Iole Damaskinos

Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) said on Monday that it was glad that inconvenience to the public due to the bus driver strike in Nicosia, is now over. In a statement ...

Continuing efforts to promote a switch from chemical to biological pest-control, agriculture ministry officials recently held an information meeting at Palodia with representatives of communities in the Limassol district facing ...

Four establishments and 17 people were fined in the last 24 hours during checks for violation of coronavirus decrees. A total of 2,039 checks were carried out island wide. In Nicosia, following 631 checks, ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested Sunday night on a warrant and detained to facilitate investigations into a case of arson. On Saturday night a fire broke out in a house, ...

“Books not bombs” and “Our world is better with peace”, are some of the messages written on kites created by students of two elementary schools in Limassol and presented on ...

One hundred and eight organisations, political parties, trade unions and NGOs are expected to participate Saturday in a bicommunal event titled: “For peace and a solution open all roads!” Organisers ...

Supermarkets in the north were emptied of alcohol after news hit of a big price hike to be slapped on them through increased taxation. Some shop owners pre-emptively took bottles ...

Cyprus is the only European country that does not have a university teaching hospital and this is to the detriment of both the academic and medical communities, MPs heard on ...

A joint emergency exercise that was due to be conducted at Larnaca airport between 10pm Tuesday and 2am Wednesday has been postponed, police said on Tuesday. They did not elaborate. ...

Larnaca bus company employees resumed work at noon on Tuesday, ending the strike they have been on since Friday, but their Nicosia counterparts have voted to continue their industrial action. ...

A 17-year-old was arrested by police on Monday night in connection with the burglary of warehouses committed between March 12 and 16 in Limassol. The arrest of the 17-year-old was preceded by ...

Two men aged 31 and 21 were arrested by the police on suspicion of aiding the illegal entry of people into the republic. The two suspects were caught in their car transporting ...

In the last 24 hours, police issued fines to 16 individuals and two establishments for violation of Covid safety decrees. In total, 1,568 inspections were carried out island-wide: 333 checks were carried out in ...

Jewellery and other items, valued at €80,000 to €100,000 were stolen on Monday night from the home of a 62-year-old businessman in the Germasogeia area of ​​Limassol. According to the Limassol police, ...

No further relaxations of the coronavirus measures are expected, a health ministry official said after members of the scientific advisory committee evaluated the current epidemiological picture in Cyprus with Health ...

Cyprus’ fourth largest reservoir, at Kannaviou in Paphos, overflowed on Sunday morning, the community council president Abraham Abraham announced. The reservoir has a capacity of 17 million 168 thousand cubic metres and ...

A 25-year-old man was remanded in custody for seven days on Monday in connection with a string of armed robberies at Paphos kiosks over the last few days. A second ...

A 30-year-old resident of Famagusta was arrested on Sunday evening on charges of mugging and illegal drug possession. According to police, the 30-year-old man is being held for questioning in ...

The cybercrime unit of the police arrested a 31-year-old in connection with a case of child pornography on Sunday. The investigation started after information was received, according to which a ...

A 48-year-old man was found driving in Nicosia on Sunday night with a blood alcohol level five times over the limit. According to police statement, the vehicle of the 48-year-old ...

The Test-to-Stay measure went into effect on Monday morning at kindergartens, pre-primary and special schools. The decision was taken by the council of ministers last week as part of a ...

Tickets issued for speeding in Cyprus fell by over 30 per cent between 2019 and 2020 with the same percentage increase seen in the number of road deaths during the same period, a ...

A flat inhabited by a family of four caught on fire Monday night in Paphos. According to the police spokesman, Michalis Ioannou, around 8pm, a call was received and members ...

A school bus with about 30 pupils onboard in Kiti was hollowed out as it was engulfed in flames early Tuesday morning. The vehicle was completely destroyed but no injuries were ...