Новости за 27.03.2018

Cyprus is one of nine EU countries that have refused so far to expel Russian diplomats in the wake of Moscow’s suspected involvement in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in England. British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that 25 countries around the world, and Nato, had now moved […]

Hundreds of litres of petroleum ended up in Limassol port on Monday, damaging four vessels of the port police. The incident occurred while oil was being transported between two barges via two pipelines which were not properly connected. Only after several hundred litres leaked into the sea did the spill become apparent and the operation […]

Political party reaction to the Varna summit was mixed on Tuesday with the two main parties, ruling Disy and opposition Akel, welcoming the statements on Cyprus by EU leaders. Disy said the EU had shown solidarity with Cyprus over Turkey’s violation of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “The European Union has sent a clear message […]

Beer maker Heineken said on Tuesday it had withdrawn an ad for a calorie-light beer after musician Chance the Rapper called the commercial “terribly racist.” In the latest example of a company misjudging its marketing, Heineken said it was pulling the video ad for Heineken Light from all global markets. “While we feel the ad […]

Australia captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft are being sent home from the South Africa tour in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that has shaken the sport but coach Darren Lehmann was not involved, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday. The sanction against the trio was announced by Cricket Australia chief […]

Cyprus’ justice system requires reform ranging from improving court infrastructure to improving internal processes, recommendations prepared by Ireland’s institute of public administration (IPA) said on Tuesday. Presenting key findings of their report at the Supreme Court, the experts proposed that Nicosia district court buildings be improved as soon as possible and the safety of all […]

Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, the largest party in parliament after this month’s election, should try to form a government with its far-right rivals the League, two of its senior politicians said on Tuesday. The election produced a hung parliament and 5-Star has said it is willing to talk to all parties in parliament to try […]

Humanitarian aid to Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the north could start to be sent anew within two weeks, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Photis Photiou said on Tuesday. Photiou said that he had contacted Unficyp about the matter and Unficyp had then contacted the ‘authorities’ in the north, who confirmed to them that it could […]

A large fire broke out at the Kotsiatis landfill at approximately 4:30pm, Cyprus Fire Service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Tuesday. He added that the fire is contained to the area, and no homes are in danger, but dark smoke was visible from the motorway. Kettis said two fire engines went to the scene, along […]

A British supporter of Islamic State who tried to recruit over 100 children into an “army” of jihadists to carry out a wave of attacks across London was jailed for a minimum of 25 years, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Umar Haque, 25, showed the children beheading videos and other violent militant propaganda, forced them […]

The shortage of qualified workers in the booming tourism sector must be addressed immediately, industry stakeholders said on Tuesday. During a brainstorming session at the House commerce committee, hoteliers proposed the government relax regulations governing the hiring of foreign college students for the upcoming summer season. Under current regulations, foreign students are permitted to work […]

An 18-year-old boy is in critical condition at Nicosia General after his motorcycle was hit by a car in Paphos on Tuesday. Police said the teen was turning right on Evropis Avenue at approximately 1:30pm when the car coming from the opposite direction hit him at the traffic lights near the Stelios Kyriakides stadium. The […]

Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday downgraded the baseline credit assessment of the state-owned Cyprus Cooperative Bank to ‘ca’ from ‘caa2,’ citing a shortfall in provisions rendering a capital increase necessary. It also placed the bank’s ‘Caa2’ long-term, local and foreign currency deposit ratings on review “with direction uncertain,” Moody’s said in an emailed statement. It […]

A question about citizenship status will be included on the 2020 Census to help enforce the Voting Rights Act, federal officials said on Monday, but California sued to block the move arguing that it would discourage immigrants from participating. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross decided to add the question to the count after a Department of Justice request […]

Bishop Isaias of Tamassos said on Tuesday he will bring the case of a priest reinstated after being found guilty and serving prison time for the sexual harassment of his foster child back to the Holy Synod, after the now grown woman was found dead in her home last week. The case was brought to […]

The first criminal case involving a co-operative bank was referred to trial on Tuesday with the first hearing scheduled for April 26. The indictments in the case were filed with Nicosia district court in December 2017. The criminal trial revolves around charges of fraudulent granting of loans at the Strovolos Co-op worth around €3.6m. The […]

Julian Assange was called a “miserable little worm” on Tuesday by a British foreign affairs minister who said the WikiLeaks founder should leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London and give himself up to British justice. Assange has been living inside the embassy since June 2012, when he entered the building to avoid extradition to Sweden […]

By Stelios Orphanides The decision of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank last week to speed up developments and invite investor interest to buy the lender or part of its assets, was triggered by the need to further increase provision for loan impairments, which the lender did not have the capacity to absorb, a senior manager said. […]

The Cyprus football association (CFA) elected its new chairman on Tuesday, promoting Giorgos Koumas to leadership. In his first speech in the new position, he said he would submit a proposal to the board that outlines reducing fines football clubs are required to pay by 20 per cent. The fines were imposed by the CFA’s […]

The Turkish Cypriot United Cyprus Party (BKP) is calling for measures to be taken over the expansion of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the north after it opened a new office in Lefka. According to Kibris newspaper, BKP leader Izzet Izcan said the intensive expansion of the AKP party in the ‘TRNC’ […]

By Bejay Browne PAPHOS is mourning the death of Makis Antonopoulos, a prolific Greek writer, poet, philosopher and director who died unexpectedly on Monday in Greece while on a short promotion tour for his latest book. It is believed that he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest and his funeral was due to take place in […]

Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou on Tuesday welcomed the decisions taken during a meeting at the interior ministry aimed at clamping down on beach illegalities. She said the decisions were a step in the right direction. One of the decisions taken was appointing inspectors to monitor and report unauthorised activities by local authorities and others. Interior […]

GreenCyprusCom, a non-profit organisation, has planted 2,000 trees along the coastline of Paphos. An announcement on Tuesday said the organisation had over the weekend, completed another major tree-planting event and planted trees along the scenic coastline of ‘Petra tou Romiou’ (Aphrodite’s Rock). In 2017 overall, 2,000 trees were planted within the framework of a campaign […]

President Vladimir Putin flew to the scene of a deadly shopping mall fire in Siberia that killed 64 people and promised angry residents on Tuesday that those responsible for what he called criminal negligence would be harshly punished. The fire, at the Winter Cherry mall in the city of Kemerovo, killed 41 children, according to […]

Players who switch clubs during the course of a season will be allowed to play for both in the Champions League under new rules announced by UEFA on Tuesday. The European global body said in a statement that it would also allow teams to use a fourth substitute in extra-time during Champions League and Europa […]