Officials sell ‘Cyprus Tomorrow’ plan to the public
Government officials touted what they called the “historic importance” of the ‘Cyprus Tomorrow’ plan at an event held at the Nicosia Mall on Saturday.
The ‘Cyprus Tomorrow’ plan is also ...
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Neophytou promises faster benefits, family support in election plan
Ruling Disy presidential candidate Averof Neophytou on Saturday released his 16-point plan for social reforms should he become the next president, promising every “support for the modern family”.
The 16 points ...
Nouris extends apology if wrong impression given by his HIV comments
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris apologised on Saturday for potentially giving the wrong impression about controversial statements on the health situation in Pournara reception centre but said he had merely been ...
Well-known ‘turtle protector’ and conservationist Andreas Demetropoulos dies aged 84 (Updated)
Andreas Demetropoulos, the former director of the fisheries department and the head of the Cyprus Wildlife Society, died on Saturday at the age of 84.
Demetropoulos is well known for this ...
Hunters warned of fire hazard ahead of shooting season
The forestry department on Saturday warned hunters not to start fires or throw cigarette butts due to the high risk of starting forest fires.
Hunting season opens on Sunday, and ...
Jewellery worth thousands stolen in Tsada burglaries
Police in Tsada are investigating two break-ins and burglaries where valuable jewellery was stolen, authorities said in a statement on Saturday.
In the first case, jewellery worth over €12,000 was stolen ...
Photo exhibition of car wrecks aims to raise road-safety awareness
Photos from fatal car accidents will go on display at the road safety park in Nicosia starting Sunday to raise awareness among the public, it was announced on Saturday.
The ...
Police arrest 37-year-old in Limassol drug bust
Police arrested a 37-year-old in a drug bust on a home in Limassol, where officers found one kg of cocaine, authorities said in an announcement on Saturday.
According to police, ...
Police arrest 40 yr old for trafficking
A 40-year-old was arrested in the Famagusta area for aiding migrants entering the country after a boat arrived in the night, police said on Saturday.
According to police, the boat ...
Prisons probe report handed to attorney-general
Four criminal investigators tasked with investigating claims of drug pushing and mobile phone use in the prisons turned their report into the attorney-general on Friday.
According to a post on ...
Turkish Cypriot leadership pulls out of bicommunal education programme
Teachers and opposition in the north are in an uproar with the ‘presidency’, which cancelled the participation of Turkish Cypriots in bicommunal education programme, repots said on Friday.
Earlier in ...
Civil defence uses drones to locate missing person
Civil defence said on Friday that it had used droned to help the police find a lost person in the Limassol area overnight.
According to an announcement, police alerted them ...
Exhumation of body of teen who died in hospital (Updated)
Police said on Thursday that they received warrants to exhume and conduct a further autopsy on the body of a 15-year-old, who was reported to have died from medical negligence ...
Police arrest 39-year-old for drink driving in Peyia
Police in Peyia have arrested a 39-year-old for drink driving, after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a fast-food shop hitting and injuring a 36-year-old, police said ...
British pensioner dies in Peyia after being hit by car
A 76-year-old Briton died after being hit by a car, while crossing the street in Peyia, police said on Thursday.
The man, Paul Lownder from England, was hit by a ...
Medicine shortages top list of patient complaints about healthcare
Medicine shortages have been the biggest problem for patients during the first nine months of the year, head of the patients’ association (Osak) Marios Kouloumas said on Tuesday.
According to ...
Risk of a tsunami in the Mediterranean is real says geological survey
The risk of tsunami occurring in the Mediterranean is real, the geological survey department said on Tuesday, ahead of World Tsunami Awareness Day on Saturday.
The department said Cyprus’ shores ...
Baggage handlers hold work stoppage at Larnaca airport
Baggage handlers at Larnaca airport held an impromptu two-hour strike on Tuesday morning after 156 staffers were handed redundancy letters.
The workers carried out a spontaneous work stoppage from 10am until 12 ...
December 27 deadline to register to vote for Cypriots living abroad
People living abroad with a right to vote in Cyprus must register by December 27, an announcement from the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
According to the ministry, people eligible to ...
Archbishop remains in critical but stable condition
Archbishop Chrysostomos II remains in critical condition, his doctors said on Tuesday, as he continues to battle intestinal cancer.
His doctors, Joseph Kashios, Dimitris Papamichael, Petros Agathaggelou and Michalis Protopapas, ...
Climate change relay arrives in Cyprus
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis welcomed the ‘Running out of time’ relay on Monday, which arrived in Cyprus on their way to climate change talks (COP27) in Sharm al-Sheik, Egypt on ...
New neonatal ICU at Makarios
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced a new neonatal intensive care unit will be built in Cyprus following a meeting on Monday with the NGO ‘Mora Thavmata’ and the state health ...
Swiss donate 10m francs to help migration procedures
Cyprus received on Monday 10 million Swiss francs (10.092m euros) as a donation to deal with the migration crisis at a ceremony in Bern, Switzerland attended by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris.
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Bicommunal meeting urges talks as soon as possible
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political party representatives agreed on Monday that tensions need to de-escalate as soon as possible and both sides need to return to negotiations on the ...