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09-11-2018 09:25
Major General Cheryl Pearce was appointed as Force Commander of the UNFICYP
The Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, Mr Farhan Haq, announced on 8 November 2018, the appointment by the UN Secretary-General, of Major General Cheryl Pearce of Australia, as Force Commander of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).Major General Pearce succeeds Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh.The Secretary-General is grateful to Major General Kabir for his dedication and leadership during his two years of service in UNFICYP.Major General Pearce has ...
09-11-2018 09:15
The Times 2018 spotlight on Cyprus: Opportunity knocks for investors in Cyprus
Cyprus has turned a corner on what has been a remarkable journey from crisis to recoveryCyprus has roared back from its financial crisis to boast one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies only five years after a €10 billion bailout and a deep recession.Growth this year is expected to hit 4 per cent, whilst Cyprus’s banking institutions have been overhauled as the Finance Ministry methodically tackles the bad debts left behind by the recession. Also, the robust tourism segment is booming and...
08-11-2018 17:24
FM Permanent Secretary held political consultations with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Minas Hadjimichael, welcomed today in Nicosia the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, Ambassador Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, for political consultations.The meeting assessed the progress in the implementation of the Strategic Agenda signed by the Foreign Ministers in 2016, when the two countries focused on enhancing their relations through political dialogue, economic relations, education and c...
08-11-2018 14:24
Excavation and survey of the ancient port landscape at the Akrotiri-Dreamers Bay
Underwater Season 2018The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces the completion of the 2018 underwater archaeological mission at the Akrotiri- Dreamer’s Bay ancient port, in the Lemesos District. The survey was directed by staff from the University of Southampton, Centre for Maritime Archaeology, as part of an ongoing collaborative research project on the peninsula since 2015 led by the University of Leicester. The work was conducted with the per...
08-11-2018 13:23
House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios and Hala Sultan Mosque not accessible to visitors on 10 and 20 November 2018 respectively
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that:(A) The Ethnological Museum (House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios) will be closed for the public on Saturday, 10 of November 2018, 09.30-13.00, due to improvement works in the building by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus.(B) Due to the celebrations of Mevlid Kandili or Mawlid, an organised visit by a large number of pilgrims will take place at the Mosque of Hala Sultan in Larnaka. The mosque will ...
08-11-2018 12:47
Address by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the 2018 EPP Congress, in Helsinki
It is a great pleasure to participate at the 25th EPP Congress, and to be joining partners from our extended European political family. Our Congress is both necessary and timely.I wish to thank President Daul, President Orpo and members of Kokoomus, for their gracious hospitality and the excellent organisation.In view of next year’s elections and while deciding our own candidate, let us consider the significance of the moment and assess our role and responsibility.Ahead of us, as leaders o...
07-11-2018 13:02
The contract for Enterprise Resource Planning System for the Public Sector was signed
A contract for the development of an Enterprise Resource Planning System for the Public Sector was signed on November 7, 2018, at the Treasury of the Republic of Cyprus.The contract was signed by the Accountant General of the Republic of Cyprus, Ms Rea Georgiou, on behalf of the Government, and by Mr Nisbet Derren, Managing Director in the United Kingdom and Ireland of the contracting authority Unit4 Business Software Limited, in the presence of the Minister of Finance, Mr Harris Georgiades....
06-11-2018 20:21
Opening speech by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the press conference on his proposal on decentralisation
Ladies and Gentlemen,I would like to thank you for accepting my invitation; an invitation aimed at directly informing the people about some of my concerns. And I am sure that every citizen shares these concerns, as they have to do with the present, but especially the future of our country.I will try to be completely comprehensible, avoiding scientific analyses or legal considerations that sometimes just cause confusion.It is well known that since February 1977 we have accepted a painful bu...
06-11-2018 12:51
Provisional estimates for the industrial sector, 2017
On the basis of provisional estimates of the Statistical Service, employment in the broad industrial sector in 2017 increased by 4,5% to 35,0 thousand compared to 33,5 thousand in 2016. In manufacturing employment reached 30,7 thousand, in mining and quarrying 0,5 thousand, in electricity supply 2,1 thousand and in water supply, sewerage and waste management 1,7 thousand persons. In the whole of the industrial sector, production value recorded an increase of 11,2% to €4.105,2 million in 201...
05-11-2018 17:46
The Minister of Finance, Mr Harris Georgiades, at the Eurogroup meeting
For Minister Georgiades' statements, follow the youtube link: https://youtu.be/zcu0zvmnpsY
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