. Cyprus Mail …
The Public Service Commission has reinstated Veterinary Services Christodoulos Pipis, whom it had suspended amid an investigation into an outbreak of Brucellosis in cattle in a Larnaca livestock farm. A statement released on Thursday on behalf of Pipis said the Public Service Commission, having heard arguments from his attorneys, decided… Cyprus Mail …
Cyprus’ Kurdish community is set to organise a march to the French embassy today. The march comes as a response to Friday’s shooting in Paris which left three dead and another three wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby cafe. The 69-year-old suspect said… Cyprus Mail …