Public warned over crypto scam
Police on Thursday warned the public to beware of online fraud as they investigate a complaint by a 49-year-old man that he had been defrauded out of €44,500 he believed was ...
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Global risk, compliance firm partners with bar association for AML training
K2 Integrity — a risk, compliance, investigations and monitoring firm, on Thursday announced its partnership with the Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) giving CBA members access to K2 Integrity’s Certified Risk ...
Five and four years jail terms for cannabis possession
Two men aged 24 and 40 were jailed for five and four years respectively on Thursday after being found guilty on drug charges by Limassol criminal court.
The case follows a drug ...
Audit office says HIO chairman does have conflict of interest (update 2)
Wading into the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) dispute, the audit office said on Thursday that in its opinion HIO chairman Thomas Antoniou does have a conflict of interest because his ...
R&D government budget allocation per person in Cyprus below EU average
Cyprus allocated €103 per person to research and development in 2021, less than half the €244 averaged in the EU27, according to data on government budget allocations for R&D published by ...
Man arrested for disturbing the peace, assault
A 38-year-old man is under arrest on suspicion of assaulting and insulting police officers and disturbing the peace while intoxicated, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday.
Paphos police spokesman ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the chairman of the health insurance organisation Thomas Antoniou told the president yesterday that he wishes to resign – citing constant and unprovoked attacks on Gesy.
Elsewhere, ...
Weather forecast: Temperatures stuck at 40C inland
The summer grinds on with temperatures forecast to remain above the seasonal average over the next three days.
A yellow alert is in force from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm on Thursday, ...
Four charged with stealing electricity
Four people have been charged with stealing electricity at a Chlorakas apartment complex, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday.
Quoting police, it said that on Wednesday between 6.00 pm and ...
Police say lit coals caused Pedoulas fire
Lit coals caused the fire in Pedoulas on Wednesday evening which was swiftly brought under control by six firefighters and two firetrucks.
The incident has been reported to the police ...
Five wave breakers for Chlorakas underway
Works to construct five wave breakers along the coast of Chlorakas just in front of hotels St George and Laura are currently underway, according to Chlorakas community board chairman Nikolas ...
Drink driver jailed for killing woman
Larnaca district court on Wednesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 months in prison after she was found guilty of causing death through drink driving.
On July 11, 2019 at around 9.40pm the 52...
Over 100 fines from Paphos bicycle police in a month
Paphos bicycle police on Wednesday said they issued over 100 traffic fines in July.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Paphos CID chief and police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou said that bicycle ...
Fisherman found dead in his boat
A 72-year-old fisherman was found dead by his son around Petra tou Romiou area on Tuesday night.
The fisherman had been out in his boat fishing.
At around 9.30pm and ...
Woman arrested with fake passport
A 27-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly using fake travel documents, police said on Wednesday.
According to Paphos CID chief and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the woman arrived at Paphos airport ...
Operations suspended in two establishments over gambling
Paphos district court on Tuesday issued orders to suspend operations in two premises allegedly providing gambling services.
According to Paphos CID chief and police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, two criminal cases ...
Trees donated as part of Rotary Cyprus pollinator project
On July 19 the Pollinator & Environmental Protection Tasks Force of Rotary Cyprus, represented by Rotaract & Rotary Club Nicosia – Aspelia and the Cyprus University of Technology, successfully donated almost 300 pollinator-friendly ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the House of Representatives rejected the referral of three bills by President Nicos Anastasiades in a session of the plenum on Tuesday.
Two of the bills ...
Veteran journalist, Takis Kounafis, dies aged 77 (Updated)
Tributes are pouring in for veteran journalist Takis Kounafis who died early on Tuesday aged 77.
His funeral will be held on Thursday, at 3.00 pm at Ayios Demetrios church in Acropolis, ...
Joint police operation seizes 17.7kg of cocaine in fruit container
Police on Tuesday seized 17.7 kilos of cocaine and made two arrests in a drug bust carried out in cooperation with Greece’s police (Elas), Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police and ...
Cyprus based firm takes part in EU-funded defence projects
Cyprus-based research and development company SignalGeneriX announced its participation in three EU funded defence projects with a funding total of €65 million, describing this as a major success for itself and ...
Gloria Jean’s coffee franchise changes hands
The Gloria Jean’s Coffee franchise in Cyprus has been sold to Lanitis Entertainment.
This marks the end of C.C. Coffee Company’s 16-year ownership of the coffee chain ...
Subsidies for P/Vs for electric cars
The energy ministry said on Tuesday it was accepting applications to help pay for the installation of photovoltaics to charge electrical or hybrid plug-in vehicles.
Part of a programme to ...
Project to test water at Ayia Napa marina
The Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (Cymepa) and the Bank of Cyprus have teamed up to test and analyse the waters in and around the Ayia Napa marina.
They presented ...