Coronavirus: SafePass tweak to stop quarantine busters
Confirmed Covid cases will not be able to use their SafePass to enter shops and restaurants before their self-isolation period is complete, deputy minister for...
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Police probe break-in at Larnaca vaccination centre
The vaccination centre at Larnaca port continues to operate as normal, Larnaca police said on Tuesday after launching an investigation into a break-in the previous...
Ministry seeking two doctors for Pournara
The health ministry on Tuesday announced it is seeking two doctors to work at Pournara migrant reception centre for a year. The influx of asylum...
Greek Cypriots accused of ignoring Turkish Cypriot offer over gas
The Turkish Cypriot leadership’s offer to the Greek Cypriot government to collaborate on hydrocarbons is still on the table but being ignored, a press release...
Coronavirus: Free testing sites for eligible groups on Wednesday
A total of 51 free rapid test sites for coronavirus detection for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Eligible for...
Coronavirus: Lockdown ruled out as meetings held to set new measures
Government sources on Tuesday ruled out a lockdown as advisors deliberated tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, amid a surge in daily...
2021 Reviewed: Fun, funky fungi tap into the EU’s farm to fork plans
An interview with the ‘mushroom couple’ proved to be a welcome, educational relief from Covid-19 for Antigoni Pitta A journalist, a marketeer and a lawyer...
Part of Makarios Avenue will open temporarily to vehicles from next week
Part of Makarios Avenue will temporarily open to all vehicles from next week, Nicosia municipality announced on Friday. The debate on vehicle access on the...
Coronavirus: Six people and two businesses fined for violations
Six individuals and two businesses were fined in the past 24 hours for violating coronavirus protocols, police said on Friday. The fines came from 2,535...
Over two thirds of Cypriots live in homes they own
Around 70 per cent of Europeans lived in homes they owned in 2020 while the rest lived in rented housing, according to a Eurostat study...
Coronavirus: Ministry clarifies protocols for close contacts
Testing and self-isolating protocols for those identified as close contacts have only changed for medical professionals, and not the public, the health ministry confirmed on...
Coronavirus: New measures were ‘targeted’, Tsioutis says
The government’s new measures, introduced in a bid to contain the spread of Covid 19, were targeted, but did not deliberately intend to upset society...
Coronavirus: Nightclub owners up in arms over restrictions
Nightclub owners on Thursday said they have been unfairly targeted by the health ministry’s latest measures, announced amid a surge in cases that has put...
Fresh criticism over proposed multi-storey building in downtown Nicosia
Neo Kyma (New Wave) on Wednesday joined opposition parties in criticising the government for approving a 10-storey building in Nicosia’s Kinyras avenue in Ayios Andreas,...
Paphos fishermen weather tough 2021
Paphos fishermen managed to cope in 2021 despite having a very difficult year, Paphos fishermen’s association head Leonidas Leonidou said on Wednesday. “Our efforts every...
26-year-old arrested with fake ID
A 26-year-old man is in custody after attempting to travel out of Cyprus using forged documents, Paphos police said on Wednesday. According to the police...
Coronavirus: More self-tests on their way as stocks snapped up (updated)
The health ministry expects to receive a new order of self-tests in the new year as pharmacies are already running out, officials said on Wednesday....
Man murdered outside his home in Larnaca
A 53-year-old man was murdered in central Larnaca on Tuesday evening, police said. Police responded to reports of gunshots in the Touzhane area in central...
Bodies buried in garden confirmed those of Russian women
Scientific checks have confirmed the bodies found buried in the garden of a holiday home in early December were indeed those of Alraeesi Khaiat, 43,...
Coronavirus: New cases hit new high of 2,241 (updated)
The health ministry announced 2,241 new cases of Covid-19 but no deaths on Tuesday. As there were no deaths, the total death toll remains 630,...
