AKEL keeps election spending down

2014-06-12

ANTI-TROIKA opposition party AKEL pressed its own austerity button for last month’s European Parliament election campaign, spending less than a quarter of the budget spent

Bases exercise

2014-06-12

THE BRITISH military will be carrying out military exercises at its Akrotiri base from June 15 to June 24. According to an announcement, the public

New suicide attempt at central prisons

2014-06-12

By Evie Andreou A 30-YEAR-OLD inmate at the Central Prison in Nicosia attempted to commit suicide on Thursday. The 30-year-old, who reportedly has a history

Three ministers publish finances (Update)

2014-06-12

By Angelos Anastasiou THE MINISTERS of communications, health and education made their finances public on Thursday in the interests of transparency, they said. Communications Minister

Building permits down in first quarter

2014-06-12

Building permits declined by 10.3 per cent during January-March 2014, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the Statistical Service announced on Thursday. The

Shacolas to hand over the reins

2014-06-12

Pioneering businessman Nicos Shacolas has decided to pass the torch of running the empire he built – NK Shacolas (Holdings) Ltd, of such fame as

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.