Jean Christou

Fines have been imposed on 16 shipowners over the last 10 years for pollution caused by oil, illegal discharge of sewage and illegal cleaning of vessels without obtaining approval from the Cyprus ...

Immigration and the economy are the biggest worries for around 40 per cent of Cypriots going into the EU elections while climate action, gender equality and diversity, and digitisation of the ...

Over 400 secondary school students were referred for drug treatment programmes over the past three years, MPs heard on Wednesday. The figure was revealed by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis at the ...

Any cases involving voters registering themselves at new addresses or registering to vote for the first time at addresses deemed suspicious will be rooted out, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe could have been an ancient kiln used in the production of ceramic vessels during the Middle Bronze Age at a site in the Paphos ...

The Green Party on Wednesday slammed authorities for lack of action after numerous cats, a dog and several hedgehogs were found dead, probably from poison, in the village of Maroni ...

Cyprus is set to experience some dust in the air on Wednesday and Thursday with warnings being issued for vulnerable groups of people. Pulmonologist Dr Haris Armeutis told CNA on ...

Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has suggested that people create more rooftop gardens to help mitigate the effects of urban heat islands caused by concrete cities, which can distort temperature readings ...

The Cyprus-Greece ferry service is due to resume on May 29 and run until September 3 for the third consecutive year, it was reported on Friday. However, unlike last year, the Cypriot-flagged ...

The European Commission on Friday adopted the Energy Performance of Buildings Directives, opening the way for mandatory upgrading of older residential and non-residential buildings to enhance their energy efficiency. The ...

The interior ministry on Friday officially announced that elections for European Parliament and local government would be held on Sunday June 9. The deadline to submit a candidacy was set for ...

The number of landlines decreased last year by 27,474 over 2022, close to 10 per cent, while the number of mobiles increased by 4.4 per cent during the same period, according to data released ...

The Hierokipion Free University in Paphos will next Friday host a lecture focusing on Cypriot satirical newspapers during British colonial rule in the early part of the 20th century, the ...

Despite some freakishly adverse weather in February, rainfall for the month was only 48 per cent of the average for the time of year, while temperatures had clocked in at 2.1 degrees ...

The Consumer Protection Service on Friday reminded the public that fuel prices are set to rocket at the beginning of April when government subsidies come to an end. Motorists will ...

A carbon tax on water of one cent per cubic metre is to be imposed on consumers as part of the green taxes due to come into effect soon, the ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday played down the potential cost of the green transition for consumers, saying the extra taxes would not pose a threat to households and businesses ...

Attorney-General (AG) George Savvides on Friday hit back at what he called criticism after the legal service advised the Nicosia court to suspend the trial of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer ...

With the aim of planting 10,000 thousand trees in fire-affected areas of Cyprus, as well as cleaning beaches, promoting cycling, and raising public awareness of the green transition and movement, the ...

Despite a record number of visitors last year, there is a growing gap between the number of arrivals to Cyprus and occupancy levels, due both to tourists going to stay ...

By Jean Christou and Elias Hazou Legislators on Thursday dubbed “a classic crime” the commercial development done in a protected area in Ayia Napa, saying the case merits attention from ...

Cyprus needs to speed up implementation of its Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) as risks of delays have been identified given that the island has only fulfilled 5 per cent of ...

The biggest problem plaguing the health system Gesy is abuse, Health Minister Michalis Damianou said on Thursday in a speech to the House Health Committee on the state of healthcare. ...

The House interior committee is to prepare a report that will include the names of persons involved in any way in the violation of the EU Habitats Directive when it ...