IN A RATIONAL world the memorandum and big problems facing our economy could have been used as a good opportunity to radically re-think state spending
OVER 40 well-known Greek and Cypriot singers joined forces last night to hold a charity concert for the needy in Larnaca. The concert took place
By Stefanos Evripidou DEFENCE LAWYERS for the six officials who stand accused in the Mari trial yesterday gave their closing arguments, calling for the acquittal
ELECTRICITY prices in Cyprus rose 21 per cent between the second half of 2011 and the second half of 2012, the highest jump within the
By George Psyllides BANK of Cyprus (BoC), the island’s biggest lender, could come out of administration by the end of July, MPs heard yesterday, as
By Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS HAS no choice but to cleanse its wider public sector of waste and ‘entanglements’ and stop squandering public money, said Auditor-general
By George Psyllides EMPLOYEES at the land registry are putting in extra hours without pay to reassess property values as part of the island bailout
HEALTH officials said yesterday they were not concerned over three bacterial meningitis cases emerging within three days of each other because they were unrelated. Later
By Poly Pantelides THE HEALTH ministry is looking to buy services from private doctors in order to reduce huge waiting lists in the state sector
By Stefanos Evripidou A NUMBER of Turkish Cypriot unions have voiced concern about the increasing number of Turkish nationals being granted ‘citizenship’ of the breakaway
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
