Iole Damaskinos

Fresh Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’ first words in the post he assumed on Wednesday were “an unfortunate development” – commenting on an embarrassing mishap by the outgoing government, which led to ...

The federation of environmental organisations on Tuesday expressed its support for the finalised Akamas plan, which it said succeeds in walking the fine line between conservation and sustainable development. Speaking ...

Kissonerga community leader Giorgos Stylianou on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of new tenders for the creation of a marina in Paphos. The decision by the council of ministers to create ...

The ministry of health on Tuesday issued an urgent call for blood donations due to very low stock levels. Blood donation stations are operating, from February 27 to March 5, at the ...

Police on Tuesday are investigating the latest case in a spate of online fraud. According to the police, on February 10 the 48-year-old victim replied to an online ad for a ...

New fixed as well as mobile traffic cameras are set to be installed in Nicosia, the traffic department announced on Tuesday. Following a meeting last week two more fixed cameras ...

Public outcry over a patient who was allegedly left naked on a bed in Limassol general hospital continued on Tuesday, with various officials taking a stand. Speaking on CyBC, Head ...

Pay for teachers who filed for gender discrimination against them for taking maternity leave should be reassessed, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidou recommended on Monday. The ministry of education should retroactively calculate ...

The ethics committee of the Cyprus medical association is awaiting the results of a police investigation into the death of a woman during childbirth, its president Michalis Anastasiades said on ...

Cyprus hit its highest ever number of arrivals for the month of January, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Perdios said that the ...

Excess mortality rates stood at 19 per cent above the expected average in Cyprus for December 2022, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, on Friday. The death ...

“There are no winners and losers” in the presidential elections, president-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, reiterating that his administration would govern “for all our fellow citizens, for all our ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) has announced that contact details for on-call doctors are available through the Gesy website as well as on the agency’s official social media accounts. ...

A phone line with direct access to Green Point staff has been put into operation for residents with the aim of improving services, the Nicosia waste disposal council announced on ...

The Cypriot National Guard and US forces wrapped up a four-day training exercise on Friday at the Stavrou Stylianidi camp in Kornos, the ministry of defence announced. The 173rd Airborne ...

Sustainable coastal tourism was the topic of discussion on Friday at a workshop organised by the Ineia community council in neighbouring Droushia. The workshop, a cross-border initiative with Greece, came ...

A tree planting event is to be held at the fire-stricken village of Melini, in Larnaca, to mark the 27th anniversary of the movement, the Green party announced on Friday.. ...

A bid to streamline remuneration for services offered at hospitals under the national health scheme Gesy is underway with proposals from its operator, the health insurance organisation (HIO), already in ...

Details emerged on Tuesday of the shocking working conditions under which 14 Indian workers were employed at a Famagusta livestock farm. The workers, all legally documented, were allegedly forced to work ...

Police on Monday arrested a woman for public nuisance and begging with a fake baby on a main road in Paphos. According to police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, shortly after 11am ...

The Cyprus problem, immigration and the economy are the main challenges for incoming president Nikos Christodoulides, the international press reported on Monday. News outlet Voice of America reported that Christodoulides ...

Cyprus Airways carried more passengers in January this year than in 2019 before the start of the pandemic, the carrier announced on Monday. A total of 27,356 passengers travelled on the airline ...

Born and brought up in Paphos, president-elect Nikos Christodoulides was most successful in the village of his father – Choulou. And by-and-large he fared particularly well in the district of Paphos, ...

An earthquake preparedness meeting was called by the mayor of Limassol on Friday in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Turkey earlier this week. “We could not stay indifferent,” ...