Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci may not make the run-off in April elections for the leadership of his community while the outcome could spell danger for the Cyprus peace process. Analysts argued the 26 April election is of vital importance for the future of the Turkish Cypriot community and stalled peace talks as the election
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Cyprus health authorities said on Sunday a man who arrived from China showing signs of the coronavirus did not contract the illness. A statement by the Mediterranean island’s Ministry of Health said: “According to information received from the Greek Ministry of Health, the results of four samples of a suspected case of coronavirus were negative.”
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The Department of Lands & Surveys is the recipient of a lot of information regarding sales and other matters relating to real estate. Since the publication of the basic statistics a few years ago, little attempt has been made to expand on the information received, with the main information given being on the number of
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With Cyprus banks holding record liquidity the system has come under fire from various stakeholders in the economy for keeping a tight lid on loans to new businesses and for mortgages. But some economists refute arguments that bankers are deliberately not injecting money back into the economy. Analysts say that banks are doing their best to
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The possibility of Cyprus confirming its first suspected case of coronavirus is very low, said health officials on Saturday. During a press conference on the suspected coronavirus case, medical experts assured that the Chinese man held in quarantine at Nicosia General Hospital is in good health and gave no indications of fever on Saturday. Tests
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As Cyprus remains permanently undecided on how to replace the short-term gains from selling passports, nobody seems to care about investing in the next generation of talent, either locals or attracting young ‘knowledge generation’ professionals from other countries. Over the years, administrations past and present, have pompously declared transforming the island into a ‘regional centre’
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Maybe the worst thing about Brexit is having to indulge Nigel Farage his hour of isolationist glory as he sticks two fingers up at the European institutions the UK has broken away from. Across Europe, it does feel like the end of days. A country that sacrificed so much to save Europe from tyranny by
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Cyprus health authorities said on Friday it was treating its first suspected case of the coronavirus after a Chinese man developed tell-tale symptoms on returning to the island from China. The Ministry of Health statement said: “A Chinese citizen residing in Cyprus who had visited China in the past few days presented symptoms similar to
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The first 93 graduates from the Mediterranean Maritime Academy are already placed on ships or on their way to joining the merchant navy, with the Limassol-based school preparing a further 304 cadets ready to sail to new careers. Academy Captain Yiorgos Vlachos told the Financial Mirror: “The shipping community should give an opportunity to these
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A 42-year-old Ukrainian national was remanded in Cyprus police custody for seven days on suspicion of financial fraud for allegedly scamming $92 mln from a Cypriot company. The man was arrested on a European warrant in Budapest on 17 January and was subsequently extradited to Cyprus to face justice. The man is accused of committing
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