Andria Kades

A proposal by the justice ministry to convert the open prison to a closed one so as to tackle overcrowding in the current premises is set to head to Cabinet ...

After a barrage of allegations pointing to a coverup, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou on Monday announced a new team of police investigators are re-examining a 2012 road death. Over 10 years since ...

A second Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer landed a Protected Designation of Origin for its hellim/halloumi, it emerged on Monday. According to Turkish Cypriot press reports, the producer is called ...

The government on Monday received an €86,000 cheque collected out of donations for earthquake-stricken people in Turkey and Syria. Handed over by the Pancyprian volunteerism coordinative council, the campaign began on ...

Britain’s shadow foreign office minister and Labour MP Bambos Charalambous has been suspended after a complaint over his conduct, it emerged on Friday. Charalambous, raised in London to Cypriot ...

Ypsonas mayor was at loggerheads with a tyre pyrolysis factory on Friday over the feared health risks it may bring to the area and its residents. The company has rubbished ...

Sek union on Friday urged President Nikos Christodoulides to improve labour relations across the job market, while expanding benefits such as the cost of living allowance (CoLA) and provident funds. ...

The legal service has become increasingly concerned over the growing number of domestic abuse victims who pull back from court trials leading to perpetrators walking away scot-free. A spokesperson from ...

The police file detailing Green’s MP Alexandra Attalides’ report against independent MP Andreas Themistocleous was in the hands of the legal service on Friday, set to be further scrutinized. ...

‘For Gesy to continue, there need to be changes’ Mistakes were made while introducing the largest reform to the health system through Gesy’s implementation, and deeply rooted changes need ...

The labour ministry, bar association and Etek (scientific and technical chamber) clinched a deal on Thursday securing €750 as an allowance for training lawyers and engineers. Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said ...

The proposal set to reduce VAT to five per cent for the first 130 square metres of a first residence is set to head to plenum on Thursday, under pressure of ...

A bill aiming to regulate the contentious issue of government advisors was discussed at the House institutions committee on Wednesday. After weeks of ridicule over questionable appointments for ministerial advisors, ...

The health ministry condemned on Wednesday a report by an HIV positive woman, who accused doctors of writing on the cover of her newborn’s health booklet that the mother ...

Nicosia criminal court threw out the ‘golden passports’ case on Wednesday, citing a change in the court composition. As a result, the case will have to be refiled, but in ...

An overwhelming majority of Cypriots believe EU actions led to difficulties paying the bills, a Eurobarometer survey published on Tuesday revealed. With 504 face-to-face interviews for the 2023 spring survey carried out ...

Cyprus Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas on Tuesday warned of high road deaths being a “modern-day scourge” where people lose their lives or become disabled. “It is truly sad that every ...

Experts on Tuesday warned that challenges in the real estate market amounted to a “giant problem” as the impact of external issues including inflation and high interest rates are becoming ...

Limassol is bracing itself to host the Beonix electronic music festival, billed as the biggest music event of the year, set to take place over a September weekend at a ...

The Cyprus Post warned on Tuesday of phishing text messages sent to the public that should be ignored. A number of people have received texts appearing to be from the ...

Politics hamper work of bicommunal committees. The Turkish earthquake was one tragic example Fears that certain bicommunal technical committees are underutilised have been exacerbated by the politics which followed Turkey’...

‘Authorities’ in the north are becoming increasingly concerned over a spike in road deaths, which has led to 20 people dying in the first five months of 2023, it emerged on Saturday. ...

Royal Caribbean cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas sailed into Limassol port on Saturday, with Cyprus’ deputy shipping and tourism ministers there to mark the event, stressing their commitment to ...

The Green party on Saturday decried “the environmental crime” at the Ammos tou Kambouri beach in Ayia Napa, during a protest organised ahead of World Environment Day. “This is a ...