Новости за 18.09.2015

THE Aradippou municipality has sealed off a water sewer drain, which was repeatedly used to illegally dispose of industrial waste, it announced on Friday. In a written statement, the municipality said that on instructions from mayor Evangelos Evangelides, and following warnings issued to all stakeholders at an earlier meeting in Larnaca, a municipal team sealed […]

By Angelos Anastasiou FINANCE minister Harris Georgiades has asked parliament to engage in revising proposed legislation from 2011 limiting duplicate pensions of state officials, after the bill’s first draft was found at odds with constitutional provisions, it emerged on Friday. In a letter sent to House speaker Yiannakis Omirou, Georgiades recounted that the 2011 law […]

By Annette Chrysostomou RELIEF is on the way for over 12,000 patients who are currently on a long waiting list to use the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the Nicosia General hospital, with many being referred to the private sector. Some patients have been waiting for months for an appointment at the hospital’s MRI department, […]

PUBLIC transport will be free for all on Tuesday, September 22, the ministry of transport announced on Friday. The ministry’s intention is to promote the use of buses within the framework of the European mobility week which lasts from September 16-23. The week-long campaign has established itself as the most important event to promote sustainable […]

By Andria Kades A NEW home has been found for the unemployed and disabled refugee, Michalis Charalambous, who was unceremoniously removed from the estate he lived in, which will cost about €10 a month, the interior ministry said on Friday. In a statement that denies his version of events, the ministry said the eviction at […]

By Angelos Anastasiou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades and British Premier David Cameron had a “very constructive” meeting, in which the Cyprus problem talks, the unfolding refugee crisis, European Union reform, and energy were discussed,  government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said upon exiting 10 Downing Street on Friday. During the meeting, discussion revolved around the talks for a […]

Some 1,000 applications have been filed in nine days and thousands more were expected from people who paid for their property but did not have title deeds either because it was mortgaged by the developer, or the state could not go ahead with the transfer because of outstanding taxes. The law aiming to resolve the […]

By Maria Gregoriou The Home for Cooperation and the Goethe-Institut Cyprus in Nicosia, will be hosting a screenings of the films The Syrian Bride and Westwind on the occasion of the International Day of Peace. The 2004 film Syrian Bride, directed by Eran Rilkis, will be screened at 7pm on Monday. The story deals with […]

By Evie Andreou A 69-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a number of dodgy loans given by the now-defunct Ayia Fyla cooperative bank, was remanded for four days on Friday. The Limassol court also renewed for seven more days the remands of the four suspects who were initially arrested in this case, a 54-year-old contractor, a […]

A TOURIST couple, aged 54 and 49, was arrested on Thursday in connection with possession and distribution of counterfeit banknotes. According to the police, a Paralimni hotel manager reported that the 54 year-old man, who was staying at the hotel with his partner, had paid on two occasions with counterfeit €20 and €50 bills. When […]

By Andria Kadi and Stelios Orphanides GREECE’S Dodoni dairy company, known worldwide mainly for its feta cheese, plans to expand its operations to the island in an attempt to set up a production unit for halloumi and anari, two traditional Cypriot cheese varieties. Send to Kindle

POLICE recorded 274 traffic violations on Thursday and Friday in a clampdown on the Nicosia-Limassol highway and the old road between the two towns. The most popular offence was ignoring road signs, with 84 violations, followed by 50 people who were not wearing a seatbelt. Some other violations included a car that was unregistered since […]

By Bejay Browne X-FACTOR winner Sam Bailey is in Cyprus for a live concerts this weekend. The 2013 contest winner, who impressed the UK judges and audiences with her powerful voice, saw her debut single ‘Skyscraper’ shoot to the top of the charts, making it a Christmas number one. She has since supported celebrity artists […]

Pre-trial motions filed by the lawyers of EDEK MP Fidias Sarikas and AKEL municipal councillor Giorgos Shailis for their role in the Paphos sewerage scandal will be examined by the Paphos Criminal Court on September 24. Both face corruption charges in relation with contracts for the town’s sewerage system, along with tree other defendants, DIKO’s […]

By Iain Rogers Cristiano Ronaldo can overtake Raul as Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer when Granada visit the Bernabeu in La Liga on Saturday and the Portugal captain will have needed fewer than half as many matches to do it. Former Spain striker Raul, now with New York Cosmos, netted 323 goals in 741 appearances […]

People who settled their immovable property tax before parliament approved a higher discount for early payment will be receiving cheques with the balance, a tax official said on Friday. Klelia Papadopoulou said IPT notices were being sent out on Friday, attributing the delay on late deliberations in parliament that led to a higher discount for […]

The new building on Demosthenis Severis Avenue is ready to welcome the organisation’s personnel and clients   The new, modern and multi-functional headquarters of PwC in Nicosia are ready to welcome the organisation’s staff and clients. Situated on Demostheni Severi Avenue, the building serves as the main hub for the operations of the organisation, housing […]

Emirates, the world’s largest operator of the U.S. – built Boeing 777, celebrated the fleet completing over 859,000 flights while logging over 4,720,000 flight hours since its first delivery in 1996. On 3 September, the airline and Boeing marked the 150th Emirates 777 delivery milestone, with a triple delivery of two Boeing 777-300ERs and one […]

Within framework of the Vissi – Hatzigiannis concerts PETROLINA has made a €10,000 donation to the Cyprus Red Cross within the framework of a series of concerts given by Anna Vissi and Michalis Hatzigiannis in Cyprus. PETROLINA’s Public Relations Manager Mrs Georgia Lefkaritis handed the €10,000 cheque to the President of the Cyprus Red Cross, […]

The finance ministry on Friday gave parliament a list with the names of Cyprus-based people and companies with deposits in Switzerland. A copy of the so-called “Lagarde List” was handed over to House President Yiannakis Omirou. Omirou said Parliament asked for the list as an additional safeguard that it would not be altered, as was […]

By Brian Homewood The world players’ union FIFPro said it had launched the biggest challenge to the transfer system since the 1995 Bosman ruling after it lodged a complaint at the European Commission on Friday. In a legal action directed against football’s governing body FIFA, the union claimed that the current transfer system was anti-competitive, […]

The government on Friday launched the licensing procedure for the integrated casino resort. Undersecretary to the president Constantinos Petrides said the selection would be done using specific criteria related to the candidates’ experience and capability to operate such a resort as well as their development plan for Cyprus. “We hope this large development project will […]

By Maria Gregoriou A number of performances and actors will be taking to the stage in the days to come so this is the perfect time to plan a trip to the theatre. Sunday starts off early, at 10.30am, at the Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre in Nicosia where a Theatre for Clowns will be juggling […]

By Stelios Orphanides Tourist arrivals in August rose 5.1 per cent to 392,272 compared to a year before mainly on a strong increase in the number of tourists from the UK which more than offset the drop of Russians visitors, the statistical service said. Send to Kindle

Human remains found during excavations at a military cemetery where a Greek transport aircraft carrying commandos was buried in 1974 were in good condition and were expected to yield genetic material for identification purposes, officials said on Friday. Xenophon Kallis, head of the mission, said experts did not expect to have a problem extracting genetic […]