Новости за 15.03.2019

Parliament passed a bill on Friday to create a solidarity fund for depositors and bondholders affected by the bank haircut in 2013. The bill was put forward by the Disy, Diko, and the Solidarity party, and includes two proposed laws. The one proposal concerns the modification and redefinition of the operation, purpose and foundations of […]

Parliament voted down the 2019 budget of state broadcaster CyBC on Friday with 24 votes against the budget and 17 votes approving the funds. The state broadcaster’s budget was voted down by the ruling Disy party, and the Diko party, with the head of Disy, Averof Neophytou saying the channel had begun to broadcast ‘soap […]

The ministry of education and culture on Friday had ‘sports’ and ‘youth’ added to its name to fully reflect its mission, an announcement said. The renaming was approved by the cabinet following a suggestion by the ministry itself so that its mission and the full range of its responsibilities at national and European level can […]

It is hardly surprising that Six Nations organisers are reluctant to see their competition subsumed into a world league as, once again, it is on course todeliver a potentially nail-biting “Super Saturday” last-day decider. Wales, Ireland and England all go into the final weekend with a fighting chance of taking the honours and though bonus points and points difference […]

Greece, the only European country without a proper register of land ownership, is confident it will finally have one in place by 2021 after spending hundreds of millions of euros on a project that began more than 20 years ago. The lack of a complete record of property ownership across the country is a major […]

Napoli, chasing their first European title since Diego Maradona’s team won the old Uefa Cup in 1989, were drawn against Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Friday. Rank outsiders Slavia Prague, who ousted Sevilla in thrilling style on Thursday, were rewarded with a tie against Chelsea, the other English Premier League team in the […]

The Church of Cyprus plans to construct some 200 flats to house students who cannot afford renting places in Limassol, it was announced on Friday. “As part of the excellent co-operation between the Archbishopric and the education ministry we have decided to start building homes for our poor students,” Archbishop Chrysostomos said. The Church primate […]

Famagusta Mayor Alexis Galanos said that a ‘deep state’ exists within the Republic, which does not want a Cyprus solution and has been influencing the Greek Cypriot side’s stance during talks. According to media reports on Friday, Galanos said during a press conference on Thursday to announce a campaign to promote refugees’ rights, that there […]

In Line with its social contribution strategy the Leptos Group of Companies organizes a two-day event entitled “Green Festival Celebration” on 23rd and 24th of March. On Sunday 24th March at 11:30am there will be a Tree Planting Ceremony in the area of                        Coral […]

Attorney-general Costas Clerides said Friday any criticism directed at a committee that investigated the collapse of the co-op bank must be backed by evidence otherwise it would cause harm to the institution and its usefulness. The attorney general’s statement came a day after President Nicos Anastasiades more or less rubbished the findings of the investigation, […]

From Sydney to London, thousands of school students walked out of classes on Friday in a global student strike to protest against government inaction on climate change. “Climate change is worse than Voldemort,” read a handmade sign carried by one student in Wellington, referring to the evil wizard in the hugely popular Harry Potter books and films. “The […]

Germany coach Joachim Loew on Friday called up three newcomers to his squad for this month’s internationals, saying his team overhaul was ongoing after a disappointing 2018. Lukas Klostermann, Niklas Stark and Maximilian Eggestein were included in a 23-man squad for a friendly international against Serbia on March 20 and the Euro 2020 qualifier against […]

Algeria‘s ruling FLN party showed more signs of turning its back on Abdelaziz Bouteflika as new protests against him began on Friday, with one senior party figure saying in an interview overnight the long-serving president was “history now”. Bouteflika has reversed a decision to stand for another term after mass protests against his rule, but […]

Firemen on Friday rescued a man from a trapped vehicle which had overturned when the ground gave way under his car. The car, a Honda HRV, landed upside down, 10 metres below a road near Ayios Ioannis Malountas in the Nicosia district. The vehicle was lifted and turned with the help of a telescopic forklift. […]

A wave of student protests rocked India’s southern state of TamilNadu on Thursday after a number of videos showing sexual assaults on college girls were posted online. Outrage increased after police said the footage was part of wider plot by a group of men to befriend college students on social media, meet them to commit sexual assaults, […]

Limassol driving examiners gathered for two hours outside the road transport department offices on Friday to protest over the lack of staff. In statements outside the offices, the head of the Limassol association of driving school owners Simos Koufallis said the patience of the candidates was exhausted because due to the understaffing they have to […]

On Tuesday 12th March, excavation works began at the site of Cybarco’s ambitious new development on the Limassol Seafront, signifying the next phase of construction for Trilogy. Now a year into construction, Trilogy’s Project Manager, Nick Papandreou, commented on the progress of works on site: “We are on schedule – the start of today’s excavation […]

The Paphos Music Lovers Association has set up events running throughout March called the Third Bach Birthday Festival to celebrate the great German musician and composer. An organ recital, an oboe and piano concert and a harp performance have already passed and another six events are scheduled. These include a fundraising lunch with Master Chef […]

British High Commission – Chief Scientist for Research and Innovation of the Republic of Cyprus – Research Promotion Foundation The British High Commission hosted a visit to London of Cyprus’ newly appointed Chief Scientist Kyriacos Kokkinos on 6-7 March in order to strengthen partnerships between the UK and Cyprus in research and innovation. During the […]

Barcelona will meet Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals following the draw on Friday while Manchester City face Tottenham Hotspur in an all-Premier League clash. Juventus, who ousted Atletico Madrid with the help of a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick on Tuesday, were drawn against Ajax Amsterdam, who are back in the last eight after a […]

Prime Minister Theresa May’s deputy warned lawmakers on Friday that unless they approved herBrexit divorce deal after two crushing defeats then Britain’s exit from the European Union could face a long delay. The United Kingdom’s divorce from the EU has sown chaos through May’s premiership and the Brexit finale is still uncertain with options including a long delay, […]

Paphos police arrested a man for being in possession of a stun baton on Thursday evening. Members of the police force stopped the 24-year-old driver for a routine check in the Kato Paphos area at 10.40pm. When checking the vehicle, they found a stun baton, used for delivering electric shocks. The driver was arrested since […]

There are some restaurants dotted around Larnaca that you won’t stumble across while having a stroll in town, which is more the pity. One such restaurant is Red Pepper; tucked away behind a bank on one of Larnaca’s main roads it has been in operation since 2010. With friends visiting, we decided to try something […]

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said Friday he will be leaving the ministry at the end of the year but not because of the damning findings of a probe into the demise of the Co-op bank, which he said had ignored key facts. “My departure from the finance ministry is not expedited because of this report. […]

The cabinet on Friday approved stricter penalties for certain traffic violations including vehicle seizures for certain offences. Speaking after the meeting, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said the state had exhausted all other means of getting the message through to people regarding road safety but it was time for stricter measures. “There is a need for […]