Eleven years ago, Demetra Kalogerou set out to lead a small and unknown regulatory agency in the corner of Europe. By the time her tenure at CySEC was up a year ago, she had helped reshape the entire industry with her dynamic leadership style. In this interview, she talks about the lessons of the crisis
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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola expressed the institution’s clear position for the return of Varosha so its lawful Greek Cypriot inhabitants can go home. Following a meeting with House speaker Annita Demetriou on Friday, Metsola underlined the European Parliament’s solidarity with Cyprus and urged for talks to resume promptly. Metsola said the EP “has repeatedly condemned the fact
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Members of the European Parliament, main opposition AKEL’s George Georgiou and Niyazi Kizilyurek, have demanded that authorities in the Turkish occupied north of the island release a peace activist arrested on suspicion of spying on the Turkish army. Greek Cypriot pro-reunification activist, Andreas Soutzis, was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of espionage after authorities
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A 47-year-old man who sexually abused an underaged child has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after the Limassol Criminal Court found him guilty on all charges. The court proceedings were held behind closed doors, with the accused found guilty of the offences of sexually abusing and corrupting a young woman under the age
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Cyprus reported one coronavirus death during the past week on Friday, a 92 year old woman, while hospitalisations remained almost unchanged at 44, up two from last week. Critical cases dropped from ten to five, and one intubated patient, two fewer than last week, prompting the government’s health advisors to proceed with the fourth vaccine
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Authorities will roll out a second booster shot against COVID-19 next week for everyone over 30 with updated vaccines, covering Omicron, said the Health Ministry Friday. The rollout will be launched once the recommendations of the Vaccination Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Health are approved by the cabinet next week. In comments to the
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Food prices have surged 65% worldwide since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and by 12% this year alone, according to data from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation. With the Food Prices Index at its highest-ever level, buying even basic groceries has become an issue for households around the world. However, swelling food
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A public probe into whether excessive force was used at an anti-corruption protest last year has concluded that two police officers should face criminal prosecution, while several more must be disciplined. The Attorney General commissioned the inquiry by the independent police complaints authority after police used a water cannon and pepper spray in clashes with
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Total registrations of motor vehicles reached 2,484 in August 2022, recording an increase of 8.1% from 2,298 a year ago, according to the Statistical Service. Passenger saloon car sales rose by a 12.4% margin to 2,018, from 1,796 in August 2021. However, registrations in August were down 17% from the previous month, when 2,988 sales
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The island’s tech boom with the relocation of companies is still going strong as authorities welcome new addition, DataArt, a US enterprise software development firm. DataArt is creating a base in the capital, Nicosia, casting a vote of confidence in Cyprus. Headquartered in New York City with over 6000 employees worldwide, DataArt is onboarding more
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