Pessimism as Cordovez talks get under way

By Martin Hellicar DIEGO Cordovez, the UN Secretary-General’s special advisor for Cyprus, arrived on the island yesterday and began contacts aimed at breaking the current

CyBC defiant over World Cup ad blitz

By Charlie Charalambous CYBC CAME out fighting yesterday to dismiss growing criticism over its ad- driven World Cup coverage. “There is a difference of opinion,

Don’t write off Holbrooke yet

By Martin Hellicar THE U.S. has not taken any steps to appoint a possible new presidential envoy for Cyprus, ambassador Kenneth Brill said yesterday. Speaking

Green light for private marinas

THE HOUSE of Representatives has given the green light to the private sector to build and run new marinas on the island. The House Commerce

Larnaca crane dispute is back

By Charlie Charalambous THE CRANE dispute at Larnaca marina, which grounded hundreds of yachts earlier this year, has come back to haunt the CTO following

Crisis at the blood bank

By Andrea Sophocleous THE NICOSIA General Hospital’s Blood Bank is cramped for space, has no specialised doctors and wastes money on buying faulty equipment. These

Bahamas bank gets offshore license

SAFRA Bank (Cyprus), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banco Safra (Bahamas) Ltd of the Bahamas, was yesterday granted a banking business license to operate on an