Johanna Pauls

Newly appointed deputy minister of social welfare Tina Pavlou on Thursday promised significant reforms and stressed her commitment to her new position. “[We will] stand by the families of Cyprus, ...

The State of Kuwait has donated US$50,000 (€43,319) to the Committee on Missing Persons, the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) announced on Thursday. According to Unficyp, the donation brings ...

Coral Bay beach in the Paphos district is experiencing significant coastal erosion, with the beach shrinking and the number of sunbeds reduced by half, local authorities said on Wednesday. “It ...

Cyprus is not among the countries causing delays in European aviation, the civil aviation department said on Wednesday responding to Israeli media reports earlier this week. “The [department] wishes to ...

Forest fires have lasting effects on biodiversity with some regions taking decades or even centuries to become mature forests again, forestry department spokesman Glafkos Kyriakou said on Tuesday. He said ...

Representatives of Larnaca communities near the Kalo CHorio firing range on Tuesday expressed their concern over its continued operation, stressing that the safety of residents must be prioritised and was “...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday unveiled a partial cabinet reshuffle which will see four ministers replaced. The reshuffle affects the transport ministry, the agriculture ministry, the deputy ministry of social ...

A string of outstanding issues affecting the public sector workforce were discussed on Tuesday by civil servants’ union Pasydy, President Nikos Christodoulides, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and Labour Minister Marinos ...

Strong and financially sustainable municipalities benefit all residents, acting Paphos mayor Angelos Onesiforou said on Monday, arguing that local authorities play a vital role in public administration. Speaking during the ...

The local government reform cannot succeed without adequate state funding, Limassol mayor Yiannis Armeftis said on Monday. Speaking during the Union of Cyprus Municipalities’ three-hour work stoppage held across the ...

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Monday backed the municipalities’ protest over local government reform, calling for increased state funding and saying the capital was receiving at least €12.5 million less than ...

State support for victims of the 2025 wildfires reached €23.2 million by June 30, representing 41 per cent of the government’s €56.1 million recovery package, according to figures released by the General Accounting Office ...

Municipalities across Cyprus warned on Monday that residents could face higher local taxes or reduced services unless the government increases state funding, following a three-hour protest outside Larnaca Municipal Hall. “...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday rejected claims that the government was driving municipalities towards “financial suffocation”, announcing that state funding would rise to €156 million by 2027. Responding to Monday’s ...

A new study from the Cyprus Institute has delivered the island’s first-ever inventory of tree biomass and carbon stocks, supporting the assessment of impacts of droughts and forest fires ...

Conservation works at Ayios Irakleidios monastery in the Nicosia district are expected to be completed before the end of the year, Deputy Culture Minister Lina Kassianidou said on Saturday. During ...

More than 3,800 students have participated in environmental education programmes at the Salamiou Environmental Education Centre this year. The centre promotes environmental awareness through field trips, ecosystem observations and hands-on activities ...

Police have launched an investigation into the brain death of a four-year-old boy while he was being transferred to Makarios hospital in Nicosia on July 14. “A police investigation is underway ...

The Civil Defence remains on full alert due to the prevailing high temperatures, carrying out preventive patrols across the island, spokesperson Panayiotis Liasidis said on Saturday. Liasidis said that patrols ...

The body of an 88-year-old British man was found inside a burnt-out vehicle on a dirt road in Avgorou on Saturday after a fire engulfed the car. According to local ...

Paphos winegrowers took to the streets on Saturday to protest over the government’s decision to limit compensation to only certain grape varieties affected by downy mildew, a move they ...

A fire broke out in a house in Tochni in the early hours of Saturday morning, causing extensive damage to the living room and kitchen of the house. According to ...

An increase in on-call services and the staffing of a permanent cardiologist for the local hospital was at the centre of a meeting between the mayor of Polis Chrysochous Yiotis ...

The Famagusta district court on Saturday remanded six suspects for six days over the alleged kidnapping of a 20-year-old man earlier this week. The suspects – three 19-year-olds, a 20-year-old, a 26...