Study finds ‘worrying’ uptick in 2021 all-cause mortality, excluding Covid
All-cause excess mortality in Cyprus last year saw a massive 16.5 per cent deviation from the mean of the previous five years, a just-released peer...
Elias Hazou
EU Commission expected to green-light ‘mortgage to rent’ scheme
The government anticipates that the European Commission will soon give it the green light to roll out the ‘mortgage to rent’ scheme. Speaking to the...
Two children in Cyprus diagnosed with hepatitis
Two children in Cyprus have in recent months have contracted hepatitis (liver inflammation) of unknown origin, the health ministry said Thursday, adding that it continues...
Outgoing negotiator confirms interest in running for president
Outgoing Cyprus chief negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis confirmed on Tuesday his interest in running for the 2023 presidential elections, but remained cagey on details. Mavroyiannis tendered...
March flights 17% fewer than pre-pandemic levels
The number of commercial flights to and from Cyprus in March 2022 were 17 per cent lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by...
Government debt to GDP ratio falls in Q4 2021
At the end of the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 government debt to GDP ratio in Cyprus was 5.4 percentage points lower compared to Q3...
Reshuffle of ‘cabinet’ announced in north
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Faiz Sucuoglu on Monday announced the new ‘cabinet’, the nominees having got the nod from the north’s ‘president’ Ersin Tatar. The...
Akel to make decisions about presidential candidate in June
Main opposition Akel will decide in June which candidate it will field or back for the 2023 presidential elections, the party’s leader said on Monday....
Cyprus consistently produces more emissions than EU average
The emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) per person employed has consistently declined since 2010 in the European Union, due to a combination of decreasing GHG...
Another person swindled in fake medical emergency scam
Police are advising the public to be aware of swindlers who, pretending to be doctors, contact people and demand money in exchange for services. In...
