Jonathan Shkurko

At least 135 million birds are currently at risk of lead poisoning throughout the EU Consultations are underway in view of EU moves to restrict the use of lead in ammunition ...

Pupils of the 26th Primary School in Limassol raised €4,000 for the Pancyprian Association for Children with Cancer and Related Diseases by hanging 365 personalised t-shirts in the school yard on Tuesday ...

A reduction in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations among people aged 70 and above has been seen since the beginning of April, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The reason behind is ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said the ministry is ready to support farmers in Cyprus, especially after the registration of halloumi by the EU as a protected designation of origin (PDO), ...

Any further relaxations of the measures in place against the spread of coronavirus will likely only concern the number of people allowed in churches at the same time during Easter, ...

The health ministry has reminded the public that it will accept applications from bedridden people to receive their Covid-19 vaccination at home until April 16. Bedridden people need to file a ...

Police on Tuesday issued a missing person bulletin for 18-year-old Eleftheria Koufou. The girl has been missing from her home in Nicosia since 8pm on Monday. She is described as 1.50...

A 61-year-old man Is the latest coronavirus-linked death in the north, Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Tuesday. The man had been in intensive care for since April 6. He was also ...

The deputy ministry of tourism has announced that a study is underway to explore the growing possibilities in terms of tourism in the area of Polis Chrysochous. In an announcement ...

A shooting range was inaugurated on Monday at the Stavrovouni special forces camp, to be used by the 33rd battalion. The shooting range is dedicated to the memory of Stelios ...

Former ‘foreign minister’ in the north and chairman of the People’s Party Kudret Ozersay on Monday called for the checkpoints to open for 12 hours a day to people with ...

Jet2 will suspend flights and holidays until at least 23 June due to uncertainty over the UK government,s travel proposals, the budget airline’s chief executive Steve Heapy announced on ...

Home vaccinations for bedridden people have almost been completed, the health ministry said on Friday, adding the vaccination campaign is proceeding at a satisfactory pace. The ministry said one of ...

Construction of a new highway will damage bird habitats and is proceeding against the advice of environment studies, BirdLife said on Friday. BirdLife has raised concerns about the decision taken ...

State health service (Okypy) officials held a meeting with representatives of the state nurses’ union Pasyno on Thursday do dissuade them from staging a two-day strike beginning at 7am on ...

Cyprus registered the fourth highest prison population density in Europe in 2020, new research has shown. According to the Council of Europe’s Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations for 2020, made ...

Butchers on Wednesday stood by their claims that the meat arriving in their shops from slaughterhouses has not been stored or treated properly. The accusations follow on from a discussion ...

The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved two schemes for the installation or replacement of integrated solar water heating systems and solar panels, as well as for thermal insulation of ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will meet the epidemiological team at the presidential palace on Wednesday to assess the ongoing situation with the Covid-19 pandemic in Cyprus. The meeting falls on “World ...

A 37-year-old man is in hospital after suffering multiple fractures in his legs and pelvis after falling into a ravine near Athienou on Monday while paragliding. The fire service and ...

The virus is still very much in the community, meaning people need to strictly adhere to the measures issued by the health ministry, the director of the Famagusta general hospital ...

Okypy hour staff to stage work stoppage State health services (Okypy) hourly paid staff have announced a two-hour work stoppage on Wednesday, that will begin at 11.30am. The decision was ...

Community leader of Oroklini Neophytos Fakontis has urged people to stop polluting Oroklini Lake after municipality workers informed him of a spike in rubbish being dumped there. The lake, located 9...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday praised the recent achievements of the track and field national team, as well as the Amateur Sports Federation (Koeas) for their effort to organise a ...