Annette Chrysostomou

Cyprus is one of 17 countries which received a controversial batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine which Austria stopped using after the death of a woman, and the health ministry said it ...

A restaurant owner in Limassol has been fined after people were found eating and drinking in the establishment, police said on Thursday. While in a separate incident shortly before midnight ...

A bakery in Limassol was robbed by two armed men in the early morning hours on Thursday. According to police, two hooded men smashed the glass entrance of the bakery ...

People with a disability in Cyprus experienced the lowest rate of housing cost overburden in the EU in 2019, Eurostat has reported. The housing cost overburden rate is defined as the ...

According to data published by Eurostat on Wednesday, the share of people reporting crime, violence or vandalism in their neighbourhood varied across the EU member states in 2019. While 11 per cent ...

From 6am on Tuesday until 6am on Wednesday police carried out 10,590 checks for breaches of coronavirus protocols and fined 168 individuals, including two business owners, for violations. The businesses concern a ...

Paphos police on Monday fined eight people €300 each for gathering to celebrate an engagement at a house. According to police, the fines were issued not only for the illegal gathering ...

Exactly one year after the first two confirmed cases of coronavirus were announced in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and the scientific advisory team for Covid-19 are scheduled to have a ...

An eight-car pile up caused a huge traffic jam on the Limassol-Paphos motorway, in the direction of Limassol on Monday morning. According to head of Limassol traffic police Michalis Michael ...

Police fined 199 individuals and two business owners for breaching coronavirus protocols in 24 hours from Sunday until Monday morning. Most were booked for not wearing protective masks and leaving their homes ...

Cheap and easy lockdown exercise: pandemic sees more people interested in cycling and shops can’t cope with the demand By Annette Chrysostomou Most agree the surge in cycling brought ...

A mobile unit will vaccinate 230 people aged 65 and older in Athienou on Saturday, the Athienou municipality announced on Friday. “The ministry of health has listened to a request from the ...

Cyprus has the third lowest share of women in managerial positions among the EU member states, Eurostat reported on Friday. In the third quarter of 2020, women accounted for only around ...

In 24 hours from Thursday until Friday morning police checked 13,601 individuals for violations of coronavirus protocols and booked 187 of them, including seven business owners. According to the police press office, 3,579 checks ...

Cyprus has one of the highest obesity rates in Europe and nearly half of Cypriot men are overweight, the Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists of Cyprus said on Thursday on ...

Larnaca police on Wednesday arrested three persons in connection with the theft of jewellery from a shop which happened earlier this month. According to a jeweller in the Larnaca district, ...

Police booked 203 individuals in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Thursday while carrying out 14,207 checks to curb the spread of Covid-19. In Nicosia, 3,874 checks were conducted, in Limassol 2,590, in ...

From bee farms to honey villages, Cyprus is doing its bit to boost vital bee population Just a short time ago, bee-related projects around the island were really picking up, ...

Starting from Thursday, the health ministry will deploy 27 mobile testing units to carry out rapid antigen coronavirus tests in schools for pupils, teachers and school staff. This follows the ministry’...

Paphos police are looking for an 18-year-old man in connection with the possession of a large number of rosaries. He was named by a suspect arrested three days ago for ...

Police booked 168 individuals, including two business owners, for violating coronavirus protocols during 24 hours from Tuesday until Wednesday. In total, 13,021 checks were carried out, 792 by traffic police, 98 by marine police and 10 ...

A yellow alert was issued for the second day in a row by the met office on Wednesday. It is in place from 10am until 4pm. According to the warning, ...

A 72-year-old man reported to police on Monday afternoon that his wallet containing a large amount of money was stolen from his car which he had left unlocked. He said ...

During 24 hours from 6am on Monday until 6am on Tuesday police carried out 12,288 checks to curb the spread of Covid-19 and booked 156 individuals, the vast majority, 89, in Limassol. One of ...