Archive 2021

The best marketing for tourism would be the vaccination of all people working in the industry, showing that Cyprus is a safe country to visit, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said ...

Cabinet will convene on Friday evening to discuss proposals on expediting the vaccination programme and other suggestions on tackling the pandemic, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Tuesday. Both President ...

Authorities on Tuesday evacuated the small community of Akoursos in Paphos after a large fire broke out in the area. The fire, between Akoursos and Peyia, started in rugged terrain ...

In addition to exotic locales, extravagant action sequences and ingenious gadgetry, Bond films are memorable for the unique scoring of their opening credits. In this video, music essayist Barnaby Martin ...

Thin and frail, the two big cats scarcely moved as they lay on the concrete floor of their cage while, nearby, an emaciated Syrian brown bear anxiously paced his enclosure. ...

US oil major Exxon Mobil will resume offshore drilling for natural gas later this year, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides revealed on Tuesday. She said the drilling would take place around ...

The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions of employees made to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect ...

Britain has published a list of the number of free UK carbon permits each aircraft operator will receive from 2021-2025 under the country’s domestic emissions trading system (ETS), the ...

A new initiative will see Larnaca’s beekeepers offer interactive programmes and tours to visitors, the Larnaca tourism board (Etap) announced on Tuesday. The Honey Road initiative is “a sustainable ...

Lebanon’s government raised fuel prices by more than a third on Tuesday, a move aimed at alleviating crippling shortages but which will mount pressure on impoverished consumers. The government ...

By David Sherfinski As oil and gas majors increasingly tout their green credentials, climate change activists who say such claims are misleading are pursuing a new avenue to hold companies ...

The health ministry announced a total of 67 rapid test sites that will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Police, assisted by the counter terrorism unit, arrested five people on Tuesday in connection with two separate cases, one involving shots fired at the home of a man in Larnaca ...

By Will Russell Furloughed from her job and confined to London by coronavirus lockdowns, Flora Blathwayt founded a business based on rubbish she retrieves from the muddy banks of the ...

A typical hotel which installs 80 solar panels will have energy savings from heating water of between 30 and 40 per cent, an Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) official told an online seminar. ...

By Katie Wright We don’t know who came up with the ‘I’m nicer when I’m tan’ meme, but, honestly, we couldn’t agree more. There’s something ...

The balance between benefits and risks of vaccinating 16 and 17-year-olds against Covid-19 with mRNA vaccines is very similar to that for adults, member of the government’s epidemiological team Zoe ...

Ireland is to restrict indoor drinking and dining in bars and restaurants to those who are fully vaccinated or who have previously been infected by COVID-19, Prime Minister Micheal Martin ...

This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday condemned the “despicable” harassment of the government’s top medical adviser, Chris Whitty, after footage emerged on social media of two men grabbing him ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday said he was proud Gesy was introduced during three-year term. While assessing his ministry’s work before leaving his post, the outgoing minister said ...

Greece will allow people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus inside restaurants without masks, the government said on Tuesday, as part of measures to boost inoculation rates. The country has been ...

The Island Club presents Spirits of the Rainforest: A Photographic Innovation, an exhibition comprising the archives of Cypriot photographer Dimas Efthyvoulos, along with a reconstruction of his audio-visual presentation Spirits ...

TUI has cancelled flights to a slew of destinations, including Cyprus, to July 4, the company said in a statement released on Tuesday. Other destinations are cancelled until July 11. Cancellation periods ...