Nick Theodoulou

The audit office has researched the government’s procurement of rapid tests and said it generally did a good job, considering the urgency of the situation. A total of 3,491,000 rapid ...

Strovolos municipality has been clamping down on Easter lambradjia – bonfire celebrations — with seven truckloads of stockpiled wood confiscated in recent days. Strovolos Mayor Andreas Papacharalambous spoke to the media about ...

The legality and constitutionality of the coronavirus decrees, and the restrictions stemming from them, are being challenged at the Nicosia district court. Nicos Clerides is representing three clients who have ...

A total of 9,360 vaccination appointments were booked by those in the eligible age group of 51-52 on Monday, while 6,640 remain available to booked on Tuesday. The vaccination portal and its 6,640 ...

Three deaths from Covid-19 and 822 new cases were reported on Monday with a positivity rate of 1.38. The three deaths were two men, aged 58 and 82, and a woman, aged 64. For the ...

George Gavriel, the public school headmaster who published artworks critical of the archbishop and other key Cypriot figures, claims he is being investigated for his ‘national spirit’. The row initially ...

The 14-day cumulative rate of Covid cases has reached 749.5 per 100,000, the weekly coronavirus surveillance report issued by the health ministry said on Friday. The report covered the period March 31 to ...

The British woman convicted of lying over being gang raped in Ayia Napa in 2019 had her application to produce two witness testimonies rejected, her lawyer confirmed to the Cyprus Mail. ...

The health ministry announced one death and 528 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, with a positivity rate of 0.91 per cent after 58,097 PCR and rapid tests. The death was a man, ...

Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelides praised the passing of a recent bill which establishes a clearer framework for the handling of minors in the legal system. Michaelides said on ...

Arrivals from overseas to the north will be subject to wearing electronic bracelets within their own homes to carry out their coronavirus quarantine, it was reported on Monday. The change ...

A lawyer is challenging the constitutionality of the coronavirus restrictions – specifically the banning of demonstrations, rallies, parades and so on – while his client faces a fine of up to €50,000. Savvas ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis praised parliament’s passing of a bill which will overhaul the way in which minors are treated and handled across the justice system. According to Yiolitis, ...

An open row erupted on Thursday between the ministries of education and health over contact tracing of positive coronavirus cases in schools, embarrassing the government and perplexing public opinion. The ...

The endangered Mediterranean monk seal population has had its most significant increase ever recorded in Cyprus, Agriculture Costas Kadis said in Paphos on Thursday. Their population has now reached 19, Kadis ...

Last year’s total lockdown between mid-March and the end of May led to drug-related cases falling by about a third, while drug use amongst youngsters is on the rise, ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry remains in the dark after Britain – its biggest tourist market – announced on Monday that it has postponed a decision as to whether international travel can resume after ...

The veterinary services have announced that Є75,000 will be made available to the stray cat sterilisation programme, calling on vets and animal NGOs to sign up. Cyprus’ staggering stray cat population ...

One death from Covid-19 and 565 new cases with an overall positivity rate of 1.03 per cent were announced on Monday. The health ministry said there were 196 people in hospital, of whom 47 ...

Key historic buildings in Nicosia’s old town are being put to new use as part of what the state hopes will be an urban transformation Nicosia’s historic city ...

Parliament has voted to bolster the law against people smugglers and educational institutions which facilitate “sham” students’ entry into the Republic. Perhaps the most notable change is that now people ...

The health ministry announced one death and 705 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday from a record 59,144 PCR and rapid tests, yielding a positivity rate of 1.19. per cent. The health ministry ...

Unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at a residential house in Strovolos, Nicosia, on Friday afternoon, the police press office confirmed to the Cyprus Mail. The hand grenade did not ...

The Turkish-made TV drama called ‘Once Upon a Time in Cyprus’, set to focus on the events of 1963, is to air on April 1. The series, which will depict events from 1963...