President Nicos Anastasiades has arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly amid increased security concerns after 29 people were injured in an explosion in Manhattan. The president focuses on four priorities, said Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides. Meeting with the five Permanent Members of […]
Continue Reading ...EU leaders closed ranks against the UK during the Bratislava summit in Slovakia on September 16th, saying that: “although one country has decided to leave, the EU remains indispensable for the rest of us.” The Pound Sterling closed at 1.3002 per USD at the end of […]
Continue Reading ...The dead, bloated body of a man wrapped in plastic bags and duct tape found on a beach in Larnaca appears to be a 36-year-old Bulgarian national who has been missing since September 10th, a police spokeswoman told CyprusNewsReport.com. Whether he was murdered or not […]
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Update: body was identified as 36-year-old Bulgarian national, said police. Police have no clues about the identity of a bloated, dead body wrapped in plastic bags and duct tape that was found between Mazotos and Alaminos villages in Larnaca, not far from Zygi. The autopsy […]
Continue Reading ...President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have agreed to meet with the UN Secretary-general in New York on September 25th, they said in a joint statement on September 14th. Their full statement is below: “Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akınci, and […]
Continue Reading ...The Cabinet has approved three million Euros in aid to the families of those killed in Helios Airlines Flight 522 crash in August, 2005. There were 103 Cypriots and 12 Greek nationals on board the doomed flight. Criticism was heaped on the government after the recipients of […]
Continue Reading ...The government’s plan is to spend no more than its revenue in 2017, says Finance Minister Haris Georgiades. The budget for the year confirms and supports the island’s economic recovery, he adds. There is significant tax relief for households and businesses, said the minister. The […]
Continue Reading ...Italian energy giant ENI is committed to Cyprus and plans new tenders for energy cooperation, said Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni after meeting with FM Ioannis Kasoulides on September 12th. “The proximity of these natural gas discoveries is very interesting and could be translated in […]
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Six anti-police-corruption bills are on their way to the House of Representatives, said Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou after meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades. The police are keen to keep corruption investigations within the force, so a new internal affairs department is a major part of […]
Continue Reading ...The facts: Powerful explosion occurred at 8:30 pm New York time. 29 injured, one seriously. NYPD say it is too early to confirm the cause. Explosion was intentional. World leaders gather for UN summit in New York at same time. The New York Police Department […]
Continue Reading ...Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said he is investigating Miltiades Neofytou’s construction company in the wake of testimony in a court case between Neophytou and ex-president Demetris Christofias. The investigation focuses on a change of zoning laws in Chalepianes, Nicosia. The zoning laws benefited communist party AKEL by increasing the […]
Continue Reading ...Cyprus legal services blocked from arresting ex-Laiki senior management after arbitration court ruling. Greek investors are suing Cyprus for 1.2 billion Euros in a case involving Marfin Laiki Bank in the World Bank’s arbitration court. The case involves the senior management, namely Vgenopoulos, Bouloutas, Fonou, Kouni and Mageira […]
Continue Reading ...The European Union can be a driving force for unification in Cyprus, says European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in his state of the union speech. He supports the negotiations between the island’s leaders, adds Juncker. In the wake of the Brexit shock, Juncker is under […]
Continue Reading ...So far this week, inflation and economic expectations are flat in the UK, triggering fears over negative consequences from the Brexit vote in June. The Pound Sterling fell from 1.3334 to 1.3174 versus the US Dollar. “Sterling was exposed to sharp losses on Tuesday following August’s […]
Continue Reading ...Semi-govt employees fall from 8000 persons in 2013 to 6000 in 2016. Employment trends are shifting from semi-government to central government in the public sector, according to the latest official statistics. The total number of employees in the public sector increased by 417 people to 64,734 […]
Continue Reading ...During his 78-month world travels, author Nicos Hadjicostis journeyed as far inside himself as he did around the planet. His book, ‘Destination Earth’ takes us through many lands, not the least of which are his inner philosophical and emotional travels. During his long voyages in solitude and […]
Continue Reading ...Kyriakos Syllouris, the 21-year-old son of House Speaker Demetris Syllouris, has been found guilty of manslaughter in a Nicosia 2013 road fatality. K. Syllouris was just 18 when the accident happened, and tested negative for alcohol. At 3:15 am on September 21st, 2013, Petros Sebastianos Karapateas, […]
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