Cyprus

Authorities on Tuesday announced that five more people have died of Covid-19, while testing tracked 2,200 new positives. The latest fatalities were four men – aged 90, 89, 83 and 67 – and a woman aged 86. The 89...

Some 3,000 asylum seekers have obtained jobs amid keen interest to fill vacant positions in the labour market, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. And as of January 17, a total ...

Six per cent of hospitalised coronavirus patients have received the booster shot and contracted the virus two weeks or more after its administration, the health ministry said on Tuesday. According ...

The contentious ‘test to stay’ measure will be implemented at schools as of Monday, the health ministry said on Tuesday after a meeting between Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas and the ...

The Recovery and Resilience Plan will facilitate the path towards improved productivity and significantly affect GDP growth, the Economics Research Centre of the University of Cyprus (CypERC) has said in ...

Six illegal bird trappers were arrested in the past two weeks, according to numbers published by the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) on Tuesday. In a social media post, the ...

The House labour committee on Tuesday discussed a bill for extending the time window for paternity leave to help families balance their family and professional lives. The bill, submitted by ...

A total of 79 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The Omicron variant remains the most dominant on the island as it was traced in 86 per cent of coronavirus cases tested last week, the health ministry said on Tuesday. However, ...

The commission’s market supervision area of activities has enjoyed significant growth, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) chairman George Theocharides said on Monday following a meeting with the house ...

A 53-year-old man asked to pick up his daughter who had gone to class despite being positive with coronavirus is under police investigation for assaulting a head teacher, the police ...

Used car sales in Paphos fell by 10 per cent during the previous year, president of the Pancyprian Automobile Trade Association of Paphos (Pasyea) Andreas Shikkis told the Cyprus News Agency (...

Newly-elected President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola (Malta, European Peoples Party) has stressed the need for a settlement on the Cyprus problem and on the role that Europe can ...

The transport ministry on Tuesday launched a €71.4m tender to supply and install new, modern bus shelters as part of efforts to promote sustainable mobility and green growth. Greater use ...

Confirmed Covid cases will not be able to use their SafePass to enter shops and restaurants before their self-isolation period is complete, deputy minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy ...

Paul Lambis meets a local luthier who learned the art of violin making from noteworthy Cremonese violin makers in Stradivari’s hometown On an unobtrusive street in the island’s ...

The vaccination centre at Larnaca port continues to operate as normal, Larnaca police said on Tuesday after launching an investigation into a break-in the previous night. On Monday night, unknown ...

The Water Development Department on Tuesday said it cannot satisfy a demand by residents at a specific Chlorakas apartment building to reconnect the water supply as it does not have ...

Household consumption expenditure in Cyprus in 2020 fell by 14.1 per cent over the previous year, the fifth biggest drop in the EU27, according to the latest figures released by Eurostat. These ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced it is seeking two doctors to work at Pournara migrant reception centre for a year. The influx of asylum seekers arriving to the island ...

President Nicos Anastasiades signed on Tuesday the book of condolence opened at the European Parliament’s Office in Cyprus for the death of the President of the European Parliament David ...

In today’s episode, the Molnupiravir anti-Covid pill became available yesterday and will protect high risk patients from severe Covid-19 disease. In other Covid-related news, the health minister said yesterday ...

A 53-year-old Larnaca doctor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to issuing fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates to his patients. He remains free on bail, with the trial set to start in ...

Strong focus on special interest and ‘authentic’ experiences By Evie Andreou The deputy tourism ministry has spent the last 18 months of the pandemic ‘repurposing’ the industry, minister Savvas Perdios said ...