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An electrical goods store in Limassol was fined €8,000 for failing to check customers for a SafePass, one of nine businesses booked for breaking health protocols to contain the spread of ...

A yellow weather warning for storms is in force until 5pm on Friday, the met service has announced. According to the announcement, isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect the ...

The European Commission is proposing to extend the EU Digital Covid Certificate by a year, until 30 June 2023, it said on Thursday. The Commission said Covid-19 continued to be prevalent in ...

Limassol police pursued and arrested a man suspected of breaking a car window and stealing a bag with two passports that were later found in his vehicle. In a statement ...

Police have made a fourth arrest in connection with two burglaries in the Famagusta district and are continuing to look for a fifth suspect, they said in an announcement on ...

Police and customs have confiscated 30 cartons of tobacco and 10 packs of cigarettes after searching an apartment in Peyia and fined the owner of the flat €1900 for possessing duty free goods, ...

An overhauled bill for the creation of an independent anti-corruption authority heads to the House plenary on February 10, with MPs still seeking common ground on how it will be appointed, ...

A total of 37 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

To mark World Wetland Day on February 2, Akrotiri Environmental & Education Centre is inviting people to visit to find out what they do. Thomas Hadjikyriakou, manager of the centre, stressed ...

Limassol police on Wednesday said they were investigating after a safe with €15,000 in cash was stolen from a nightclub. The theft was reported by the 60-year-old owner of the nightclub, ...

Firefighters responded to a blaze in a liquor store near Paralimni late on Tuesday, that destroyed alcoholic drinks and damaged the building. No injuries were reported, as the fire service ...

In today’s episode, the expected loosening of some Covid-19 restrictions appear to have been shelved, amid reports that the BA.2 Omicron subvariant has been detected in Cyprus. Meanwhile, an ...

Three people, aged 23, 30 and 32, were fined €15,500 late on Tuesday in Nicosia after officers found 43 kilos of duty-free tobacco products in their possession. According to police, officers stopped the car of ...

Nine businesses and 14 individuals were booked for violating coronavirus protocols after 1,820 checks in the last 24 hours, police said early on Wednesday. Most fines came after 385 checks in Nicosia, where seven ...

A youth organisation is running a campaign to educate young people on how to reduce their carbon footprint by teaching them the value of recycling and other green practises. Youth ...

Two underaged suspects were arrested on Monday on suspicion of being involved in over 70 robberies from cars and two burglaries in Famagusta, bringing the total arrests to five. According to ...

A total of 33 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

In today’s episode, the current epidemiological picture in Cyprus is good and the issue of relaxations will be on the table during a meeting tomorrow, a member of the ...

On Monday free sites will operate as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Limassol (6 units) My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” store) 8:30 am – 6 pm 94041843 Pano ...

The health ministry announced that on person had died of Covid-19 and that 2,225 had tested positive from 85,303 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.6 per cent. The death concerned ...

As of Monday, anyone holding a certificate of recovery from Covid-19 older than three months – 90 days – will find them invalid to use locally for SafePass purposes. The EU continues to ...

The current epidemiological picture in Cyprus is good and the issue of relaxations will be on the table during a meeting on Tuesday, a member of the government’s scientific ...

A group of Ukrainian permanent residents in Cyprus on Sunday staged a protest in Limassol against any Russian military intervention in their country. Holding banners and shouting slogans, the participants ...

Uphill struggle to get businesses to allow entry for those needing guide and other assistance dogs By Bejay Browne Sander Strijthagen couldn’t believe it when a well-known private Nicosia ...