Archive for 2013
Snowfall recorded all over Cyprus
Bad weather conditions that hit Cyprus this week have caused problems in many areas of the island.
Due to heavy snowfall, many areas remain today cut off. The bad weather has also caused power cuts and forced schools to close.…
Downer continues meetings focusing on Cyprus joint declaration
UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, continues his contacts on the island focusing on the joint declaration that is yet to be agreed by the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides.
Downer, who was received Tuesday …
Foreign Office hopes for a formal Anastasiades-Eroglu meeting “in the near future”
The UK Minister for Europe David Lidington expressed his government’s hope that the President of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot leader can hold a formal meeting in the near future.
Asked by Matthew Offord, Conservative MP for …
Cyprus: Identifications may take 10 more years without extra funds, CMP warns
It will take a minimum of 10 years for the Committee on Missing Persons to complete the task of identifying and returning the remains of missing persons to their families, at the present rate of identifications, Henri Arni, the third …
Ernst & Young issues bleak projections on Cyprus
The Cypriot economy will continue to contract until 2017, according to the December 2013 forecasts issued by the audit firm, E&Y (Ernst & Young), which notes that hope for economic recovery stems from Cyprus’ gas reserves, which are expected to …
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State visits Cyprus
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Amanda Sloat is in Cyprus on a two-day visit.
According to a press release, issued by the US embassy in Nicosia, within the Department of State`s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, DAS Sloat …
Putin announces crackdown on offshore companies in Cyprus
Russian President Vladimir Putin today Thursday announced a set of initiatives to crack down on Russian companies who register and pay taxes in offshore jurisdictions.
Russian companies both small and large have for years registered in countries like Cyprus or
Cyprus says risk of economic collapse averted
Cyprus’s finance minister said on Thursday the risk of economic collapse the island nation faced last March had been averted, and a challenging austerity plan monitored by international lenders was starting to show results.
The country was pulled back from …
Stelios Foundation steps in to help Philippines victims
Barely a month ago Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the Philippines, destroying the lives and livelihoods of men, women and children. While the international community has made superhuman efforts to provide emergency relief in the form of food, water, medicines, tents …
