By Stavros Nikolaou
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to overturn the conviction of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a woman when she was 10 years old.
The ...
A total of 39 free rapid testing mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced, listing the population groups which will be eligible to visit the ...
Only one country, Liechtenstein, was promoted to the Green category for travel, while several others have been demoted according to the latest epidemiological risk assessment to be in effect from ...
The statistical service on Monday issued a new invitation for candidates interested as working for the October to December census.
The initial invitation for 1,100 census-takers and supervisors was made on ...
Ayia Napa municipality on Monday said a walk-in centre will operate in the area again later this week following last week’s successful run.
In collaboration with the health ministry, ...
Cyprus Multiple Sclerosis Association has called on locals to participate in an international survey to evaluate health care procedures.
In a social media post inviting people to participate in the ...
Police in the Famagusta district are investigating a case of assault after a complaint was filed by two men aged 28 and 25 in the early hours of Sunday.
The 28-year-old told ...
By Stavros Nikolaou
Occupancy rates are expected to remain low at around 50 per cent of capacity in August, the president of the Paphos Hotels Association Thanos Michaelides told the Cyprus ...
By Stavros Nikolaou
Famagusta general hospital, which operates as a Reference Hospital for patients with coronavirus, is 100 per cent full, with all 75 beds taken, the Cyprus News Agency reported on ...
Police carried out more than 10,000 checks to make sure coronavirus restrictions were being properly adhered to on Friday and Saturday, it announced on Sunday.
In total 10.761 checks were carried out ...
1. Where is a SafePass required?
In all indoor and outdoor areas as well as in premises where, subject to the distancing measures in accordance with the relevant guidelines and health ...
Police have arrested a 52-year-old man against whom they are investigating a case of possession, use and intent to supply of cannabis.
He was seen on Saturday in an open ...
The health ministry announced two deaths and 527 more positives for Covid-19 on Saturday from an all-time record high of 94,279 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.56 per cent.
Saturday ...
The foreign ministry has launched its first annual competition for the Stella Soulioti human rights award, named after the island’s first woman attorney-general (AG).
It said that candidacies can ...
The health ministry on Friday announced three deaths and 635 new coronavirus cases after a total of 74,122 tests – the positivity rate of 0.86 per cent reflecting the gradual stabilisation in the epidemiological ...
The vaccination portal will open on Monday at 7.30 am for appointments to vaccinate children aged over 12 following cabinet’s decision to expand vaccinations to the 12 to 15 age group, the health ...
A 77-year-old man was spotted floating unconscious in the sea off Ayia Napa at around 2.00 pm on Friday and brought to shore by a lifeguard who administered first aid.
The ...
Cabinet on Friday approved a €900,000 support scheme for the wine sector to help overcome a plunge in consumption as a result of the lockdown.
The support scheme, submitted by Agriculture ...
A SafePass will be required from everyone aged 12 and over at all premises where more than 10 people including staff can congregate, the health ministry said on Friday.
In a Q&...
A boat that once belonged to the late President Glafcos Clerides and is named after his daughter may be spared the scrap heap after the cabinet on Friday authorised the ...
People who cannot be vaccinated against the coronavirus on medical grounds will be eligible for free rapid tests at ministry of health testing sites on presentation of a relevant certificate, ...
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios lll on Paphos-born Dr Kypros Nicolaides, a world-renowned pioneer in fetal medicine, in recognition of his ...
Pavlos Kontidis had a setback during the final day of sailing’s laser races at the Tokyo Olympics, falling to fourth place in the overall standings.
The Cypriot finished eighth ...
Weaknesses and inadequacies in the way the Insurance Companies Control Service, the finance ministry’s supervisory authority for insurance firms, performed its duties, were highlighted in a report released by ...