Twenty-three years for man linked to Cyprus’ biggest ever drugs bust
A man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison following the biggest ever drugs bust with links to Cyprus which saw 645 kilos of MDMA smuggled to Australia in Cypriot charcoal ...
Coronavirus: Five-month booster bookings available online from Sunday
Online appointments for a booster dose will be able to be arranged five months after the latest anti-coronavirus jab as of Sunday, the health ministry announced on Monday.
Following a ...
Press union calls for prompt probe of Sigma sexual harassment case
The journalists’ union (ESK) has demanded that investigations of sexual harassment in media spaces be prompt and thorough.
In a statement, the PSC called for a speedy investigation into the ...
More than just a walk in the park
ALIX NORMAN meets Cyprus’ professional dogwalkers – the people who have packed in high-flying corporate careers to pursue their passion for puppies
“’You went to university to pick up dog poo?’ ...
Coronavirus: Tuesday’s free testing sites for eligible groups
Tuesday’s state rapid testing will be operating in the following areas:
District
Location of testing units
Operating hours
Telephone
Lemesos
(6 units)
My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” ...
Unreal demand? Irregular sales worth billions fire up wild NFT market
On Jan. 12, an image of a computer-generated pixelated person was sold for about $50.6 million worth of cryptocurrency on a new online marketplace that caters for non-fungible tokens.
It gets stranger.
...
Best workplace comedies to stream
Find some humour in the place you spend most of your waking hours suggests CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES
With the number of sitcoms exploding in the 90s and 00s, it was only ...
Toshiba’s lurch from crisis to crisis
Toshiba said on Monday it now aims to split into two companies instead of three, while boosting planned shareholder returns to appease angry investors.
The once-storied conglomerate has been battered ...
Human traffickers jailed after smuggling people into the country (Updated)
Two human traffickers from Turkey received prison sentences of 42 months and 56 months after they pleaded guilty to smuggling people for money, the legal service announced on Monday.
Later on Monday ...
DP World posts 9.4 per cent rise in 2021 container volumes
Ports giant DP World on Monday reported a 9.4 per cent rise in 2021 container volumes, though growth rates moderated in the fourth quarter which the Dubai state company said was expected ...
Coronavirus: One hour work stoppage in primary schools angers parents (updated)
Primary school and kindergarten teachers held a one-hour work stoppage on Monday morning, with union Poed giving authorities 15 days to work out satisfactory solutions to problems faced due to ongoing ...
Drivers warned of more increases at the pump
Drivers can expect continued price rises at the pump, the Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) said on Monday saying that inflation has surge.
The group said that petrol 95 has notched a 0.308 ...
NATO considers bolstering allies if Russian troops stay in Belarus
NATO is looking to increase its military presence in the Baltic states and Poland in case Russia keeps its troops in Belarus after a planned military exercise, the head of ...
Collingwood named England interim coach for West Indies tour
England assistant coach Paul Collingwood has been named interim head coach for next month’s three-test tour of the West Indies, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Monday.
...
Man dies after being found in building destroyed by fire (Updated)
A 40-year-old man was found dead after a fire early on Monday morning, the fire service said.
Spokesman Andreas Kettis told Cybc that at around 5.45 am, two fire trucks responded ...
UK housing boom starts to fade as cost-of-living squeeze tightens – Halifax
British house prices in January rose at their slowest monthly pace since June last year as a post-lockdown boom in the housing market started to fade and a growing cost-of-living ...
Bank of Cyprus revises its privacy statement
Bank of Cyprus (BoC), as part of its strategy to comprehensively protect and respect personal data, and responding to the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of ...
Greens to take a stance on presidential election in two weeks
Re-elected Greens leader Charalambos Theopemptou said on Monday that the party needs another two weeks to decide its course for the upcoming presidential elections.
Theopemptou was on Sunday re-elected but ...
University former commissioner claimed to have graduated from says never heard of him (updated)
Police confirmed on Monday that the US university from which the former volunteerism commissioner claims to have graduated says it has no knowledge of his existence.
Former commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki ...
Limassol police officer recognises his stolen watch on suspect
A police officer on duty has identified as his own the watch worn by a suspect under arrest for cannabis possession.
The watch had been taken from his home last ...
Arrest for catalytic converter thefts in Famagusta
A 21-year-old man has been arrested to facilitate the investigation of two cases of burglary, at a shop and a jeweller’s last October and November in Famagusta.
He is ...
Agriculture minister at EU meeting to address climate goals
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis is in Strasbourg to attend the informal meeting of his EU counterparts which will on Monday and Tuesday focus on the goal of climate neutrality by 2050.
...
Nurses unions back ICU strike, warn of further measures (updated)
Hospitals are not understaffed, operator Okypy said on Monday after nurses unions backed their colleagues at Nicosia general hospital’s ICU for making an urgent call for more nurses to ...
Arrest after drugs, guns found in water tank
A 25-year-old man has been arrested following a bust which connected him to a water tank found to contain 3.3kg of cannabis, 2.7kg of cocaine, pistols and bullets.
The drug ...