Archive 2023

British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out plans on Monday to cut the number of public officials working in government to save 1 billion pounds, an attempt to appease critics in the ...

The European Commission on Monday launched a technical support project aimed at facilitating all-day schooling in Cyprus’ lower secondary education. “The benefits of such reform for pupils, parents and teachers ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said that he has nothing to announce just yet as to the possible appointment of a new police chief, as speculation grew on Monday about a possible ...

Greek authorities have shut the country’s biggest sports stadium amid concerns over the stability of its steel dome, an architectural landmark built for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The 70,000-seat ...

Let’s Go Tours by Amathus, the preferred sales agent of MSC Cruises in Cyprus, announces the launch of sales for MSC Musica from Limassol for 2024. MSC Musica will sail ...

Designs for a juvenile prison are in their final stages, with the specs for their operation already having been created according to the juvenile crime law passed in 2021. Specifications for ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday addressed the launch of discussions regarding the upgrade of special education in Cyprus, emphasising the government’s commitment to creating an inclusive educational system. Speaking ...

It gives me great pleasure to address this special issue of Cyprus 4.0 dedicated to highlighting Cyprus’s shipping sector, says Marina Hadjimanolis “Shipping is a business sector for which we ...

MSJ Group and the well-known British company Vitabiotics recently held a high-profile event to celebrate the success of their collaboration, which has positioned the Vitabiotics brand top of sales in ...

The European Central Bank is looking at how artificial intelligence could help improve its understanding of inflation after underestimating price pressures for years and delaying the start of the most ...

Ukraine’s parliament and its speaker taunted billionaire Elon Musk on Monday after he posted a meme on his social media platform mocking President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s pleas for wartime ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Monday released a statement announcing its active participation in World Investor Week 2023 (WIW2023), a global initiative that unites regulators from more than 100 ...

He’s pulled trucks, lifted tractors, and can carry 500kg for 20 metres! ALIX NORMAN meets the island’s strongest man Meet Ilya Khazov. At 6 foot 5 he’s almost as tall ...

The department of fisheries and marine research on Monday announced the discovery of a new – potentially dangerous – invasive exotic fish species, the striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus), in the waters ...

Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries together that paved the way for COVID-19 vaccines, ...

The financial landscape of Europe has been undergoing significant changes with a renewed focus on anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations. Companies operating in the single market ...

A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people and their dog in Alberta’s Banff National Park, according to Canadian park officials and a friend of the victims. Parks Canada ...

Turkey said it unleashed air strikes on militant targets in northern Iraq and detained suspects in Istanbul overnight, hours after Kurdish militants said they orchestrated the first bomb attack in ...

The bus lane will be made available to taxi drivers as of October 4, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday, following the two-hour strike of taxi drivers at the entrance ...

The finance ministry is “examining and costing scenarios” for potential new measures to support people facing ongoing difficulties with the cost of living, Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday. He ...

After a move that could have ended the strike as it began, CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES says we can now look forward to shows coming back The writers’ strike that brought film ...

Payday loans in Australia are a lifeline for many Australians when money is tight. Those shoes fit all of us. It’s almost the last day of the month! The ...

Teachers at 19 Turkish Cypriot schools went on strike on Monday over an ongoing dispute regarding the north’s ‘education ministry’ deciding to implement regular afternoon classes. Chairwoman of the Cyprus ...

Aivitam Ventures, together with Forbes Cyprus, has announced the launch of the Forbes Cyprus 20 Women in Tech Awards for female entrepreneurs and employees in the tech sector who have made ...