Domestic worker arrested for abusing six-year-old
A 24-year-old Nepalese domestic worker was arrested early on Monday morning in Limassol for the reported sexual abuse of the six-year-old girl she was taking care of.
The woman was ...
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Cabinet decisions ‘not above the law’ says constitutional court
The government has no obligation to make a missing temporary civil servant permanent, the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled, and has thus thrown out an appeal by the missing person’s ...
‘We will not repeat mistakes’ says transport minister
Mistakes of the past will not be repeated, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday after meeting a Road Safety Council workgroup put forward a series of recommendations concerning risks ...
Demetriou urges greater youth role in public life
Bringing young people to the forefront of public life constitutes a fundamental priority, the purpose of which is to promote their substantive participation in politics, society, the economy and diplomacy, ...
Sizopoulos says he “fears nothing” as legal service weighs case
Former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos said on Thursday that he “fears nothing,” saying that he had been refused access to a report pointing to possible criminal offences ...
Compensation process advances for Limassol wildfire victims
Cyprus’ Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) has evaluated 689 of the 714 reports on properties damaged and lost in the July 23 wildfire in Limassol, and 111 owners have already been called to sign ...
New online system slashes education red tape
A new electronic education and training administration system presented on Thursday provides online access to information in real time, with less bureaucracy and enhanced security and data reliability.
Education Minister ...
‘Stop giving false hopes’ over CoLA, union says
Trade unions Peo and Deok stressed on Thursday that the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) was not a financial or legal issue, but a social one and as such should be implemented, ...
Ambulance service had own operations centre during deadly wildfire
The ambulance service ran its own operations centre when the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people broke out in July and was not asked to ...
Post-wildfire flood control works underway
Agriculture ministry representative Nikoleta Iona on Thursday said the first phase of flood control works being carried out in light of the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and ...
House committee chair lambasts state response to deadly wildfire
House interior committee chairman Aristos Damianou on Thursday lambasted the state’s response to the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people in July, speaking of “...
Employer-commissioned opinion deems regulating CoLA unconstitutional
Employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) and the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry (Keve) have received legal counsel about regulating the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) for the private sector by law, ...
Cyprus urges stronger EU role on Gaza aid and housing policy
Deputy European Affairs Minister Marilena Raouna told her EU counterparts on Tuesday that Cyprus is “deeply concerned over the expansion of military operations” in the Middle East, adding that the ...
Surge in online scams prompts consumer warnings
The widespread use of technology and the internet has triggered an explosion of online fraud, with consumers falling prey to scammers and complaints pouring in daily.
Chairman of the Cyprus ...
Doctors oppose changes to transfer regulations
The doctors’ union Pasyki on Monday expressed strong opposition to the transfer of civil servants to other departments without a time limit in a note to the House finance committee, ...
Cyprus’ EU council presidency comes at ‘critical moment’
Cyprus’ tenure as the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency comes at “a very critical moment for peace in Europe”, European Council president Antonio Costa said on Monday.
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Civil servant evaluation system ‘blatantly violated’
The current civil servant assessment system is not at all optimistic, as most ministries, departments and services not only continue to deviate from its provisions but blatantly violate it, public ...
Holguin still hopeful of Cyprus talks resumption
United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Monday pledged to “continue working and having hope to resume the talks” to solve the Cyprus problem.
Speaking after a meeting with Turkish ...
Trial-within-trial ruling in German’s usurpation case on October 8
A trial within a trial before Nicosia criminal court involving German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel – who faces charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north – will be ...
CoLA for all a ‘red line’ for employers
Giving the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) to all private sector workers remains a red line for employers’ organisations Keve and OEV, they told Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Monday.
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House president calls on small states to demand release of Greek Cypriots
House President Annita Demetriou on Monday called on her counterparts from the small states of Europe, meeting in Nicosia, to add their voices to calls for the immediate release of ...
State to cover preschool fees and lunches for 21,000 children
About 21,000 children up to the age of four will have their preschool fees and lunches paid by the state for the 2025–2026 school year, the finance ministry announced on Monday.
The ...
Fire in Ypsonas damages garden sheds
A fire broke out overnight in two garden sheds in Ypsonas, Limassol, causing extensive damage to the buildings and their contents, which were mostly household equipment.
Fire service spokesman Andreas ...
Police confiscate vehicles in traffic checks, 62 booked
Seven motorcycles and ten cars were confiscated on Sunday in Limassol during traffic checks by the police Z squad.
The police said on Monday that the checks were carried out ...