Nick Theodoulou

The much-hyped storm Carmel passed by Cyprus with more of a whimper than a bang, surprising some who heeded the call from officials to hunker down indoors. An information campaign ...

Restrictions no longer a red or green affair but a multi-coloured spectrum By Nick Theodoulou Are you green, purple, blue, yellow-orange, or red? It’s not some elaborate party trick, ...

Disgruntled Geroskipou residents held a protest on Friday in front of the municipality’s office to demonstrate against local government reforms – which would see Geroskipou municipality absorbed by Paphos. Dozens ...

From Saturday the updated CovScan application will assess the validity of a person’s EUDCC Covid-19 certificate in line with the most recent measures. There are now five categories: green, ...

Cyprus has strengthened its counter-terrorism measures as close cooperation with the US, the EU and key institutions has secured its banking sector, a US State Department report said. The report, ...

A 38-year-old man was found wandering naked in the central Kennedy Square in Paphos on Thursday night and was arrested by police. According to assistant director of Paphos police Michalis ...

Irregular migrant arrivals to Cyprus surged 244 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, Frontex, the EU’s border control agency said on Wednesday. Highlighting the influx, ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 and 650 new infections on Wednesday, while 157 patients are in hospital receiving treatment for the virus. A 95-year-old man who died on Tuesday ...

The government’s proposed 2022 state budget is set to pass at Friday’s voting session as Diko and Dipa are set to support ruling Disy. The three parties number enough ...

Parents who consent for their five to 11-year-old children to receive the Covid-19 vaccine will be able to do so from December 17, the health ministry said on Wednesday as they ...

Wednesday night is set to be the coldest of the season so far with temperatures set to drop to about six degrees Celsius inland – with heavy storms possibly hitting Cyprus ...

The health ministry has reportedly received complaints that fake positive Covid-19 results have been issued by certain pharmacies, prompting authorities to warn of potential sanctions. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has ...

Three suspects were on Tuesday referred to trial before the Nicosia criminal court accused of belonging to a human trafficking ring following the testimony of an 18-year-old woman. The young ...

Parents keeping their primary school children away from class in protest at the latest round of Covid-19 restrictions were on Tuesday urged to “think again” amid indications they could face ...

Latsia municipal theatre was vandalised overnight with slogans declaring “death to traitors” and calling for enosis (union with Greece). The incident drew condemnation from the Pancyprian Association of Democratic Resistance ...

The long saga in the overhaul of Eleftheria square appears to be nearing a close, as the president is due to finally inaugurate the project on Friday evening – almost 16 years ...

Cyprus’ cumulative 14-day diagnosis rate (per 100,000) as of December 6 stands at 752.8 while over a million rapid tests were carried out during that period, the health ministry said on Friday Notably, ...

A red spectre has washed over the EU as the bloc of 27 nations and its regions remains overwhelmingly in the ECDC’s dark red status, including Cyprus. The data compiled ...

Reports indicate that the protocol for fully vaccinated persons may change, as they currently do not have to isolate – or even take a coronavirus test – if they are a close ...

In today’s episode, we hear that an action plan envisages over 300 Covid-19 beds and 65 ICU beds, while a 51-year-old primary school teacher died yesterday after reportedly refusing hospital treatment. ...

The health ministry is awaiting details of a reported incident suggesting that around 100 students at a single school were self-isolating, while a government expert says there is a high rate ...

Epidemiologist Dr Michalis Voniatis said that it is only a matter of time until Omicron arrives in Cyprus at which point daily infections could surge past 1,000, he said. He added, ...

In today’s episode, Nicosia’s mayor proudly unveiled the revamped Makarios Avenue just in time for Christmas. There’s the latest on Covid-19: all over 18s are now eligible ...

The government has commissioned a €518,000 study – centred on Nicosia – which will help it plan and assess how to best spend large chunks of the €174 million at its disposal to overhaul ...