Some retailers in Spain see rise in clothing prices over holiday season
Clothing prices in Spain may rise by as much as 5 per cent over a six month period to February, which includes the Christmas holidays, a survey of retailers by the ...
UK loosens rules on banker payouts
British bankers should be able to spend their bonuses sooner, the Bank of England and Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority announced this week, relaxing rules put in place after the ...
Cyberattacks cost British businesses $55 billion in past five years, broker says
Cyberattacks have cost British businesses around 44 billion pounds ($55.08 billion) in lost revenue in the past five years, with 52 per cent of private sector companies reporting at least one attack in ...
Doubts raised over e-kalathi timeline
Supermarkets large and small are scrambling to send information to the commerce ministry in time for a pilot e-kalathi application to go into operation before Christmas, it emerged on Friday.
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Our View: Can lifeless Makarios Avenue reclaim its former buzz?
A group called the Nicosia-Cyprus Capital initiative has launched a new push for a rethink on the way traffic is allowed on Makarios Avenue.
Anyone who has been down there ...
Woman jailed for 12 years after arriving in Paphos with 16kg of cannabis
A 38-year-old woman was jailed for 12 years on Friday after having flown to Paphos airport with a total of 16 kilograms of cannabis in her luggage.
The woman had travelled to ...
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits off coast of Cyprus
An earthquake measuring five on the Richter scale hit off the coast of Cyprus on Friday evening.
According to Turkey’s disaster and emergency management directorate (Afad), the earthquake occurred ...
North education recognition ‘must be resolved’ before Europe-wide meeting in Paphos
The issue of the north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak)’s membership of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Enqa) “must be resolved” before a scheduled ...
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Nicosia Youth Ballet to perform in December
Back for its annual December shows is the Nicosia Youth Ballet. This year it will present the Double Bill ballet performance featuring excerpts from the classic ballet Paquita in the ...
Govt plans for Larnaca marina ‘puts development in danger’, mayor says
The government’s plan for a private company to operate the Larnaca port and marina on a temporary basis until a new investor is found to upgrade its infrastructure “puts ...
Police have moustaches shaved for end of Movember
Police officers had their moustaches shaved on Friday morning to mark the end of ‘Movember’, with officers having grown moustaches throughout the month to raise awareness of and funds for ...
Ministry to tighten oversight on influencer advertising
Internet influencers are to come under increasing scrutiny from the consumer protection service of the commerce ministry, it emerged on Friday.
According to reports, the move was spelled out by ...
‘Economy being pushed to brink’
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Friday warned both sides in the cement workers dispute that the economy had been pushed to the limit over something that could and should have ...
Smart street lights installed in Paralimni
Smart street lights began to be installed in Paralimni, the Paralimni and Dherynia municipality announced on Friday.
The old street lights began to be replaced on Thursday with smart lights ...
At least 40 dead in Gaza as Israeli tanks pull back from camp
Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians overnight and on Friday in the Gaza Strip, many of them in the Nuseirat refugee camp at the centre of the enclave, medics ...
UK will not recognise north’s regime, says new high commissioner
The UK has reaffirmed its steadfast support to a solution of the Cyprus problem within the UN framework and is clear on not recognising the breakaway regime in the north.
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The Western orientation of Cyprus non-negotiable, says Demetriou
Closer ties with Nato would not only render the island a pillar of security and stability in the region but would also create better conditions for a solution to the ...
British lawmakers give initial support to assisted dying bill
Britain’s parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further debate on an issue that has divided ...
Poland’s Legia demand action over ‘scandalous’ Omonia tifo
Polish football club Legia Warsaw on Friday demanded that European football governing body Uefa take action over a “scandalous” tifo unveiled by fans of Cypriot club Omonia before the two ...
Govt re-awards tender for ministerial cars after bid fails on technicality
The government was forced to re-award its tender for the provision of new electric ministerial cars after the bid which had initially won the tender was disqualified on a technicality.
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A minute with Luciana Franzolin, Photojournalist, owner of London School of Photography Cyprus
Where do you live?I live in Nicosia with my boyfriend and my son. I’m from Brazil.
Best childhood memory?Spending time at my grandparents’ rural property. I would ...
Polis demands political decision for proper hospital
Polis has demanded a political decision to support the right of residents in the remote area to proper medical care in a modern hospital.
The issue was raised again on ...
Tax return submissions up 6% ahead of deadline
Six per cent more people have submitted their tax returns before the November 30 deadline than had done so this time last year, Tax Commissioner Sotiris Markides said on Friday.
Markides ...
Putin denies he tried to frighten Merkel with dog Koni
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that he had deliberately used his black labrador Koni to intimidate German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting in 2007 that became a notorious diplomatic ...