HARAVGHI: “Scrutinising tenders”. Ministers went through tenders for the installation of electronic equipment at the new Nicosia General Hospital on Tuesday. The missing equipment is seen as the main obstacle to opening the new hospital. Health Minister Andreas Gavrielides and Communications Minister Haris Thrasou met together their respective permanent secretaries to go through the 10 or so tenders submitted for the sale of vital equipment.
PHILELEFTHEROS: “Surprise appointment”. Solon Nikitas officially closed the chapter on his term in office as Attorney-general after sending in his resignation to the President on Tuesday. His departure leaves behind an open front between the Legal Service and the Supreme Court. Nikitas refrained from commenting on the Presidential Palace reaction to his surprise resignation, which came hot on the heels of the Supreme Court’s acquittal of former Health Minister Dina Akkelidou. A number of names are floating around as potential successors.
POLITIS: “Ministry tries to refute the irrefutable ”. The Communications and Works Ministry released a statement denying the many important concessions made to the Hermes consortium at the expense of estimated state revenue from the Larnaca and Paphos airports. Afraid of the painful truth, the ministry reached the point of doubting provisions of the initial agreement concluded by the negotiating team with representatives of the consortium. The ministry is attempting to rubbish provisions of the agreement published by the paper on Tuesday.
MACHI: “Pseudostate threatens with arrests”. The occupation regime appears to be playing a new game with the European Court of Human Rights. According to Turkish Cypriot press, the pseudostate bought and cleared out the house of Titina Loizidou in occupied Kyrenia with the aim of handing it over to her. Interior Minister Andreas Christou and Loizidou claim ignorance of the move. Meanwhile, the pseudostate is threatening to arrest anyone serving summons to Turkish Cypriots or foreigners in the north.
ALITHIA: “Justice Minister demanding nepotism”. Former Prison Governor Panicos Kyriacou revealed that Justice Minister Doros Theodorou put pressure on him to exercise nepotism on hiring staff and promotions throughout his time as governor. Kyriacou made the shocking revelation in an interview with the paper on the vacant position of governor at the central prison since his retirement.
SIMERINI: “Talat threatens arrest of Greek Cypriots”. The actions of the Cypriot authorities to issue court subpoenas to foreigners and Turkish Cypriots appropriating Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied north has provoked the rage of the pseudostate, which threatened to arrest those trying to serve the summons in the north.
