Andria Kades

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) will appoint an investigator to examine complaints that three patients were turned away from A&E departments, its chief said on Friday. Speaking to ...

An eight-year-old is being treated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia after she was found to have a Strep A infection. According to Politis, the girl was taken to the hospital ...

A 64-year-old man who raped a 25-year-old autistic man had his prison sentence increased to 10 years, following a Supreme Court decision. In assessing the case, the Supreme Court said the ...

A Supreme Court decision found the communications commissioner did not exceed his authority through his efforts to mediate a dispute between state telecoms Cyta and Primetel, it emerged on Friday. ...

There is a “terrifying increase” in drug use in Cyprus, bringing about impoverishment of the public, the Supreme Court said on Friday rejecting two appeals for leniency in prison sentencing ...

An education ministry decision to move a student to a special unit was suspended, after the district court found it would harm the child more than it would help. The ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to an appeal reducing the prison sentence of a man who killed his father in Lefkara from 16 years in jail to 12. The decision, published on ...

The transport ministry on Wednesday unveiled the second phase of the electric vehicle scheme, with a €10 million budget aimed at offering 2,518 grants. Applications will be possible starting January 9, 2023 from 11am ...

Akamas landowners on Wednesday called on President Nicos Anastasiaades to resolve ongoing ministerial disputes that are getting in the way of finalising the Akamas local development plan. According to an ...

Parliament convened on Wednesday to discuss seven laws President Nicos Anastasiades referred back to the House, citing issues with their constitutionality and implementation. The House legal committee is discussing three ...

‘Mayoral’ elections in the north were overwhelmingly won by opposition parties, indicating Ankara’s losing touch with what Turkish Cypriots want in their daily lives, analysts said on Tuesday. The ...

Deputy prison director Athena Demetriou took on the role of acting director of the central prison as of Tuesday, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said. She said that Demetriou would continue ...

Unions will be consulted before the material to be taught in sex education classes is decided on, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. His statements were made in a ...

Dikomo ‘mayor’ Yüksel Çelebi was shot by a ‘municipality’ employee and had to be taken to hospital, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday. The armed attack followed a warning Ç...

This Christmas season, the noose around pocket strings has become incredibly tight as inflation soars and prices skyrocket. Though special offers appear to be some sort of saving grace, it ...

Students in secondary education along with their parents protested outside the Paphos education ministry’s office on Friday, over the ongoing spat on twice-yearly exams. “There’s way too much ...

Efforts to improve the roads within the Akamas national park are underway and have shifted from the planning stage to concrete action, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday. The ...

The low supply of meat has led to a 36 per cent hike in the price of turkey this year, and 16 per cent for pork, the consumers association said on Friday. ...

By Andria Kades and Nick Theodoulou The quantity and quality of products on the market are excellent, and consumers should have zero concerns about what they’re buying, Agriculture Minister ...

It was evident from the onset that the legal service was going to go out of its way to defend the actions of drug-squad chief Michalis Katsounotos, lawyers for prison ...

A 25-year-old driver crashed into a police vehicle on the Limassol – Nicosia highway after ignoring calls to pull over when he was caught speeding at 164km/h, police said on ...

The health ministry on Thursday said it was in urgent need of type AB+ and B+ blood. Calling on the public to donate, it said they needed 120 vials of blood ...

The European Commission has approved a €12 million voucher scheme for Cyprus, aiming to help households gain access to faster internet. According to the commission, the scheme will benefit approximately 82,000 households ...

There has been no evidence to support corruption claims against the drug squad chief Michalis Katsounotos, after he was accused of colluding with a convict in the central prisons, the ...