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The new public service commission was sworn in on Thursday, with two new faces – former transport minister Vasiliki Anastasiadou as vice president, and Costas Koumis, formerly deputy president of the ...

In 2020, the expected average duration of working life for 15-year-olds in Cyprus was 37.1 years, above the EU27 average of 35.7 years, figures published by Eurostat on Thursday show. Eurostat said that ...

A Greek Cypriot man from Xylophagou was convicted for the illegal possession of a shotgun whilst banned from using one and for possessing a shotgun and explosives in a game ...

The health ministry said Wednesday inspections had uncovered a batch of a frozen pork product on the market containing salmonella. Batch 0621 of the product, Pork Roll with Mincemeat sold at ...

Part of Famagusta Avenue in Larnaca was renamed Demetris Christofias Avenue on Wednesday in honour of the former president who died two years ago. Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said at ...

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy, arrived in Limassol port on Wednesday. The HMS Queen Elizabeth, that departed from Portsmouth on May 22, ...

The met office has issued a new, weather warning over high temperatures. A yellow warning was issued for 8.30pm Wednesday until 5pm Thursday for high temperatures. It is expected that ...

By Mary Spyrou If you are looking for a heartfelt witty comedy-drama head back to the early 2000s to appreciate Gilmore Girls and their 2016 reunion. In the close-knit town of ...

The health ministry announced a total of 63 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

A 26-year-old and 30-year-old were remanded for four days on Wednesday by Larnaca court in connection with a shooting. The two men were arrested on Tuesday morning by Larnaca CID ...

Schools across the island will become more digitally advanced, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday announcing that a tender has already been launched to upgrade the technological capabilities of ...

The youngest patient in the Famagusta Covid ward is currently aged 20, its scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Tuesday. “The average patient age has fallen to 49 with the youngest being ...

A new initiative will see Larnaca’s beekeepers offer interactive programmes and tours to visitors, the Larnaca tourism board (Etap) announced on Tuesday. The Honey Road initiative is “a sustainable ...

A typical hotel which installs 80 solar panels will have energy savings from heating water of between 30 and 40 per cent, an Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) official told an online seminar. ...

A new eco-friendly lifeguard tower is being built in Oroklini, the community’s leader Neophytos Fakontis said on Tuesday. The tower will have sanitation facilities, electricity from renewable energy sources, ...

The Animal Party on Tuesday called on the public to protect their pets and livestock during the current high temperatures. Animals should not be left on balconies or terraces nor ...

A 37-year-old man arrested for bank fraud will be extradited to Romania within 10 days, police said on Tuesday. The man was arrested in Paphos on Sunday, in connection to a ...

One of the largest educational robots in the world, Astro 1, is on display in Nicosia until July 5, Strovolos municipality announced on Monday. Visitors can find it at the Stavrou street ...

The health ministry announced a total of 61 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Police arrested a 15-year-old boy on Sunday suspected of setting fire to two cars in Limassol, both of which were parked in the same place and suffered damages. According to ...

New MPs, voted in during parliamentary elections on May 30, will get to work on Monday with the first House committee meetings taking place. The Finance and Commerce committees will discuss ...

A yellow weather warning for high temperatures remains in place until 5pm on Sunday, the met office said. The warning has been in place since Saturday night, and temperatures are ...

The health ministry announced 226 new positive cases of coronavirus on Saturday out of 41,809 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.54 per cent. No deaths were reported, but 43 people are ...

A total of 72 free rapid test locations will operate on Sunday, the health ministry announced as unvaccinated workers must ensure a weekly negative coronavirus test. The testing sites, also target ...