Archive for 2018

Savvas Perdios appointed as first Deputy Minister for Tourism in Cyprus 

Savvas Perdios will be the first Deputy Minister for Tourism.

In a written statement, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou says that the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades announces the appointment of Savvas Perdios as Deputy Minister for Tourism.

The official …

Hermes Airports Cyprus acquires international recognition for efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 

Hermes Airports, which manages and controls the two International Airports of the Republic of Cyprus, Larnaka and Paphos, has acquired the Level 3 of the ACA Certification for the reduction of its carbon dioxide emissions, just one year after the …

Cypriot State organisation suggests housing homeless people in prefabs

The government can buy prefabricated homes in order to house homeless people on state land, Cyprus Land Development Corporation (KOAG) president Andreas Frangos suggested. Talking to Phileftheros, Frangos said that KOAG found companies abroad who sell prefabricated houses for as …

UK Cypriot Tonia Buxton on Good Morning TV tomorrow morning

If you are about bright & early tomorrow you can catch Tonia Buxton debating Thank you letters on Good Morning Britain 7.40am…

President of the Republic of Cyprus wishes that a fruitful dialogue yields results, says mutual respect needed to achieve peace 

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has expressed the wish that a fruitful dialogue would lead to a solution that would allow, through stability and lasting peace, a prosperous future for Cyprus, noting that if we want lasting …

““The time has come for everyone to take a stand in Cyprus: Federation or partition?”

“The time has come for everyone to take a stand: Federation or partition?”
Interview with Toumazos Tsielepis, International Law expert, Head of the Cyprus Problem Bureau of AKEL and member of the Secretariat and Political Bureau of the C.C. of …

The Cypriot President continues the demonization

Nicosia President Anastasiades could have reacted thoughtfully, rejecting as unsubstantiated the Turkish Cypriot leader’s allegations that he is seeking to transform the Turkish Cypriots into a minority.

Instead of doing that, he has sought to once again demonize the one …

Women underrepresented in Cypriot politics; wage gap remains – Gender Equality Commission

Women are underrepresented in Cypriot politics, while the wage gap between men and women remains, an annual report submitted to the President by Commissioner for Gender Equality Iosifina Antoniou found.

According to the report, out of 16 House Committees only …

Cyprus police airlift man US merchant ship plucks from sea

Cyprus authorities say a police helicopter has airlifted a man that a U.S.-flagged merchant ship plucked from stormy seas off the east Mediterranean island’s southeastern tip.

Cyprus’ Joint Rescue Coordination Center said the vessel, Safmarine Nimba, had notified Cypriot authorities …

Tonight to be the coldest night of the winter in Cyprus, Met office says

Tonight Thursday  is expected to be the coldest night of the winter in Cyprus,  with temperatures reaching 2 degrees below zero in some parts. Director of Meteorological Service Kleanthis Nicolaides told CNA.

“It’s the first time, since October 1, when …