. We tend to believe that this is a country whose economy is based on the capitalist/free enterprise system. This is not so, and the facts show this. We, as Cyprus are
. It was not long ago, until 1986 to be exact, when we had just a handful of mayors and a few refugee municipalities, all working within their clearly defined territories and
. By Angelos Georgiou I’m sure the phrase ‘Cash Is King’ has been around for quite some time, probably since the time financial institutions gave you a satisfactory interest on your savings.
. We cannot stop wondering if, as a country, we have our head placed correctly on our shoulders. Being isolated islanders, with more than our fair share of attention (be it good
. Governments don’t normally get things right, they are cumbersome, inefficient and secretive when they want to be, therefore we shouldn’t expect too much by the way of explanation. Transparency is the
. One can only wonder how the government machine works in Cyprus when everything comes to a halt caused by a multitude of strikes (state doctors, ports, electricity authority), most of the
. The week started off with our attention turning to a row in a Larnaca parking lot where three Cypriot women were involved in a racist altercation, then northeast Syria went up
. By Makis Georghiou The Greek energy minister has been trying to justify his decision to turn against a Cypriot company that is building the Israel-Cyprus-Greece electricity cable, by delivering several
. It is time (and has been for a long while now) to consider the creation of joint venture companies for real estate investments in Cyprus. The parameters for such investment are
When the island’s two main shipping bodies, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber and Cyprus Union of Shipowners, took advantage of the key Maritime Cyprus conference to announce their merger, the first thing that
