Unions: Salary increases vital in face of energy and goods price hikes
Increases in basic salaries in January through the Cost of Living Allowance (Cola) are an absolute necessity given the current spike in the price of...
Jean Christou
Cyprus, Greece on the same page on regional issues says Kasoulides (Updated)
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Wednesday discussed ways of dealing with “Turkish provocations and aggression” with his Greek counterpart Nicos Dendias in Athens before meeting with...
Dead flamingo found, probably poisoned by lead and shrapnel, NGOs say
The Federation of Environmental Organisations (Opok) said on Wednesday that a flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) was found dead on Monday night, within the protected area of...
Guterres: Continuing dynamics in Cyprus could render solution efforts unattainable
The possibility of securing a negotiated settlement in Cyprus has continued to fall from an already low level, and without decisive action, the continuing dynamics...
Some 130 Turkish Cypriots to be interviewed Tuesday for jobs in the RoC
Around 130 Turkish Cypriots will be interviewed on Tuesday for jobs in the Republic under a recent deal between the main trade unions on both...
Hit-and-run suspect in Paphos road death being sent to trial
The 44-year-old, who was detained for six days in connection with a hit-and-run in which a 60-year-old woman died has been referred by the Paphos...
Borrowers call for halt to planned hike in bank charges
The Bank of Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) on Monday called for an immediate reaction from the central bank and from parliament over plans by the...
Over 4,000 apply for grant to buy electric vehicles
Over 4,000 people have applied for cash incentives to buy electric vehicles, the transport ministry announced on Monday. The first phase of the plan was...
Coronavirus: UCy publishes first-ever study on antibody levels among Cypriot population
A first of its kind study on the levels of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among Cypriots who had Covid-19 has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal...
Family whose son age 4 has rare cancer have only four months to raise money needed for US treatment
The family of a four-year-old boy with a rare cancer are racing to put together the remainder of the money they need to take their...
Coronavirus: No Omicron cases hospitalised so far, minister says
No cases of the Covid Omicron variant found so far in Cyprus have needed hospitalisation, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Sunday during a visit...
Desmond Tutu saw the danger of partition in Cyprus during his visits to the island
South Africa’s Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday aged 90, visited Cyprus on a number of occasions more than a decade ago when he chaired...
Relations with Israel ‘stronger than ever’, president says (Updated)
The Cyprus issue, ongoing Turkish provocations, regional developments, the pandemic and Cyprus-Israel cooperation in the fields of defence and security, were among the topics discussed...
How my GP let me down
Gesy treatment begins with your GP referral – a very dangerous situation when an emergency combines with an unavailable doctor You’ve spent two nights in...
Cyprus could be a ‘workshop of fraternity’, Pope says (updated)
Cyprus could be a ‘workshop of fraternity’, Pope says By Jean Christou and Jonathan Shkurko Pope Francis on Friday wished that Cyprus, an island “marked...
Pope speaks of reconciliation between Churches, addresses crowds at GSP (Update 2)
Pope Francis on Friday spoke of reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church during his visit with Archbishop Chrysostomos and the Holy Synod...
Forestry department employees to protest understaffing
Forestry department personnel on Wednesday announced they would be staging a three-hour work stoppage on Thursday over understaffing and would protest outside the finance ministry...
Visiting British MPs focus on Turkey and Cyprus
Turkey’s drift from the West and how it should be dealt with was discussed on Wednesday during a meeting at the House foreign affairs committee...
Over 7,000 applications for bike subsidy scheme
The transport ministry on Wednesday announced that it had received 159 applications for bicycles for the disabled and 7,515 for road and mountain bikes as...
