Bus companies struggle to fill driver shortage
Bus companies are scrambling to find enough drivers to carry out the planned routes amid a shortage which clashes with the upcoming school year.
Business development manager at Cyprus Public ...
A journey through bond, grief, and growth
In loving memory of pet pooch Shiny
In the quiet corners of memory there’s a faithful companion who has left an indelible mark on our lives – our four-legged confidant ...
Couple fined €15,000 for tobacco from north
Man also fined for smuggling yoghurt
A fine of €15,000 was imposed on a 69-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman who were found in possession of untaxed tobacco products on Thursday.
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Cypriot amateur wins international golf title
The annual Summer Golf Open at Aphrodite Hills Golf Club recently drew competitors from around the world.
The tournament, which is played on the 18-hole, 6,289-metre PGA National Cyprus Golf ...
Man sentenced to ten months jail in north for escaping Covid-19 quarantine
A man has been sentenced to ten months in jail in the north for escaping from a Covid-19 quarantine hotel.
The man, named as Duran Gul, escaped from the Mavi ...
Fire breaks out at Dali industrial area
A fire broke out at a factory in the Dali industrial area on Friday.
Fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said the fire is fully under control and that everyone who ...
Cybc honours outgoing NG chief in farewell ceremony
The island’s national broadcaster Cybc on Friday held a small ceremony in honour of the outgoing National Guard chief, Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis.
Defence minister Michalis Giorgallas and chairman ...
A minute with Rona (Androniki) Mikellidou Painter
Where do you live?
I live at my art studio with Fotis (my dog)
What did you have for breakfast?
A giant black coffee!
Describe your perfect day
An early ...
Embedded Finance: New opportunities for businesses and financial companies
By Andrey Afanasiev
Embedded finance changes the way people interact with financial services. Nowadays, financial companies are the points of contact for financial services customers.
For example, when we purchase ...
Transfer deadline day deals
Latest news and highlights from on transfer deadline day (times GMT, transfer fees either disclosed or as reported by media):
1200 BRIGHTON SIGN FATI ON LOAN
Brighton & Hove Albion have ...
Second firefighting team dispatched to assist Greece in wildfire battle
A second team of firefighters departed from Larnaca airport for Thessaloniki at 1pm on Friday to assist the Greek authorities in their efforts against wildfires.
Comprising 28 individuals, the mission is ...
Liverpool handed favourable draw in Europa League
Liverpool will take on LASK, Union Saint-Gilloise and Toulouse in the Europa League group stage while debutants Brighton & Hove Albion will face Ajax Amsterdam and Olympique de Marseille following ...
West Nile virus case detected: Health authorities increase measures
Health authorities have ramped up their efforts following the identification of a West Nile virus case in Cyprus.
According to the health ministry, the case was discovered a few days ...
ECB’s Holzmann leaning towards September rate hike
The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates further, Austrian central bank chief Robert Holzmann said on Thursday, just as fresh figures showed euro zone inflation steadied in ...
Russia to block G20 declaration if its views are ignored
Russia will block the final declaration of this month’s G20 summit unless it reflects Moscow’s position on Ukraine and other crises, leaving participants to issue a non-binding or ...
Grayscale victory big boost for decade-long spot bitcoin ETF push
A court ruling siding with Grayscale Investments is a big boost for the cryptocurrency industry’s decade-long effort to launch an exchange-traded fund that tracks bitcoin, even if it does ...
Russian and Israeli investments in the north raise concerns
Russian and Israeli investments in property in the north are continuing with seemingly no let-up in sight.
The area of Long Beach, just outside the sleepy village of Trikomo, has ...
TV Shows We Love: Jury Duty
Remember the Truman Show? Okay, now take that, combine it with a hidden camera prank show, and place it all within the mockumentary genre. What you get is Jury Duty, ...
Greece to launch drones, temperature sensors to better fight wildfires
Greece’s prime minister said on Thursday it would launch drones and install forest temperature sensors to improve preventive firefighting after criticism from climate activists over a devastating wildfire burning ...
Kremlin warns UK’s BAE Systems: Ukraine base could be target for Russian military
The Kremlin said on Friday it took a negative view of British defence contractor BAE Systems’ BAES.L decision to establish itself in Ukraine, adding that any facilities producing weapons ...
Man arrested after challenging police to a duel
A man appeared in court in Morphou on Friday after being arrested for challenging the police to a duel.
The man was arrested on charges of being drunk and disorderly, ...
As Nvidia splashes out, are stock buybacks worth it?
To buy back, or not to buy back.
The highest US interest rates in over 20 years coupled with Wall Street’s remarkable resilience has brought an old boardroom dilemma into ...
Flights cancelled, businesses shut in Hong Kong, Guangdong as Typhoon Saola nears
The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong and China’s neighbouring populous province of Guangdong cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday as fears of powerful Typhoon Saola forced some mainland ...
Themis offers new NPLs plan to secure primary residence
Themis Portfolio Management Limited (Themis) reaffirms its commitment to work with borrowers to find quick, transparent and mutually-agreeable solutions for credit facility settlements, introducing a groundbreaking debt-restructuring product aimed at ...