Editorial - Page 21

COVID19: Keeping children educated and safe at home

The Ministry of Education needs to raise its game by a notch because although the distance learning system is gradually starting to take shape, we still have a long way to go

5th April 2020

Editorial/Life & Society

SMEs will foot the bill, again!

It’s the 2012-13 banking collapse and financial crisis all over again. Only this time around, despite grandiose announcements of financial aid, it is obvious that the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will

29th March 2020

Business/Editorial

Are there strings attached to China aid?

China has embarked on a global goodwill campaign, by providing aid in an attempt to win over the hearts of millions of people affected by and suffering from the fallout of the

21st March 2020

Editorial/World

Health crisis shows need for digital society

Throughout the week, as the panic picked up momentum over the worldwide spread of COVID-19 and its potential impact on Cyprus, health warnings prompted public services to limit their physical interaction. Venues

15th March 2020

Business/Editorial

Time to get gender-serious

It’s Women’s Day once again, when everybody hops on the equality bandwagon, adding a tag of their choosing to “gender-” to show the general public that they care about inequality issues. President

7th March 2020

Comment/Editorial/Life & Society

Why closing the crossings started in Varosha

The offer by President Nicos Anastasiades to provide the presidential retreat at Troodos and some government houses, as a recuperation centre for coronavirus patients, although gracious, is misguided. For the umpteenth time,

29th February 2020

Comment/Editorial

Analogue banks blind to fintech revolution

Retail high-street banks in Cyprus seem to be struggling with the aftermath of the 2012-13 fallout, cautious of taking risks and sitting on bundles of cash with little direction of what to

22nd February 2020

Business/Comment/Editorial

Don’t shoot the messenger

One wonders if the way the postal service is run, whether it is intentionally being driven into the ground to sell it off to the lowest bidder as rumours wildly suggest. There

16th February 2020

Business/Comment/Editorial

Own goals from bad decisions

Two extraordinary meetings held at the Presidential Palace this week highlighted once again the meddling of political parties in matters of national importance. Protecting football and halloumi have deteriorated so badly that

8th February 2020

Comment/Editorial

Investing in talent is the future, not passports

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

1st February 2020

Business/Comment/Editorial