Rebekah Gregoriades

Hosing down pavements, roads, verandas, fences and cars could land you with a three-month prison sentence or a €513 fine – or both – the agriculture ministry has warned. The ministry notes that, ...

The comprehensive citizen e-health system is a hugely significant “product of civilisation” and a decisive step towards strengthening the national health scheme Gesy and promoting patient rights, Health Minister Michalis ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has congratulated Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas for their election to key EU positions. “Committed to working closely with you guided by ...

Traffic violations caught on camera and the fines they entail were among proposals discussed at the House on Thursday, with transport minister Alexis Vafeades pledging to return with an official ...

Cyprus’ civil defence has issued advice to the public following a yellow warning for extreme heat. With temperatures expected to peak at 41°C inland and 33°C in the mountains, the ...

Measures are set to be taken to ensure the safety of bus drivers, after a passenger hit one of the Larnaca drivers on Wednesday triggering a spontaneous work stoppage. Transport ...

With third country nationals receiving their work permits earlier through expedited procedures, the tourism industry is fully staffed and ready for the summer wave of tourists. Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou ...

Ten new civil registry digital services, placing people’s needs at the forefront, were presented on Thursday in Nicosia. The services are part of the government’s plan for digital ...

Electricity supply is expected to run smoothly, despite the high demand due to hot weather. Cyprus’ transmission system spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said demand on Thursday was estimated to peak at 1,150...

Borrowers are receiving letters of approval for participation in the mortgage to rent scheme, running from December 2023 to September 6, 2024. Through the scheme, eligible applicants transfer the ownership of their primary ...

The Limassol hospital pharmacy staff is on a two-hour work stoppage from 11am till 1pm to protest working understaffed. An Isotita union representative said the pharmacy has been understaffed for ...

Cyprus on Wednesday denounced the Russian government’s decision to block access to over 80 European media outlets, including the Cyprus Mail, a move the European Union condemned as a “totally ...

Police are investigating whether the death of Panayiotis Anastasi, 40, from Sotira in Famagusta, was caused by medical negligence. Anastasi was admitted to the ICU of the Famagusta general hospital in ...

Cyprus has submitted a request to the European Commission for a targeted review of its recovery and resilience plan (RRP), which amounts to €1.2 billion. “Yesterday (Tuesday), Cyprus submitted to the ...

Larnaca bus drivers switched off their engines at 12 noon on Wednesday after a driver was hit by a passenger. A union representative said a female passenger on the bus called ...

The first supplementary budget for 2024, worth €351.3 million, has been approved by the cabinet to cover medical supplies, social insurance, desalination, defence and education. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Finance Minister ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday and is expected to return to his duties later this week following his brief hospitalisation. Damianos had been admitted ...

The government’s contract with Opap Cyprus, providing for €447 million income over 15 years, is satisfactory and to the benefit of the republic, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, while the ...

Press emphasising safety concerns for tourists after Hezbollah threats last week are “a bolt from the blue” and the only way out is to defuse the situation, the Hotel Professionals ...

The government has plans to improve the infrastructure at Pournara migrant reception centre, where “excellent work” is being done, Deputy Immigration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Tuesday. Speaking after his ...

Huge differences have been found in petrol retail prices around the island, some exceeding 14 cents per litre, the Cyprus consumer’s association said on Tuesday. The association published a report ...

Turkey on Tuesday issued an anti-navtex, bringing into question the republic of Cyprus and its right to issue navtex. The anti-navtex, posted on the website of the Turkish office of ...

Larnaca’s criminal court has sentenced a 26-year-old to 11 years in prison for importing 17kg of cannabis, police said on Tuesday. The court heard that 16.752kg of cannabis had been ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is expected to meet UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin in Brussels next week, on the sidelines of the European Council, it emerged on Tuesday. Government spokesman Konstantinos ...