Iole Damaskinos

A meeting due to be held between the ministry of labour and representatives of labour unions Sek, Peo and Deok to reach an agreement over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), was ...

By Elias Hazou and Iole Damaskinos A rise in the cost of electricity is inevitable for Cyprus beginning in early February, due to the country’s reliance on electricity production ...

The Cyprus agricultural payments organisation (Koap) has contributed a total of €717,900.16 to a programme aimed to instil healthy eating habits in school-aged children, the organisation announced on Tuesday. A correct ...

The trial against the 74-year-old Briton accused of the murder of his wife in Tremithousa last December, is expected to continue before court on Tuesday. The 74-year-old is currently facing ...

Police in Paphos detained two persons for forgery over Monday and Tuesday morning. According to police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, on Monday a 40-year-old man presented himself at Paphos Airport with ...

The Cyprus human resources development authority (Anad) on Monday announced a new Russian language learning course. Anad’s stated aim is to provide training opportunities for the unemployed to learn ...

Headway is being made towards the start of operations as soon as possible for the Larnaca-based regional office of the World Health Organisation, spokesperson for the health ministry, Konstantinos Athanasiou, ...

The greens party issued a statement on Wednesday in protest at the death of a deer at the Limassol Zoo last week. In a written statement, Edmond Hawila, Limassol district ...

Pournara asylum seekers awaiting processing have turned the surrounding fields into a dumping ground, Kokkinotrimithia community leader Christakis Meleties said. Speaking on CyBC radio, Meleties said the community welcomes the ...

By Iole Damaskinos, Elias Hazou and Andria Kades Electricity Authority (EAC) unions called off their strike planned for Wednesday in an eleventh hour decision on Tuesday evening. The U-turn was ...

The current government is completing its term without any solution to the issue of animal protection, the Cyprus Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) said on ...

Twenty additional traffic cams are expected to be operational in Nicosia and Limassol by January 31, 2023. Currently, four mobile and four stationary cameras are in service at various locations in Nicosia. ...

Alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks consumed in bars, entertainment venues, cafes, beer halls and clubs, will now be subject to a lowered VAT, Commissioner of Taxation Sotiris Markides, announced in a ...

Two women aged 67 and 43 years were arrested in Paphos on Monday for a case of shoplifting. According to the police, the two women who allegedly stole clothes from a Paphos ...

The Cyprus Theatre Organisation (Thoc) on Monday slammed the education ministry for its special committee that approves theatrical productions for schools, calling it ‘backwards’ and an ‘instrument of censorship,’ following ...

Four out of ten university students say it is easy for them to access illegal substances within 24 hours if they wanted to, according to a recent survey by the Cyprus ...

Head of the Paphos fishing association, Leonidas Leonidou, on Tuesday took the opportunity of the celebration of St Nicolas, patron saint of sailors, to highlight the grievances of fishermen at ...

Eight people are under investigation by Paphos police on Tuesday, for a case of conspiracy to commit a felony, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, injury, armed robbery, illegal ...

AEL lashed out at police on Monday over the decision to postpone a derby with Apollon citing safety reasons after football fans started throwing rocks and firecrackers on the pitch. ...

December 5 to 11 is Oral Cancer Awareness Week, the ministry of health has announced. According to the ministry’s press release, in Cyprus, over the last 20 years up to 2019, a total ...

Larnaca district is set to receive a major boost in upcoming years, including a “robot hotel,” tourism development organisation (ETAP) announced on Monday. In a written statement, ETAP listed the ...

The hunters’ federation (KEKK) in an official statement accused the Koutrafa community leader of making baseless claims which tarnish their name. Responding to statements by community leader Frixos Georgiou, who ...

I never thought I’d spend my Sunday talking with hunters. Hunting is an alien concept to me. Why anyone enjoys shooting animals, when there is no pressing need for ...

Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettos visited the artists at work during the 8th International Sculpture Symposium on Friday and said the city’s sculpture park upgrades Cyprus as a cultural ...