Israeli Simon Mistriel Aykut, the director of Afik Group, a property developer in the north, will remain in custody for an additional six days, as decided by the Nicosia District Court on Thursday.Aykut, 73, who holds both Israeli and Portuguese passports, faces charges related to a €1 billion development project in Trikomo on Greek Cypriot … Read more
Firefighters were battling ‘continuous and intense’ flare-ups between the communities of Polemi and Kourdaka, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Wednesday afternoon.The fire that broke out on Tuesday near Polemi is estimated to have destroyed eight square kilometres of land, including houses and animal farms. “The flare ups are being dealt with. Ground forces … Read more
There are insinuations concerning the incidence of double taxation being experienced in some quarters by persons or groups within our economy. Those being affected by this menace are seriously lamenting as a result of the repetitive nature of taxes and levies that they have been forced to be exposed to or suffer more than once … Read more
An aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president, Saulos Klaus Chilima, and nine others has gone missing, the southern African nation’s presidency said on Monday.Chilima, 51, was aboard a military aircraft that left Lilongwe, the capital, at 09:17 a.m. (0717 GMT), Malawi’s Office of the President and Cabinet said. It said search and rescue operations were ongoing. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the … Read more
There are now no land mines left within the buffer zone, sources said on Saturday.Sources from the Cypriot government told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the Greek Cypriot side considers that demining has now been completed, and that the only minefields of which they are aware are located inside the Republic. Those minefields, they … Read more
Sherry Robinson | All She WroteLet’s start with the good news: New Mexico is number one on an important ranking. We have the nation’s lowest property taxes, and they’ve been the lowest for a long time.The reason goes back in history to the 1800s, when New Mexicans lost land to tax sales because they didn’t … Read more
House Republicans hoping to extend the 2017 tax cuts are beginning to systematically examine tax provisions in the Democrats’ landmark climate law. Whether those climate provisions will land on the chopping block remains to be seen. On Wednesday, a Ways and Means Committee “tax team” focused on manufacturing and energy will meet for the first … Read more
The illegal construction of a church in the Natura 2000 Network in Cape Greco, despite the reaction of relevant government departments, shows that the violation of environmental legislation is deeply rooted in corruption.
Themis Portfolio Management invites the public to seize unique investment opportunities in plots of land available through an electronic auction from 12 to 28 June 2024. On the eauctions platform, Themis offers 186 fields which include residential, agricultural and livestock parcels in various regions of Cyprus.Below we present some of the many available for online … Read more
Fact: Construction of two new desalination plants in Limassol and Famagusta is under review due to prevailing drought conditions and water shortage fears.