Analysts say a World Bank report on governance is a black mark against Cyprus which needs to tackle corruption if it is to attract institutional investors. World Bank governance indicators sees Cyprus losing ground on five out of six categories verifying a feeling among Cypriots that there is institutional corrosion. Cyprus has slipped behind on

Two ruling party DISY MPs are campaigning to restore a passenger ferry link between Cyprus and Greece to carry passengers and cargo after an 18-year absence. MPs Nikos Tornaritis and Annita Demetriou have tabled the issue to be discussed in parliament, in a move to exert pressure on the governments of Cyprus and Greece to

Cyprus must prioritize digital transformation and innovation, Chairman of the Hotel Association Haris Loizides, said on the occasion of World Tourism Day, celebrated on 27 September. He said the tourist industry has throughout the years been the backbone of growth in the Cypriot economy. Figures show that tourist arrivals from January-August 2018 recorded an 8%

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou announced Wednesday the 50 bi-communal teams (50 Greek-Cypriots and 50 Turkish-Cypriots), to receive cash prizes of €10,000 each from a total of €500,000 offered. This year, nearly 700 Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots collaborated and submitted their applications for Stelios Bi-Communal Awards 2018, to win one of the 50 cash prizes that are offered

Europe’s highest number of first-time asylum applicants relative to the population have been registered in Cyprus, during the second quarter of 2018, according to Eurostat. The most applications in total numbers were registered in Germany, France and Greece. Compared with the population of each Member State, the highest rate of registered first-time applicants during April-June

A 35-year-old man was remanded for eight days in police custody on Wednesday in connection with the abduction of two 10-year-old boys from their Larnaca primary school. The Greek Cypriot appeared before a Larnaca District Court behind closed doors for a hearing that lasted 15 minutes. The suspect appeared without a lawyer and there was

A chance meeting at the United Nations saw Turkey’s strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands with Nicos Anastasiades the president of a country Ankara does not recognise and has no formal diplomatic relations with. The unusual event happened on Tuesday at the UN general assembly in New York while Erdogan was walking past the Cyprus

The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) is launching an innovative new scheme, dubbed the ‘Sunday Escapes’, offering one-day excursions around the island until June 2019 to encourage local tourism. The series of one-day guided tours begins Sunday 30 September, seeks to introduce Cypriots and Cyprus residents to the hidden wonders of the island. The Sunday Escapes replaces the

President Nicos Anastasiades asked for help from Moscow, to support momentum on a Cyprus peace push, during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. In statements after his meeting with Lavrov, Anastasiades said the discussion focused mainly on the Cyprus problem and the