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Amid complaints from parents, Nicosia and Larnaca bus operator Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) on Tuesday assured that inconveniences with issuing and renewing student bus passes are just a one-off and ...

The House commerce committee on Tuesday discussed credit card charges ahead of a new decree mandating all businesses accept card payments, which is due to come into effect this coming ...

A total of 27 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate for eligible groups nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos on Monday threatened clerics who preach against the coronavirus vaccination in their sermons with salary cuts and even removal should they continue. “The pandemic is neither a church ...

Primary schools will welcome 50,005 pupils back on Monday, marking the second school year beginning during the coronavirus pandemic and the third affected by it. “May the new year be creative, ...

A second suspect, aged 18, was remanded for seven days by Limassol district court in relation to a suspected drug trafficking case for which a 21-year-old has already been arrested, police ...

A total of 47 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

A body was found in an abandoned building in Limassol on Saturday afternoon, police confirmed. A spokesman told the Cyprus Mail that member of the public spotted the body of ...

There is no censorship in Cyprus, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday when asked to comment on the issue of an English textbook that was withdrawn over a reference ...

Six nuns and three priests are among the 117 people being treated in hospitals for coronavirus, state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Saturday. “A surge is spreading in ...

Seven businesses and 16 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus protocols as part of 3,688 nationwide checks carried out between 6am on Friday and 6am on Saturday, police said. A police spokesperson ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) announced on Friday the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to fund research on the environmental impact of a proposed ferry service connecting ...

A 49-year-old man responsible for injuring two motorcyclists in a traffic accident in July 2020 was sentenced on Friday by Larnaca district court to 60 days in prison, had his licence suspended ...

A total of 52 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

The sea daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) is September’s plant of the month, chosen by the agriculture ministry as part of its efforts to educate the public about plants endemic to ...

Nine out of ten Cypriots believe that the EU should only fund member states that respect the rule of law and democratic principles, a Eurobarometer survey published on Friday revealed. ...

Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus has launched an email campaign to protest development projects threatening the Akamas peninsula. By following this link, participants can co-sign a letter posing a number of ...

A meeting has been set for Friday between Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and the family of the 12-year-old pupil who was not allowed to board a school bus because she ...

The health ministry announced 27 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Friday for groups eligible for free tests. To get tested, people need to present proof of identity ...

A two-year, €7m project to upgrade Kapparis avenue in Protaras will get underway this month following the signing of the relevant contracts in the presence of Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, ...

Medical associations on Thursday rushed to defend their members and express support for Makarios children’s hospital paediatrics chief Avraam Elia after he received a death threat for supporting anti-Covid ...

Paediatrics chief at Makarios children’s hospital Avraam Elia said on Wednesday that despite receiving death threats he has not been deterred from doing his duty. Elia told the Cyprus ...

The health ministry announced five deaths and 182 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. The deceased are an 81-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man who passed away at Nicosia and Limassol ...

A 12-year-old pupil from Limassol who was not allowed to board a bus because she did not have the money for the fare was granted a bus pass for the ...