Новости за 15.01.2019

Polemidia mayor Nikos Anastasiou has ordered a disciplinary investigation into municipal secretary Giannaki Kallikas and a municipal traffic warden. According to daily Politis, Kallikas was fined €85 by the traffic warden on August 22 last year after his service vehicle was found parked illegally on the pavement of the Evangelistria main road. The municipal secretary […]

Power outages hit across the island on Tuesday as heavy rains and strong winds caused damage to the electric authority’s (EAC) network. The met office said that the rains and strong winds will persist through Wednesday and that temperatures will drop, before starting to rise by the end of the week. “The strong winds created […]

By William James and Kylie MacLellan British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political upheaval that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave. Parliament voted 432-202 against her deal, the worst parliamentary […]

The vast majority of striking bus drivers at the Paphos bus company (Osypa) have accepted Transport Minister Vasiliki Anastasiadou’s mediation proposal which saw the ministry on Tuesday seek to hire buses to operate in Paphos from Thursday to February 10. After striking for seven days over the non-payment of December wages, Osypa drivers held a […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May urged lawmakers to back her deal on Tuesday, saying it was a historic decision that the country would live with for generations. “The responsibility on each and every one of us at this moment is profound, for this is a historic decision that will set the future of our country […]

Britain could reopen negotiations with the European Union over the terms of its departure from the bloc, opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Tuesday, as he urged lawmakers to reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal. “I say this to our negotiating partners in the EU: If parliament votes down this deal, then re-opening […]

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will be out of action until March after suffering an ankle injury in the weekend’s Premier League defeat by Manchester United, the north London club said on Tuesday. England captain Kane, who is Tottenham’s top scorer with 20 goals in all competitions this season, hobbled away from Wembley on Sunday […]

The Game Fund will release two pelicans on Friday at the Akrotiri salt lake. Before they are released at 11am they will be ringed at the Akrotiri environmental information centre. The two pelicans were found in a weakened state at the beginning of November 2018 in the area of the Akrotiri airport and received the […]

France’s Emmanuel Macron began a national debate on Tuesday meant to calm protests against high living costs, but he may have started on the wrong foot by suggesting some poor people were “screwing” with the system. The president paid a surprise visit to a village in Normandy on his way to what was the first […]

Cyprus must not get complacent with the growth in tourist arrivals in recent years and needs to diversify its product, deputy minister for tourism Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday. He was speaking to reporters following his first meeting with parliamentarians after being appointed to the junior ministry for tourism. Perdios said the island needs to […]

Police found more than €4,000 in cash on 44-year-old Christos Mihail, who was found dead in a car on Monday afternoon in Kato Polemidia in Limassol, but his mobile phone that could provide important clues was nowhere to be found, reports said on Tuesday. Investigations into the premeditated murder of Mihail, who was reportedly working […]

After a decade and a half in power and an economic boom gone sour, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party could lose control of some large cities in local elections on March 31. While Erdogan will continue to hold sweeping executive powers, a weak showing by the AKP would be a symbolic blow and illustrate […]

Most customers, 76.5 per cent, are satisfied with the services provided by the post office, a survey presented on Tuesday revealed. The survey ‘Assessment of customer service levels for the Cyprus Post’ was carried out by the University of Cyprus in July 2018. Some 504 people were interviewed over the phone. Participants were more than […]

The New Year may be long gone for most of us but for the Chinese it’s just around the corner as they mark the changing of the year on February 5. The Cyprus-China Art, Culture and Education Center has three-days of celebrations lined up later in the month to welcome the Chinese Year of the […]

As a pioneer in the real estate and construction industry in Cyprus with an impressive track record of more than 39 years, and with over 300 completed developments under its belt, Aristo Developers announces its first, new development for 2019. Enriching its property portfolio of 35 projects currently under development in the Cyprus property market, […]

The total social cost of illegal substances for 2016 stood at 0.33 per cent of Cyprus’ GDP or €60 million, a study conducted by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority (Nacc) showed. The term social cost refers to the cost imposed on a society as a result of the phenomenon of illegal substance use. This includes […]

Australian Open Women’s Singles matches on Tuesday: 1st Round 1-Simona Halep (ROU) beat Kaia Kanepi (EST) 6-7(2) 6-4 6-2 Sofia Kenin (USA) beat Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 6-3 3-6 7-5 Alize Cornet (FRA) beat Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 6-2 6-2 Venus Williams (USA) beat 25-Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-7(3) 7-6(3) (ROU) 6-2 23-Carla Suarez Navarro beat Clara Burel (FRA) […]

Nestle next month will start to drop plastic straws from its products and is working on biodegradable water bottles in a drive to reduce plastic waste, it said on Tuesday. The steps are part of a campaign launched last year by firms including the Swiss group, the world’s biggest packaged food company, to make all […]

A fire and sustained gunfire sent workers fleeing for their lives at an upscale hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday afternoon, Reuters witnesses said. One man came out covered in blood as students were evacuated from a nearby university building. Four ambulances and a fire truck arrived at the scene as […]

In two of the three criminal cases adjudged in favour of Bank of Cyprus, a fundamental ingredient of justice was not upheld, namely the absence of the appearance of bias, Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Tuesday. The AG finally broke his silence amid a maelstrom raging over his brother’s public allegations that the supreme court […]

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament faces its biggest decision since World War Two on Tuesday: whether to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce deal, a vote that will influence the country’s prosperity for generations to come. The future of the United Kingdom’s March 29 exit from the EU is […]

My Emirates Pass is back, offering visitors exclusive membership discounts to more than 500 locations across the UAE Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has announced the return of My Emirates Pass, an exclusive seasonal pass that turns an Emirates boarding pass into an exclusive membership package, allowing customers to take advantage of fantastic discounts […]

A 26-year-old woman was taken in court on Tuesday for allegedly leaving her 10-year-old daughter wandering unsupervised in central Limassol. She is facing charges of child abandonment. The girl was found by a couple on Monday wandering alone along Franklin Roosevelt Avenue in Limassol. They took the 10-year-old to a police station. The girl reportedly […]

The European University of Cyprus has hosted a workshop titled ‘China’s Growth and Celebrating 40 Years of Reforms’ organised by the Chinese embassy. The importance of both political and economic reforms was highlighted. The workshop reviewed China’s socio-economic development through systematic analysis and the use of theoretical tools. In his speech, the Chinese ambassador, Huang […]

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasiaoglou, 33, was arrested and taken to prison in the north on Tuesday after refusing to pay a fine imposed earlier in January by a military court. A solidarity protest has been announced outside the central prisons in the north at 5pm, when Karapasiaoglou is expected to be transferred to […]