Rebekah Gregoriades

The population in 250 communities in the south has more than halved since the 1973 census, according to new environmental NGO Elders Creating Green Communities. The NGO, set up in September, said ...

Marketing fresh fruit and vegetables is still “seriously problematic”, with exorbitant retail prices and profits of up to 342 per cent, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday. The association said ...

Fresh ideas will be incorporated into the operation of the Audit Office, without dismissing good practices already in place, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday. He added that there would ...

One hundred days into the operation of the newly formed district self-governance organisations, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday praised their work, despite teething problems. He said he aspired to ...

In an ever-changing geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, the challenges are enormous and the ability to adapt and respond immediately is imperative, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday. Addressing the ...

A 62-year-old British tourist died on Monday while swimming in Peyia, Paphos. Police said people accompanying the tourist lost sight of him and he was later carried out of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are on the “same page” regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem, that there cannot be a solution outside the agreed ...

The alternative study and reintegration school, currently in a separate area within the Pancyprian Gymnasium in Nicosia, will be moved to another place due to hostility directed against its students. ...

A committee of legal and constitutional experts will be set up to examine the constitutional aspects of issues arising from the government’s suggestions for the modernisation of the Law ...

The negotiating process for a solution to the Cyprus problem can only begin when the Turkish demand for sovereignty is met, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar re-emphasised on Monday. He ...

Amid a continuous flow of news reports on hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and even war, it is only natural for people to wonder what they can do to protect themselves ...

In a bid for greener and more accessible urban areas, Limassol and Larnaca launched their EU-funded viable urban mobility schemes on Friday, aiming to reduce traffic congestion, strengthen public transport ...

The €5 million state-of-the-art haemodialysis unit in Paphos, inaugurated on Friday by President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is solid proof of the importance of solidarity, ...

Newly appointed auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Thursday he was confident that any disagreements with the Law Office would be solved through dialogue, pointing out nevertheless that the Audit Office ...

The crisis in the Middle East will dominate discussions at the working lunch to precede the 11th summit of Mediterranean EU member states ‘Med9’, which begins on Friday in Paphos. ...

Police are investigating how and why a 79-year-old man who was being towed by a car while sitting in his faulty electric wheelchair, died. The man, who lived in Ayioi ...

The cabinet decided on Wednesday to create a national strategy for the LGBTQI community in Cyprus, to address discrimination, safeguard equality and safety and build a society without exclusions. Citizen’...

The public works department have got the go-ahead to proclaim an architectural competition for the new courts in Nicosia, replacing the existing building near the buffer zone, at a cost ...

CyBC trade unions call off strike after president says no one to be wronged Trade unions have called off strikes at the CyBC planned for Thursday and next week, after ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has published a parents’ guide for the financial education of children, which includes “valuable information and practical advice” to help parents understand and ...

Cinnamon sticks have been recalled from the market due to the presence of preservative E220 – sulfur dioxide – which is forbidden by law for such products. The health services have already ...

Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos met in Luxembourg with his counterparts from Poland and Denmark ahead of the EU presidency trio, to discuss the main political priorities of Ecofin that ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou has put forward a mediation proposal for the sectoral collective agreement in the hotel industry and expects the employers and trade unions to return with their ...

President Nikos Christodoulides hopes that his informal dinner with UN chief Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in New York on October 15 will produce a positive result, which ...