Archive for 2014
Arrested Paphos mayor confesses
Hours after his wife’s arrest, arrested Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas on Friday evening allegedly confessed to bribery in connection with the coastal town’s sewage board scandal. Police sources also said the mayor implicated two current MPs and three municipal councilors, …
Greece and Turkey agree that talks in Cyprus should resume soon
The Prime Ministers of Greece and Turkey have stated clearly, after high level talks in Athens, that they feel confident that talks between the two communities in Cyprus will resume shortly.
The talks were suspended last month by the President …
EU Commission urges Turkey to refrain from provocative action over Cypriot EEZ
A European Commission letter, sent to the President of the Famagusta Association UK on behalf of Jean Claude Juncker, reiterates the 2014 Progress Report’s call on Turkey “to avoid any kind of threat, source of friction or provocative action that …
Typhoon churns across Philippines, more than 1 million flee
A powerful typhoon ploughed through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that toppled trees and power poles and cut off communications with areas where thousands were killed by a massive storm just over a year ago.
More than …
Premiership Round Up
Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season ended with a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United on Saturday when Papiss Cisse struck twice to stun the Premier League leaders at St James’ Park.
Champions Manchester City took full advantage of Chelsea’s …
New hotels to open in Larnaca in 2015
The popularity of Larnaca as a tourist destination is prompting the opening of five new hotels in 2015. The hotels are a mixture of new establishments and reinstated and adapted buildings, spread out across the town. The Ciao Stelio hotel …
Enfield residents urged to back gas safety proposals
Enfield Council is urging residents to back a campaign which wants to give social landlords extra powers to make sure gas appliances in the properties they own are safe.
Gas Access wants the law to be changed so that social …
Favoritism and political connections undermine democracy in Cyprus, report suggests
In the absence of lobbying regulation in Cyprus, the common practice of interest groups trying to influence public decision-making processes is especially worrisome given that it is opaque, taking place mostly through informal meetings and at social events – away …
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots celebrate restoration of mosque
Conservation work at the first mosque that was chosen to be restored as part of the mission of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, was completed at Denia village and during a ceremony on Friday, parties said united, they will …
Cyprus ranks 64th in doing business
Cyprus has been ranked 64th out of 189 countries in the World Bank’s 2015 Doing Business Report, presented Friday by the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA). The annual Doing Business report measures the regulations that enhance business activity and those …
