Increased Gesy contributions for one month only
Salary deductions to support phase 2 of Gesy will be reduced from April until the end of June as part of the emergency package to...
Peter Michael
Coronavirus: Psychological support line launched
A psychological support line was launched on Monday for people infected with coronavirus (Covid-19) in Cyprus, the health ministry said. According to the ministry, the...
Coronavirus: Disy MP suggests 40 per cent pay cut to aid virus battle
Ruling Disy MP Nicos Tornaritis said on Monday he had suggested that his party’s MPs voluntarily dock their pay to help cover the costs of...
Coronavirus: 16 new cases, one more death (Updated)
The health ministry on Monday announced one more death and 16 new cases of Covid-19 bringing the total confirmed cases to 230, five of which...
Coronavirus: Cypriots take to balconies and windows to applaud healthcare workers
The sound of applause could be heard through the streets of Cypriot cities on Friday night for healthcare workers batting the spread of coronavirus. People...
Supermarkets will be closed for April 1 holiday
Supermarkets will remain closed on April 1 for the public holiday, the Cyprus Supermarkets Association announced on Friday. In a statement, the association said supermarkets...
Coronavirus: landlords say non-paying tenants still liable to pay up after crisis
The Cyprus Association of Property Owners (Ksia) said on Friday owners and tenants need to find a “mutually acceptable payment solution” if rents are late...
Coronavirus: Deaths reach five, 16 new cases, expert says situation still manageable (Update 2)
The health ministry on Friday announced that two more people died, a 76-year-old Cypriot woman with underlying health problems, and a 47-year-old man from Greece....
Coronavirus: Civil service union dismisses employers’ call for pay cuts
The main government workers’ union, Pasydy, on Friday dismissed as unacceptable, calls by employers for pay cuts in the public sector as part of measures...
Man in prison placed in isolation because he fears exposure to virus
A 65-year-old man held in the central prison in Nicosia pending an extradition process has been placed in isolation after complaining the facility had failed...
Coronavirus: Unions call for tougher hygiene measures on public transport
Unions and other workers groups called on Monday for intensified measures on public transport and work sites to stop the spread of coronavirus. The Peo...
Coronavirus: medical association calls for ban on unnecessary travel ‘before it’s too late’ (Updated)
The Cyprus Medical Association (Cyma) on Monday called on the government to impose a complete ban on unnecessary travel to stop the spread of the...
Coronavirus: A ‘hotel stay’ under guard, around 1,200 now quarantined
As of Saturday evening, over 1,200 people were in quarantine at various hotels around Cyprus as a total border lockdown kicked in at 3am and...
Coronavirus: nine new confirmed cases, one a nurse from Paphos hospital
Another nine cases of coronavirus were confirmed by the healthcare officials on Saturday. The total number of cases is now at 84 in the government-controlled...
Funeral Saturday for wife of president’s undersecretary
Angeliki Palma, the wife of the president’s undersecretary Vasilis Palmas, will be buried on Saturday at 2pm. She died on Friday age 45 after an...
Cruise ships docks in Limassol for refueling
A cruise ship docked in Limassol port for refueling on Saturday, after requesting permission from the port authority. The ship part of Celebrity Constellation Cruises,...
Coronavirus: Only 23 airport arrivals allowed into Cyprus Tuesday
Twenty-three people arriving at Larnaca and Paphos airports were allowed entry into Cyprus by authorities on Tuesday following a government measure set in place to...
Hospital close to shutdown after doctor with virus treated patients (Update 5)
All operations at Nicosia general hospital have been cancelled for the next 48 hours, after a doctor was found to be treating patients while infected...
Police search for Turkish Cypriot woman reported missing from north
Police on Monday were searching for a Turkish Cypriot woman was reported missing in the north on February 27 from her home in Trikomo, after...
Apoel fans march to Ledra crossing, demand all checkpoints be closed (video)
Apoel fans held a protest at the Ledra Street checkpoint on Wednesday night calling on the government to close all the crossings to the north....
