Новости за 29.11.2019

The European Commission has sent a formal notice to Cyprus for failing to follow assessment procedures when it comes to plans for Natura 2000, it was reported on Friday. “The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to Cyprus as it considers that it has generally and persistently, since...

The Akamas National Park will be ready by 2022, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday Kadis said deadlines are tight but they are keeping up with them so far. “We are determined to move on with the plans approved about a year ago by cabinet,” the minister said. “Our...

Dutch national broadcaster NOS said a knife attack in the Hague on Friday did not appear to be a terrorist attack. “At this moment there is no indication of a terrorist motive,” NOS said, citing “varied sources”. Dutch police said three people had been wounded in the stabbing on a...

The transport ministry on Friday announced it has given the contracts for the public transport services for Nicosia, Larnaca, Famagusta and intercity routes to MLKP (Malta Lines and Kapnos Airport Shuttle Ltd) consortium. In a written statement, the ministry said that the contract for the public transport services for the...

The number of people who shop online has grown from 9 per cent in 2008 to 32 per cent in 2018, but Cyprus is still near the bottom of the list of EU online shoppers, with only Bulgaria (21 per cent) and Romania (20 per cent) reporting lower numbers. According...

The population in Cyprus grew 1.4 per cent in 2018, with an estimated 875,900 inhabitants, compared to 864,200 at the end of 2017, the Statistical Service (Cystat) announced on Friday. The report also showed a general ageing of the population. It showed 16.1 per cent of the population was below...

A recycling unit for construction and demolition solid waste was inaugurated on Friday by Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis in Fasoula, Limassol. The unit is considered to be innovative for Cyprus. Addressing the opening ceremony, Kadis said the project sets higher quality standards in the sector of mixed waste management from...

Assistant police chief Andreas Kousioumis was on Friday named as investigating officer by Police Chief Kypros Michaelides to immediately examine ombudswoman Maria Lottides’ findings into the suicide of 15-year-old Stylianos. The teen was found dead by his father at the family farm in the Nicosia district on September 5. Kousioumis...

The supreme court has set aside the conviction of a teacher in connection with sexual abuse of a minor finding that the judge trying the case was affected by testimony that was later withdrawn by the prosecution, it emerged on Friday. The teacher was found guilty and sentenced to 12...

British police shot a man on Friday after a stabbing in the London Bridge area in the centre of the city. A 14-second video clip on Twitter filmed from a high vantage point showed what appeared to be three police officers backing away from a man lying on the pavement....

Akel said Friday certain changes proposed by the government to the Green Line Regulation implementation code essentially turned the buffer zone into a hard border. The changes to the code, which mainly affect third-country nationals, were announced by Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday. Among others, third-country nationals who have...

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has backed his team to come through a busy December without running out of steam. The Merseyside club play nine games in four competitions next month and face Aston Villa in the League Cup on Dec. 17 a day before playing their opening match of the...

The apparent untouchability of government workers is one of the elements that make becoming one in Cyprus such a sought after prize. If those with some responsibility in this incident are held to account will efficiency become the next item under scrutiny? People supporting those who failed in their duties...

Nicosia district court remanded three people on Friday for eight days on suspicion of forging documents and assisting third-country nationals to enter the republic. Three people, aged 47, 24 and 19, were arrested on Thursday while 24 more suspects are wanted in connection with the same case. During investigations, police...

Yet another example of endemic corruption which is there for all to see. Doubtless defenders of the Republic will say that it’s the same elsewhere in order to water down this state of affairs and somehow deflect from what is blatant wrongdoing. Accusations of being anti-Cypriot and that we should...

Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has told associates he plans to resign imminently, the Times of Malta reported on Friday. His decision was brought on by the political and legal crisis brought about by the investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the newspaper reported. Authorities have questioned...

A classic example of consumer hype, in which personal choice to take part fuels the nonsense. I do wonder if people’s lives are so empty, their needs for the purchased goods so desperate that nonsense like this is anything other than simple entertainment to pass the days. Waste your money...

While the government condemned Thursday’s strike by secondary school pupils Akel defended their actions on Friday. Yet again the students protested against four-monthly exams which will be introduced for those currently in the first grade of lyceum. The first exams are expected to take place from December 9 to December...

In producing a book of profiles written over a period of 10 years, THEO PANAYIDES is glad to have something tangible, although he didn’t do it alone What’s it like to publish a book (or have a book published, in this case)? Well, I’d say it’s a bit like building...

Police on Friday arrested a 50-year-old man in connection with manslaughter, after the death of 27-year-old Panayiotis Christophorou in a road crash on the motorway near Limassol. The suspect is expected to be brought before a court on Saturday. He had been hospitalised following the horrific crash and was arrested...

I believe Kenya legally requires any of it’s citizens who assume second citizenship to inform the Kenyan authorities within 3 months of obtaining said passport. I am assuming that was the case here? (although I imagine anyone who bought such a document whilst under investigation for tax irregularities might not...

Commissioner for the development of mountain communities Yiannakis Papadouris has resigned over conflict of interest claims, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday. The president announced Papadouris’ resignation during the presentation of the national strategy for the development of mountain communities. “I want to express my deepest regret because, as he...

Viennese charm blends with the festive spirit will in Nicosia as a Vienna-inspired Christmas concert takes place. The Cyprus Association for children suffering from cancer and related diseases One Dream One Wish, in collaboration with the Austrian Embassy, is organising the concert on December 5 at the Presidential Palace. The...

By Claire Spreadbury As autumn leaves and temperatures fall, our fitness mojo can too. Yep, just as you were becoming a regular at that exercise class, winter strikes. No more summer sculpting in the park – it’s all about donning a fleece as you brave the chill. So, what’s a...

Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said he was not a fan of halloumi, despite consuming enough to last him a lifetime. In an article in Politico on Friday called Juncker Playbook, which he penned on his last working day in office, Juncker commented on all the issues he...