Gina Agapiou

A Limassol supermarket was fined €8,000 for failing to check its customers for a SafePass after 145 checks in the district, police said on Thursday. Two individuals and another two businesses were ...

More than two out of ten coronavirus patients in hospital have had at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, health ministry data showed on Tuesday. The data on current ...

A draft bill that will regulate the operation of hostels on the island will be ready in a month, filling a gap in tourism-related legislation, it emerged on Tuesday. The ...

Cyprus saw almost 1,700 reinfections of coronavirus in the last ten days, the health ministry announced on Tuesday, as the Omicron variant remains dominant in the community. Despite a slight drop ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday said if the “ground-breaking” test to stay policy is successful at schools, the measure could be expanded to other public services such as hospitals, ...

The House human rights committee will discuss implementing euthanasia under a “strict legal framework” to offer people the choice of a “death with dignity”, its head, Akel MP Irini Charalambides ...

It is premature to talk about the end of the Covid-19 pandemic this spring as there might be a Delta variant outbreak, a health ministry’s advisor said on Friday. ...

Coronavirus cases started showing a decline, but the disease burden remains high, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed on Friday. According to the report, prepared by state experts, 46,487 coronavirus ...

Greek activist Ilias Gkionis is expected to provide information about Cyprus’ link to what he claims is a connected group of criminals who drug and rape women in Greece, he ...

Due to adverse weather conditions in recent days, police on Friday advised the public to check the official police website for road closures prior to heading up the mountains. The ...

Paphos police arrested a 31-year-old man early on Friday after finding drugs, burglary tools and weapons in his car. Officers stopped the car for a check at around 12.40am. During ...

Cypriots were present at the hotel party where a 24-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped in Greece, a Greek lawyer said on Thursday as police investigate claims alleging that a ...

The state’s main aim is to lower electricity prices by modernising the electricity authority and facilitating the entry of additional providers, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. The president ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris is travelling to Lithuania to participate in the annual European Conference on the management of external borders. The Conference, which will take place in Vilnius on ...

The department of fisheries and marine research on Thursday said it confiscated 94 kilos of fish after an operation against illegal fishing at Governor’s beach. According to the department’s ...

Roads leading to the mountains remain closed due to snow, police said on Thursday, adding they had rescued eight drivers trapped in the snow In a warning to drivers over ...

A second pack of free Covid-19 self-tests will be available for the fully vaccinated as of January 25, the health ministry announced on Thursday. The announcement added that distribution of the ...

Police on Thursday were looking for two men, both aged 48, suspected of stealing €3,400 from a 72-year-old woman last year in Paphos. The scam was reported to the police by the ...

Police on Thursday said they fined seven people and eight businesses for violating coronavirus measures after 1,959 checks in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out between 6am on Wednesday ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Wednesday assured the House legal affairs committee that authorities are starting to investigate claims alleging that a connected group, including a well-known Cypriot family, is ...

Vaccinated passengers and those who have recovered from Covid-19 will be exempted from travel regulations based on the epidemiological categorisation of their country according to the new national travel regulations ...

An electric heater was withdrawn from the market on Wednesday for failing to comply with essential safety requirements. In a written statement, the department of electromechanical services said the importer ...

Larnaca police said on Wednesday they had arrested four people over illegal cannabis possession. The arrests resulted from a drug police operation in the district, during which several establishments were ...

As the cold snap continued across Cyprus on Wednesday and overnight temperatures set to fall to -9C in some areas, mountain communities have complained about inadequate heating subsidies. Civil ...