Новости за 08.10.2017

The U.S. mission to Turkey said on Sunday it was reducing visa services after one of its employees was detained last week, saying it needed to “reassess” Turkey’s commitment to the security of its personnel. Last week, a U.S. consulate employee in Istanbul was arrested on charges of links to a cleric blamed for last […]

Oct 8 (Reuters) – Slovenia and Scotland played out a dramatic 2-2 draw in Ljubljana on Sunday but the result ensured both sides’ World Cup dreams were extinguished as they fell short of making the playoffs. With Slovakia, as expected, beating Malta 3-0, it left the Scots needing to win to seal a playoff spot […]

A policeman serving at the Game Reserve unit is claiming his life is being threatened after he filed a report on his colleagues to say they are colluding with big poachers that illegally sell protected species like songbirds raking in €15million per year. According to a report published on Sunday in Simerini, the head of […]

By Annette Chrysostomou A video clip posted on Facebook recently, showing a drone flying what is described as ‘dangerously close’ to a group of people in Limassol is an example of growing concern over the safety of these increasingly popular unmanned aircrafts. It also shows that users are unaware or ignoring the law governing their […]

Taxi drivers in Nicosia will announce this week a possible strike that will close main roads in the capital in a bid to protest “vindictive” attitudes from the state. In a statement on Sunday, the association of Nicosia taxi drivers said they would make their decision “in the next few days.” The “vindictive” attitude from […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has signalled that she could sack Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a Sunday newspaper said, as she tries to reassert her authority after a series of political disasters. The Sunday Times said it asked May about her plans for Johnson, who has professed loyalty but is accused by some of the […]

THE authorities have finally stepped in to help residents of the misnamed and blighted Paradise Hills, a housing development in Marathounda Paphos, to prevent a repetition of last winter’s heavy flooding caused by a rainwater drainage pipe positioned right above the site. Last winter, tens of thousands of litres of water gushed out of the […]

The Maritime Institute of Eastern Mediterranean (Mar.In.E.M.) is a Cyprus based non-profit organisation founded in 2010 with the objective of promoting research, technology, innovation, sustainability and environmental protection as well as education and training within and for the maritime industry. Mar.In.E.M. is located in Limassol but its activities are not restricted to Cyprus as it […]

By Annette Chrysostomou The Cyprus Maritime Academy was launched by Intercollege under the umbrella of the University of Nicosia in 2016 to encourage more people into the booming shipping industry both onboard and on land as so far few of the 4,500 employees in the Cyprus onshore shipping industry and 55,000 seafarers who are employed […]

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia’s capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue. The protesters rallied in central Barcelona, waving Spanish and Catalan flags and banners saying “Catalonia is Spain” and “Together we […]

Heavy rainfall caused power outages in Paphos on Sunday that electricity authority crews were trying to restore. According to police, electricity was lost in Kissonerga, Tala and Emba at around 10am and was restored at 1pm. Police also advised drivers in Pissouri and Aphrodite’s rock to be particularly careful due to heavy rain in the […]

Far from being something out of science fiction, ships with no people on board could soon become a reality says John Ioannou Imagine shipping is on the cusp of a revolution as great as moving from sail power to steam. Imagine, in a few short years, unmanned ships moving silently across the world’s oceans like […]

British police said on Sunday a man arrested after a car collided with pedestrians in London, injuring 11, had been released under investigation while enquires continued. A 47-year-old was arrested at the scene near London’s Natural History Museum on Saturday on suspicion of dangerous driving. He was treated in hospital before being taken to a […]

President Nicos Anastasiades expressed confidence that an opportunity to solve the Cyprus problem would emerge after next January’s presidential elections. Speaking during an anti-occupation event for Morphou, held in Astromeritis on Sunday, Anastasiades said he was ready to do everything that was humanly possible to succeed in finding a solution. He would first insist, however, “before […]

The number of Greek troops in Cyprus must increase in a bid to counterbalance Turkish military presence, Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos said. In an interview published in Sunday’s Kathimerini newspaper, Sizopoulos said “we must activate the dogma of a unified defence space between Greece and Cyprus.” The party leader expressed the hope that the two Greek F16 fighter […]

The Cyprus problem can be solved following UN procedures but Turkey’s stance is key as to why there has been no solution, retired ambassador Andreas Jacovides told the Harvard Club at the weekend. Speaking at an event organized by the Foreign Policy Association, at Harvard Club, he said: “Turkey aims at making Cyprus its protectorate. […]

A new waste management scandal is brewing, this time over the waste treatment unit in Pentakomo, in the Limassol district, which is slated to open on October 28. Just weeks before it opens no buyer has yet been found for the fuel the waste treatment plant will be producing, and it was only last week […]

With the 11th largest flag in the world, Cyprus has a well developed industry that services companies from around the world reports Andria Kades Located at the crossroads of three continents, Cyprus has historically played a role in the region’s trade, which has been built on in more modern time to create a shipping industry […]

Cyprus’ shipping authorities are primed to capitalise on opportunities and ready to safeguard the industry against negative developments reports Mike Theodoulou THOMAS Kazakos clearly likes facts and figures, which he rattles off at high speed. But he pauses occasionally to put them in context, never losing sight of the bigger picture. This is when the […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his nuclear weapons are a “powerful deterrent” which guarantee North Korea’s sovereignty, state media reported on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said “only one thing will work” in dealing with the isolated country. Trump did not make clear to what he was referring, but his comments […]

Backed by other players in the industry, the Department of Merchant Shipping is a rare example of a government department that is well praised from all sides reports Andria Kades Contrary to the bad name most government services Cyprus have of being slow, inefficient and bureaucracy laden, the department of merchant shipping (DMS) is, according […]

An 18-year-old was arrested early on Sunday morning in Nicosia, after caught driving a stolen car. According to police, he was stopped while driving and after a background check, officers ound the vehicle had been reported as stolen. The young man was arrested on the spot and admitted to stealing the car in a statement to […]

Lewis Hamilton moved within reach of a fourth Formula One world championship on Sunday after winning a Japanese Grand Prix that saw Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel retire with engine problems. The Mercedes driver crossed the line 1.2 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, after picking up vibrations on his tyres in the dying […]

Hurricane Nate slammed into the Mississippi coast on Sunday with destructive winds and torrential rains that flooded streets and highways throughout the region as the fast-moving Category 1 storm made landfall. The fourth major storm to strike the United States in less than two months, Nate killed at least 30 people in Central America before […]

As fragile optimism begins to regain ground in the shipping industry Cyprus is well placed to take advantage says George Iacovou The 15th Maritime Cyprus conference gets underway against the backdrop of another challenging year for the island’s shipmanagement community. Despite the global shipping crisis continuing into its eighth year, Cyprus remains an attractive shipmanagement […]