Nick Theodoulou

The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 2,587 had tested positive from 110,201 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.35 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

The used car market is set to become more transparent following a new push for greater clarity as to a vehicle’s history of damage and repair. The road transport ...

A €12m contract for the first phase of a new psychiatric health hospital in Nicosia was signed on Thursday, with the move hailed by ministers as a major step towards ...

A statue of General Georgios Grivas ‘Dighenis’ was found vandalised with pink paint on Wednesday near his former Limassol hideout. According to the police, the statue of the military leader ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Wednesday proposed that the government absorb the cost of the looming rise of port fees in Limassol. Neophytou wrote to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos in ...

Cyprus has moved a step closer to changing the law on driving licences for mopeds and motorbikes, an area which has long been criticised as being too lax but could ...

The met office on Wednesday announced that Cyprus would endure the Elpis weather system until late into the night while the chill is set to last until Saturday, but with ...

Cyprus has seen the last of the Elpis weather system, but the cold front accompanying it will remain in the area until Saturday, keeping temperatures at below the seasonal average ...

The revived traffic camera system has suffered an early setback as no fines have yet been issued despite thousands of violations having been recorded. The first set of traffic cameras – ...

Nicosia district court has rejected an application for an injunction challenging the legality of the health ministry’s decrees barring the unvaccinated from most venues. The application for the interim ...

A low-pressure system continued to affect the island on Tuesday as roads and schools closed once more in some mountain villages. The meteorological office issued a yellow warning citing heavy ...

Cyprus could hit 2,000 daily infections in the next few weeks once Omicron takes root, epidemiologist Michalis Voniatis said on Thursday, adding however that so far the variant appears to be ...

Teaching unions on Thursday expressed their concerns over the implementation of the e-school administrative system, budgeted at €27.8m, saying it must integrate and cover all key stakeholders, from teachers to ...

The minimum wage in the north is set to rise by 40 per cent after the ‘minimum wage committee’ met on Wednesday following a rollercoaster week for the Turkish lira. The ...

In today’s episode, a new archaeological museum – dubbed the ‘biggest cultural project in the country’ – is to be built in Nicosia at a cost €121m. On a related note, ...

Confusion and concern have arisen at the Covid-19 vaccination centres as some reported queues lasting hours while others bristled at sudden policy switches and a lack of clarity. Many have ...

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Wednesday that a fourth vaccination will be necessary in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic due to the more contagious Omicron variant. He ...

Police warned the public that there will be increased road and traffic checks from Thursday through to January 6, in a bid to prevent crashes which are typically higher during the ...

Larnaca is a step closer to getting the island’s biggest development project as an environmental impact study greenlighted the proposed €1.2bn port and marina. Planned to host cruise ships ...

Pafilia, a major developer, was on Tuesday fined €13,000 by the labour inspection office after a fatal work-place injury was blamed on a lack of measures being in place. Details of ...

No deaths from Covid-19 were recorded on Tuesday but 806 new infections were reported, the health ministry said as 176 people are in hospital receiving treatment for the virus. Of those in ...

Police have finalised their case against two men, brothers aged 33 and 44, involved in the murder of two Russian women and will face court on Wednesday. The case stems from a ...

Weekly tests, delayed reopening of schools and halving of the period for the recovery certificate are among measures announced on Tuesday afternoon by the health ministry to slow the spread ...

Romania has been reclassified from red to orange, in a minor tweak to the Republic’s Covid-19 travel restrictions list that comes into force on Thursday. The health ministry also ...