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Monthly Archives: January, 2013

Property scam leaves families with no home

A number of families who bought land in Fasoula and paid for properties to be built have been left with no homes as the contractor and property development companies have closed.

Indefinite strike by construction workers

Construction workers voted to strike indefinitely on Thursday while trouble broke out in Paphos where unemployed builders were prevented from entering a hotel renovation site by a private security force.

Fitch cuts Cyprus sovereign credit rating to ‘B’

Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded the Republic of Cyprus' sovereign credit rating two notches on its belief that it may cost the government more to bailout the island's banking sector than previously anticipated.

Cyprus Property Action Group report

In its latest update, the Cyprus Property Action Group (CPAG) says that as a result of the persistent lobbying of the European Union and MEPs that changes will come about to resolve the problems in the island's property industry.

Construction workers strike

Workers in the island's ailing construction industry are taking part in a 48 hour strike in efforts to protect their jobs from cheap labour, while cement makers warn that a strike may deal a death blow to the industry.

MEP calls for Cyprus land law reform

During his review of the Cyprus presidency of the European Union, Sir Graham Watson MEP called for a reform of the island's land laws and the establishment of a banking ombudsman.

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