Over 500 farmers apply for post-fire aid
The government has received more than 500 applications from farmers and livestock breeders for financial aid in the form of “reactivation plans” in the wake of the wildfire which tore through ...
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ATF fire investigation ‘will be useful in planning next stages’
The results of the investigation carried out by the United States’ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) into the cause of and the circumstances surrounding the wildfire which ...
Omodos wildfire contained
A wildfire broke out near the Limassol district of Omodos on Friday afternoon, and was contained shortly afterwards.
Fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said a total of eight fire engines ...
‘No evidence of vandalism’ at Saint Phanourios cave
The Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia municipality on Thursday said there was “no evidence of vandalism” found at the historic Saint Phanourios cave.
A spokesperson for the municipality told the Cyprus Mail ...
Yiannaki acquitted of five forgery charges
Former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki was on Wednesday acquitted of five of the eight charges he faced regarding the forgery of a high school diploma, a university degree and a ...
EAC tells unions to be ‘responsible’ after facing criticism
The electricity authority (EAC) on Wednesday called on trade unions to act responsibly after facing criticism the previous day regarding its plans to upgrade Cyprus’ electricity network.
Unions had said ...
Turkish Cypriot authorities to examine vandalised Saint Phanourios cave
Officials from the Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia municipality will visit the historic Saint Phanourios cave to examine its state after photographs which appear to depict acts of vandalism had circulated in ...
Nicosia residents to pay new rainwater tax
Residents of the Nicosia district are to pay a new rainwater tax, district governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Wednesday, describing the tax as “necessary”.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...
Supreme Court rules state can catch paedophiles using IP addresses
The Supreme Court has ruled that it is legal for the authorities to use specialised software to identify the IP addresses of people who distribute images of child sexual abuse ...
Almost €3m given to fire-affected farmers so far
The agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it has already granted almost €3 million worth of financial assistance to farmers and livestock breeders who were impacted by the wildfire which tore through ...
Talat on arrests of Greek Cypriots: I’ve only seen three-month remands for murders
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, who served in post between 2005 and 2010, on Tuesday expressed surprise at the ongoing detention of five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the ...
Tatar to Stewart: Your job description does not allow you to make such a statement
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday told outgoing United Nations special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart that “your job description does not allow you to make such a statement”.
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Mandatory call for unexplained nursery absences bill passed again
Parliament for the second time passed a set of bills which will make it mandatory for nursery schools to call children’s parents or guardians in the event that they ...
Police chief: We have no evidence deadly Limassol fire was arson
Police chief Themistos Arnaoutis on Tuesday said he has “no evidence” that the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people last month was started “maliciously”.
Addressing ...
Parliament accepts some of Christodoulides’ changes to multiple pensions law
Parliament on Tuesday accepted some of the amendments President Nikos Christodoulides had made to new bills regulating the pensions of future state officials.
Christodoulides had sent six of the bills, ...
Bus drivers reject labour ministry’s offer, strike to go on
Bus drivers in Larnaca on Tuesday evening rejected a proposal of new terms presented to them by the labour ministry, with their indefinite strike as such set to continue.
Drivers ...
‘No tolerance for arbitrary detentions’, Metsola’s spokesman says
There can be “no tolerance for arbitrary detentions”, European parliament president Roberta Metsola’s spokesman Juri Laas said on Monday in response to the arrest and continued remand of five ...
Morphou mayor-in-exile fumes over Troodos road plans
Morphou’s Greek Cypriot mayor-in-exile Victor Hadjiavraam on Tuesday said he felt “obliged to express my deepest indignation” at the government’s decision to build the new road connecting Nicosia ...
Fire chief: I could not go above cabinet’s heads
Fire chief Nikos Longinos on Tuesday defended his actions during the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people last month, saying he could not go above ...
Cyprus solution ‘not for the UN to impose’
Outgoing United Nations special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart on Tuesday said a solution to the Cyprus problem is “not for the United Nations to impose”.
Speaking after a farewell ...
Disy tells Christodoulides to explain why closing crossing points is ‘detrimental’
Disy on Monday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to “explain to society why it is impossible and detrimental to the nation to talk about closing crossing points” after some had ...
‘Do not allow the law to be used as a political tool’
Two Turkish Cypriots accused of aiding and abetting the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north last month on suspicion of espionage and remain in custody were on Monday brought ...
Stewart: You have to be willing to listen to the other side
Outgoing United Nations special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart on Monday said both sides of the island “have to listen to the other”.
“You have to be willing to listen ...
Christodoulides raises issue of arrested Greek Cypriots in final Stewart meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides raised the issue of the five Greek Cypriots who remain in custody in the north after having been arrested last month during his final meeting with outgoing ...