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Schools swamped by prefab classrooms, Audit Committee hears

The Education Ministry has been installing prefabricated classrooms at schools without the planning permission they require, parliament’s Audit Committee...

Former Asomatos community leader gets suspended sentence over €45,000 theft

A Limassol court on Friday gave a former community leader of Asomatos in Limassol district a two-year prison sentence,...

Auditor General urges shutdown of uncertified school air conditioners

Auditor General Andreas Papaconstantinou has called for air conditioners in schools that have not passed final inspection and electrical...

Most of Cyprus’s 1,000 gyms are unlicensed, association says

The issue of illegal gyms in Cyprus has resurfaced, prompted in part by a recent Audit Office report, while...

Up to 70 people wrongly claim 1974 POW benefits, association says

Cyprus authorities are examining allegations that dozens of people may have been wrongly added to the official list of...

Limassol council bought contractor a bicycle while also paying him travel allowance

Limassol Municipality hired a person for a services contract in 2021. When he chose not to renew it, the...

Boat mooring facility delays trace back to 1994, audit finds

The Audit Office has identified significant delays in implementing projects for recreational boat mooring facilities, alongside delays and non-payment...

Paphos Municipality faces criminal investigation over funds mismanagement

An Audit Office investigation into suspected mismanagement of public funds at Paphos Municipality, covering a compensatory fees scheme, a...

One in five school buses cleared by private inspectors failed state checks, audit finds

Some private vehicle inspection centres (IKTEO) are playing with the safety, and potentially the lives, of schoolchildren, an Audit...

Amathunta municipality faces audit probe over salary upgrades

The Interior Ministry has declared a salary upgrade awarded by Amathunta municipality to one of its officers illegal, as...

Audit Office probes turmoil at Youth Board of Cyprus

The Audit Office is investigating the Youth Board of Cyprus amid complaints of irregularities, mismanagement, lack of transparency and...

Tickets gone, ship half empty: Cyprus is paying €20m for a ferry that doesn’t fill up

The Audit Office is calling for a fundamental overhaul of the Deputy Ministry of Shipping's policy on the Cyprus–Greece...

Cyprus’s EU recovery funds at risk after audit exposes planning failures

Cyprus could lose tens of millions of euros in EU recovery funding after its own Audit Office found the...

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