Gina Agapiou

At least ten multipurpose childcare centres will be created by the end of 2024 to provide affordable day care as part of the strategic development of the pre-primary education, Deputy Minister ...

The health ministry has announced the expansion of the vaccination centres’ operation hours from Wednesday, following requests by companies and individuals wishing to receive the anti-coronavirus jab. Under the new ...

Three men who had broken into a house and attacked a couple and their teenage daughter last week in Limassol, have been referred to the criminal court on Wednesday. Limassol ...

Vandals have spray painted a stationary traffic camera in the capital amidst works to increase the traffic camera network. Photos of the vandalised traffic camera are circulating which show its ...

The supreme court has ordered the early release of a 29-year-old man convicted to four and a half years in jail for sexually abusing a minor, it emerged on Wednesday. ...

A man was arrested after a 16-year-old girl reported she was raped in an apartment in Paphos. The arrest concerns a 19-year-old soldier based in Cyprus with whom the minor ...

Police and military special forces are attending a training in Jordan that aims to promote common tactics for future joint operations. Following the official invitation from the Jordanian armed forces, ...

Coffee has gone up on average 16.9% in past year, sugar 43%, low fat milk 22% Coffeeshops have long been an integral part of Cyprus culture providing for a range of tastes from ...

Amidst reports that teachers were seen smoking at high schools, state secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek on Thursday said all faculty has “fully complied” with the legislation. The education ministry ...

Diving accidents recorded a significant increase in recent years, with most people involved developing decompression sickness and requiring oxygen therapy, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Friday. Accidents have ...

A five per cent increase in the price of halloumi was recorded in the past month according to the latest price observatory released on Friday, which showed significant price hikes ...

Authorities on Thursday did not rule out foul play after a body in an advanced state of decomposition was found outside Limassol general hospital. Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou told ...

As things stand Cyprus will not send weapons to Ukraine, President Nicos Anastasiades said late on Thursday, following the buzz generated by earlier remarks from the government spokesman. Anastasiades was ...

State health services organisation (Okypy) has taken all the necessary steps for the smooth operation of Makarios children’s hospital, a spokesman said on Thursday as medical personnel were protesting ...

Two men aged 24 and a 20-year-old man were arrested late on Wednesday after a family reported five hooded people broke into their house in Limassol and attacked them. The suspects ...

Two doctors, investigated for medical negligence in relation to the death of a 15-year-old girl last March at Makarios hospital, have been suspended on half pay for three months. The ...

Police on Wednesday said they have arrested or charged in writing eight people for various incidents in four different football matches this month as more suspects are wanted. In total, ...

Four people have been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting 14 third-country nationals to enter the Republic of Cyprus from Cape Greco in the early morning hours. Police said the ...

AstroBank announced on Wednesday the acquisition of QQuant Master Servicer Cyprus Limited, an independent servicer of non-performing loans. The two parties have agreed that AstroBank, which owned 25.1 per cent in ...

Poetry workshops for high school students are organised for the second year by the education ministry. The workshops under the title ‘A crack in the closed window, to become a ...

LGBTQI+ organisations participated in the first-ever rainbow festival of the University of Cyprus (UCY), sending a message of inclusion across the university community. UCY Rainbow Festival 2022 was organised on campus ...

The new Limassol stadium is at risk of remaining unutilised, as no agreement has been reached for its use by the three football clubs of the district. Apollon, AEL and ...

MPs on Wednesday discussed the expansion of compulsory pre-primary education from the age of four years instead of four years and eight months. The bill and regulations providing for the ...

The Turkish Cypriot human rights platform will hold its first Walk for Freedom march this month to raise awareness on human trafficking, as cases are on the rise in the ...