Archive 2024

New car registrations in Britain fell slightly in August, industry data showed on Thursday, in line with expectations of a traditionally quieter month. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (...

The special lane at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point for schoolchildren, teachers and people receiving healthcare to cross from the north is now operational. The government’s humanitarian affairs commissioner ...

The Audit Office has not given up its quest to have the money given to some political parties ahead of the 2021 parliamentary elections returned and re-allocated to parties that were ...

Cypriot Paralympic swimmer Karolina Pelendritou won the bronze medal in the SB11 category 100m breaststroke final on Thursday night at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. It’s her second medal of the ...

Akel MP Irini Charalambidou has requested information from the government regarding possible financial ties between politicians and EuroAsia Interconnector Ltd, the former promoters of the mooted subsea electricity cable project, ...

A 64-year-old man charged with sexual harassment and indecent assault against two female minors has been referred to a criminal trial, scheduled for later this month. A judge on Thursday ...

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos has no legal standing to submit a certiorari petition, as his legal rights were never violated, a lawyer for Thanasis Nicolaou’s family said on Thursday. ...

The auditor-general’s office has no idea how many funds in Covid benefits were handed out to ineligible applicants from 2021 to 2022, with the real number possibly being many times more ...

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, intends to plead guilty to federal tax-related charges, U.S. television networks reported on Thursday, a move that would head off ...

Britain’s competition watchdog on Thursday launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale of Oasis tickets, including the use of “dynamic pricing” to hike the cost to fans at ...

Cyprus’ presidency of the MED9, a group of nine Mediterranean EU member states, was the focus of a press conference held at the presidential palace on Thursday. The presidency will ...

Eight civil servants faced disciplinary sanctions last year, of whom two were sacked outright and three forced to retire, according to data provided by the Public Service Commission on Thursday. ...

The Immovable Property Commission (IPC) has settled a total of 1,840 cases so far, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Thursday. Established in 2005, the IPC handles claims for compensation, restitution ...

Almost a year after the first, successful large-scale consultation exercise organised by Lemesos 2030 in November 2023, the European Capital of Culture candidate city is now hosting a second similar exercise titled 10 10 100 – ...

All necessary measures will be taken to transfer Kenan Ayaz to Cyprus, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis assured on Thursday, amid growing political pressure on the government to prevent Ayaz’s ...

Cyprus’ High Commission in London on Thursday announced it is looking to hire a new head of accounts. The successful applicant will be paid £75,400 (€89,417) per year and will spend around 20 ...

The Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday announced they had made a second arrest in relation to the finding of 200 kilogrammes of meat which a man was attempting to smuggle from ...

An artistic and creative event for all tomorrow has a special goal – to raise awareness about foster care and the increasing need for foster families. Within the framework of the ...

The Cyprus national football team’s upcoming away fixture against Lithuania in the Nations League saw a last-minute change of venue on Thursday, after the pitch at the originally chosen ...

The increasingly packed football calendar has left some players with as little as 12% of the year to rest, which is equivalent to less than one day off per week, global ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) is organising the fifth BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0, focusing on innovative technologies in the financial sector (Fintech), over October 18-20, 2024. It will be held in person ...

By Ellie Mackin Roberts Last year, one of my child’s English assignments was to rewrite a traditional fairy tale with one major plot difference, to see how the story ...

A decomposed body was found in Ayia Napa on Thursday afternoon, with officers reaching the scene to investigate. State pathologist Angeliki Papetta was called to the forest area in Ayia ...

As of July 1, 2024, Lidl Cyprus has been offering additional benefits to those of its team who are new parents. Taking action in response to the island’s persistent high level ...