Two in three households scraping by, report shows
Out of every three households in Cyprus, one is getting by comfortably, while the other two are either barely managing or struggling to survive, a survey presented on Wednesday shows.
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Cheesemakers hail halloumi decree as good for exports
The new decree issued by the agriculture ministry for the gradual increase of the goat and sheep milk content in halloumi is a step in the right direction and helps ...
Cabinet approves Gesy amendment after ruling on prescriptions
A bill amending the law on Gesy was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet and is to be sent by the health ministry to parliament as ‘urgent’ for immediate voting.
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Toxic caterpillars a threat to Cyprus’ forests
The story goes like this: moths laying eggs in hanging weblike nests that drop to the ground when they have served their purpose, larva hatching out and eating pines trees ...
EU delivers 62 prefab reception units for Pournara
The EU Agency for Asylum delivered 62 reception units on Friday to Cyprus’ asylum service, for the needs of the Pournara migrant reception centre.
In a post on Faceboo, the agency ...
Freshwater resources use in Cyprus ‘unsustainable’
The use of freshwater resources in Cyprus is “unsustainable”, Eurostat said on Friday, in an article to mark World Water Day, celebrated on March 22.
“With temperatures rising every year, droughts ...
Man punches courier and flees with change
The Nicosia District Court issued an eight-day remand order on Friday against a 32-year-old man, who was arrested for facilitating interrogations regarding ongoing cases of robbery and extortion of money ...
Asylum seeker denied release for ‘national security’ reasons
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a habeas corpus ad subjiciendum demand for release filed by an international protection applicant, who had admitted various crimes, including murder, to the police.
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Over 100 cars added to Takata immobilisation recall list
The road transport department (TOM) has updated its Takata airbag recall list, as over a hundred cars under recall are now to be immobilised immediately, after information received from CIC ...
Cypriots demonstrate in Nicosia for Gaza
A group of Cypriots staged a protest in Nicosia on Friday afternoon against the escalating violence in Gaza and the violation of the agreed ceasefire by Israel forces.
The protest ...
Holiday plan for people with disabilities announced
This year’s plan to subsidise holidays for people with disabilities was announced on Friday by the department for the social integration of the disabled.
The scheme was approved by ...
Limassol taxi drivers to strike on March 26
Taxi drivers in the Limassol district will be on strike on Wednesday from 8am till 12 noon, the urban taxi federation decided on Friday, in a measure they hope will help ...
‘Europe should help solve GSI issue’, says energy minister
The EU should undertake a more active role in finding solutions to the challenges faced by the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday.
The ...
JRCC ends efforts to find survivors of capsized migrant boat
Efforts to locate more survivors from the boat that capsized about 25 nautical miles off Cape Greco were terminated at 2pm on Friday.
The search and rescue operation started on March 16, ...
Mayor says state must increase Nicosia funding or taxes go up
Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos has called on the government to increase state funding to the unified municipality conceived through recent local administration reforms, as its new form demanded more spending ...
Rehab centres worried new law to worsen services
Private rehabilitation centres on Wednesday expressed serious concern over a bill regulating the operation of the centres, saying that proposed legislation in practice equates them with nursing homes and may ...
Residents of merged municipalities shocked by property tax bills
Residents who joined Nicosia municipality under the new local administration reform were in for a shock in March, when they started receiving inflated annual property tax bills.
The bills appear ...
German suspect’s property usurpation case postponed
The Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday postponed until April 2 the case brought against a German real estate agent charged on 44 counts related to the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in ...
GSI now a matter of diplomacy, administrator says
The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), connecting the electricity grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel is now being handled on a diplomatic level as it has become a matter of foreign ...
Builders stumble on bomb in Peyia
A mortar shell about half a metre long was unearthed on Tuesday by builders working on a construction site in Peyia.
Police cordoned off the area took possession of the ...
UNHCR expresses concern over alleged pushback of Syrian refugees
UNHCR Cyprus has raised concerns over a reported “pushback incident on March 14 involving three boats carrying approximately 80 Syrian nationals, including women and children, who had departed from Syria and reached ...
Autopsies of shipwreck victims confirm drowning, search continues
Autopsies on four of the seven victims recovered from the sea after their boat capsized off Cape Greco confirmed they had drowned, sources said on Wednesday. The examinations were conducted ...
Turkish Cypriot property regulations go to plenum on March 27
Regulations governing the concession of Turkish Cypriot properties by the guardian and their management by refugees will be submitted to the plenum on March 27, officials on the House refugees committee ...
Police officer vindicated for being denied right to run for MP
The Appeals Court has thrown out an appeal against a court decision to annul a police decision banning an officer from running in the 2021 parliamentary elections, it announced on Tuesday.
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