Новости за 18.02.2020

Only two football stadiums in Cyprus meet all specifications and it would take more than €40m to improve the rest, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a broad meeting chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades that looked into the poor condition of the island’s stadiums. “Only...

Despite government misgivings, lawmakers said on Tuesday they are pressing ahead with drafting a new scheme for people in arrears with their social insurance contributions. The aim of the legislative proposal, said MP Andreas Fakondis (Akel), is to assist individuals who were unable to benefit from the current scheme that...

Police on Tuesday issued a missing person bulletin for 48-year-old Nguyen Thi Chung who has been missing from her place of residence in Nicosia since February 10. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should contact Nicosia CID on 22802222, or their nearest police station, or the public hotline 1460.  ...

Main opposition Akel on Tuesday accused the government of selectively leaking documents about the failed talks in Crans-Montana in July 2017 rather than provide answers about what really happened. The latest volley is part of an ongoing spat between the government and Akel, which has repeatedly accused President Nicos Anastasiades...

It’s been almost four months since the Cypriot Little Prince production opened at Nicosia’s Theatro Ena and performances continue to be sold out. Having charmed the local audience, the play will continue on stage until the end of March. The Little Prince, a globally beloved tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry...

With the completion of the architectural competition, the results of which were recently presented to the Droushia community, a major step towards the creation of the Akamas national forest park has been taken, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. The contracts with the winning architects are expected to be signed...

French dairy and crop farmer Jean-Claude Pette relies on European Union subsidies to keep his 200-hectare farm afloat. But he worries support could be cut as governments seek ways to plug a budget hole left by Britain’s departure from the bloc. Pette receives 58,000 euros in subsidies annually, more than...

On one side the traditional ‘Cyprus bashing’; and on the other side the no less tradtiional ‘pointing fingers’… Can you imagine a criminal in court saying for his defence “hey, judge, shut up, I’m not the only one involved in criminal activities!” The difference between this country and the UK,...

“We are in the middle of a storm,” Justice Minister George Savvides said on Tuesday after a report that the Spanish police has given Uefa information that could prove that Cyprus’ 2018 football League and Cup were fixed was published on Monday on Spanish news website El Confidencial. According to...

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Elfyn Evans has scored his first victory with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team following a dominant performance at Rally Sweden in just his second event behind the wheel of the Toyota Yaris WRC. Joining him on the podium was 19-year-old rookie sensation Kalle Rovanperä, who came out on...

A former journalist at state broadcaster CyBC diagnosed with encephalitis caused by the environment at her workplace in 2007 called on the state on Tuesday to respect her human rights and compensate her for the medical expenses she has had pay for her treatment. Evdokia Loizou has sued the state...

By Helen Ratcliffe Cyprus Morris held its first meeting in November 2008. It’s the only Morris team on the island but now its future is under threat due to old age and low membership. “We’re mainly made up of a retired expat community,” said Squire of the group Graham Spencer...

A humanoid figure dressed as a maid holds a jug in its right hand and, as hidden gears click and whirr, lifts it and pours wine into a cup a bystander has placed into the palm of its left. The robot is a recreation of the automatic servant of Philon,...

Originally, there was one, and that was Georgie. Cue the Georgie’s Mummy blog. Nine years on, young mum Eleni Antoniou now has three boys, and has just launched a riveting new podcast: Mamma Mu. It began in 2011 when having quit work to start a family Eleni combined her two...

A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled to acquit businessman Osman Kavala and eight other defendants over their alleged role in Gezi Park protests in 2013, in a case that had drawn strong criticism from Western allies and human rights groups. Applause erupted in the courtroom and some people cried in...

The health ministry will use the Sek union holiday village in Kannavia only as a quarantine facility for people with no symptoms of the coronavirus, it announced on Tuesday after a backlash over the plan. The statement came in response to reactions from residents of Kannavia who protested against the...

I haven’t yet found this new pricelist. I have the GHS-PHARMACEUTICAL-PRODUCTS-CATALOGUE-20190528 spreadsheet which seems to no longer be available (I recollect it as being with the annual reports on the Greek version of the website) but philenews re-published it as farmaka.pdf for which one may search. The Single Price List...

Fulfilling its promise for a great network and great value, Epic upgrades its mobile telephony plans by increasing the inclusive data at no additional cost to its subscribers. Recognizing the importance of mobile internet in every moment of our daily lives, Epic has increased the inclusive on specific mobile telephony...

A man suspected of shooting up a café in Ayia Napa at the weekend was remanded for eight days by the Larnaca district court on Tuesday, insisting on his innocence. The 38-year-old Greek-Cypriot appeared in court under heavy police presence and in a bullet-proof vest. The judge was reportedly told...

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal tabled by the justice ministry to allocate a section of the court of appeals to hear cases against rulings of first instance from the family court. Until now such appeals were heard by the family court of second instance. The ministry said the...

Tukey is taking advantage of worsening relations between Russia and Nato to increase its influence in the eastern Mediterranean and most other countries have failed to react, President Nicos Anastasiades said in an interview with Bloomberg publish on Tuesday. “Turkey feels unrestrained given US efforts to keep the country in the western alliance,”...

European Union finance ministers added Panama, the Seychelles, the Cayman Islands and Palau to the EU’s blacklist of tax havens, while giving Turkey more time to avoid being listed, an EU document said on Tuesday. The list, which was set up in 2017 after revelations of widespread tax evasion and...

The cabinet on Tuesday approved the automatic recognition of recognised EU law degrees but this does not affect the powers of the Cyprus Legal Council to still approve any university it deems fit, it said. The Legal Council has a list of universities across the EU, and the US whose...

By Preston Wilder A 1953 essay by Isaiah Berlin, citing the ancient Greek poet Archilochus, divides the world into foxes and hedgehogs: foxes are good at many different things, hedgehogs are driven by one big thing. Parasite, the surprise – not to say shock – winner of Best Picture at...