Iole Damaskinos

The cabinet has approved plans to impose steeper fines on water wastage with the expectation that these would go into effect this summer, permanent secretary of the agriculture ministry Andreas ...

The British bases on Wednesday reiterated their warning to refrain from swimming at Lady’s Mile beach, despite the continued insistence by the Environment Department and the mayors of Limassol ...

The electricity authority (EAC) acknowledged cases of damage to appliances, following installation of smart meters on Wednesday, saying they are caused by faulty electrical installations, for which the EAC cannot ...

A fire that broke out at dawn on Wednesday in a large agricultural warehouse in Polis Chrysochous was brought under control by early morning and an investigation into its causes ...

The summer will find Cyprus “completely unprepared” in terms of energy sufficiency, Marios Papoutis, head of the EAC’s technical employees’ union (Sekaik) warned on Monday. Speaking on CyBC, the ...

A mob of approximately 50 hooded individuals with their faces covered barged into the Omonia football team fan club in Lakatamia overnight, causing extensive damage and injuring three people, police reported ...

New water analyses are to be carried out at Lady’s Mile beach on Monday after high levels of enterococci bacteria were detected in the area’s seawaters over the ...

Officials from the Paphos district were left upset and perplexed by the government’s decision to only use the mobile desalination units which are set to be delivered to Cyprus ...

The Nicosia city council voted to approve the partial re-opening of Makarios Avenue to vehicle traffic, following a long deliberation that concluded late on Thursday night.  Councillors voted to open ...

Cyprus is actively pursuing “good neighbourly relations” with Syria, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Thursday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, Kombos referred to the announcement by US President Donald ...

The government is pursuing a full postponement of payment of so-called “green taxes” by Cyprus, according to recent statements of President Nikos Christodoulides on the matter. Negotiations to officially alter ...

Authorities were on the alert on Thursday after a fire broke out at a lyceum in Lakatamia, Nicosia. Police reported that the fire service had been called shortly after 6am ...

The thirteen mobile desalination units set to arrive on the island as a gift from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are to be reserved solely for use in Limassol, it ...

The demand by descendants of artist Stass Paraskos to have use of facilities at the Lemba Cultural Village is not supported by legislation nor by the opinion of the legal ...

The education ministry has started providing materials to schools to improve Greek language learning for students for whom it is a second language, it announced on Wednesday. The materials, which ...

The Kapnos airport shuttle service on Wednesday announced it is increasing its operations by 50 per cent for routes connecting Nicosia and Paphos airport. The company stated in a press release ...

Vital energy infrastructures, such the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) between Israel, Greece and Cyprus, must be protected and the European states need to cooperate in this regard, Energy Minister George ...

The e-kalathi mobile app will be go live for the public within the week, the consumer protection service announced on Wednesday. Approval for Apple devices using the iOS system which ...

The public works department announced the signing of a contract for the creation of further bus lanes and bicycle lanes in Limassol. According to the announcement, these are to be ...

The government will continue to support the electric vehicles market as a step towards green transition and climate change management, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades, said and a new scheme towards ...

The state is working on a plan to alleviate social problems and ensure that citizens are happy President Nikos Christodoulides, said. Speaking at an event in Limassol on Tuesday, marking ...

Nurses on Monday marked International Nurses Day by saying ongoing staffing shortages are the “gangrene” of the health care system. Nurses’ union Pasyno on Monday brought renewed attention to the ...

An online platform for the recruitment of contract soldiers (Syop) into the National Guard to fill available or vacated positions was announced by the ministry of defence on Monday. The ...

Two boats carrying Syrian migrants to Cyprus were intercepted and returned to Syria without entering the Republic’s ports, via an agreement between the Cypriot government and the transitional Syrian ...