By Nikolas Ioannou The Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, originated in China at the end of 2019 and it has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of a respiratory illness,
Any social or cultural event that takes place in Cyprus attracts with it benefits for the town/location where it is organised. This is especially important for the seaside towns which attract a
In a clumsy, roughshod fashion the government decided to close four crossing points on the premise it could more effectively monitor coronavirus from areas beyond its control. The decision seemed hurried, knee-jerk
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
By Ivanka Pittelkau As the coronavirus is spreading across the world, its consequences on the economy are turning investors to safe-haven assets. What started in January as a local issue in Wuhan, China
By Nikolas Ioannou Rent Control measures have been applied around the world for many centuries as a part of housing policies to tackle the issue of affordable housing. The basic form of
When officials tell you not to panic about the coronavirus outbreak the fear begins to start in your toes and work its up into a frenzy until every sniffle and cough is
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,
Cyprus rolled out a shiny new healthcare delivery service to improve the standard of treatment on every level and, hopefully, rid disparities between the haves and the have nots in medicine. Under
Notwithstanding that 40% of Cyprus is covered with trees and bushes it has a long way to go in upgrading the environmental requirements. To this end, the recent announcement by the Minister
