TV shows we love: Carnival Row
Over the past few months, I have had a lot of time to watch TV shows, but one that has stuck out is Amazon Prime’s...
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Britain and Cyprus on joint exercise (photos)
A capabilities demonstration between the UK and Cyprus was held on Tuesday in the presence pf the British Naval Force’s Littoral Readiness Group Experimentation, which...
Second-hand cars stranded at port as tax fraud scheme investigated
Hundreds of cars from the UK have been stranded at Limassol port since the weekend as the customs and tax departments issued a directive on...
Boris Johnson says willing to take more active role over Cyprus problem
President Nicos Anastasiades informed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and Turkey’s provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean during...
Hoteliers remain optimistic of rebound
Cyprus hoteliers said on Tuesday they were optimistic tourism would rebound despite the abysmal figures for 2020 caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At an extraordinary...
Coronavirus: 181 cases detected on Tuesday (updated)
The health ministry said on Tuesday 181 people tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total to 3,817. According to the ministry, a total of 3,589...
‘There is another wall in Cyprus – the privileged and non-privileged’
A protest was held in the centre of Nicosia on Saturday against government corruption, following the exposure the citizenship by investment scheme. The protest by...
Coronavirus: impromptu school closures not sanctioned, Prodromou says
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday no one was allowed to decide to shut down schools due to coronavirus except for the ministry. Prodromou’s...
Supermarket employee suspected of stealing almost €200,000 from tills
Paphos police have arrested a 53-year-old woman, suspected of stealing almost €200,000 from the tills at the supermarket where she worked. According to the police,...
Coronavirus: 160 cases announced on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry announced 160 cases of coronavirus on Friday from 4,327 tests. A total of 51 cases were found through contact tracing, and 89...
Tatar sworn in as Turkish Cypriot leader (Updated)
Newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was officially sworn in on Friday, at a ceremony attended by outgoing leader Mustafa Akinci. At a handing...
Drunk driver arrested for abandoning accident scene
A 51-year-old man in Paphos was arrested on Tuesday for hitting another car, abandoning the scene of an accident and drunk driving, police said. According...
Coronavirus: 152 new cases announced on Tuesday (updated)
A total of 152 coronavirus cases, the second highest daily tally recorded on the island were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday, bringing the...
Coronavirus: afternoon activities in Limassol schools cancelled
Afternoon lessons and sports activities that take place on school grounds in Limassol have been cancelled due to the increase in coronavirus cases in the...
After long, hot summer storms hit the island (with video)
Parts of Nicosia were hit by heavy storms on Tuesday afternoon, which affected Lympia, Dali and Latsia and even part of the highway. Many social...
Coronavirus: CMP member tests positive
A member of the committee of missing persons (CMP) tested positive for coronavirus, an announcement said on Tuesday. The CMP said they had received confirmation...
TV shows we love: Avatar
One show always on my favourites list, despite having come out almost ten years ago, is the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which as...
Paphos municipality chided for not warning about mass tree felling
The commission for the environment and beaches in Paphos was not informed about the municipality’s decision to cut down trees, its head Giorgos Demetriades said...
Coronavirus: 41 new cases on Monday (Updated)
Forty-one new cases of coronavirus were announced on Monday out of a total of 2,610 tests. The continued rise in cases has prompted the health...
Coronavirus: 10 people maximum for gatherings in Nicosia and Limassol
Emergency measures for Nicosia and Limassol districts to protect against the further spread of the coronavirus were announced by the health ministry on Monday. As...