Vasiliki Hadjigavriel

Two tuition schemes offering subsidies for kindergartens and nurseries were approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. The budget for the tuition subsidies is estimated to be €22 million and a total ...

The Nicosia tourism board is bringing back the free tour guide programme, running from March 29 until December. The tours include five routes highlighting the history and architecture of the city’...

An autopsy on the body of a woman found dead by her daughter on Saturday night indicates electrocution. The 60-year-old was found by her daughter in the bathroom of her ...

Larnaca port dockers went on a 24-hour warning strike on Monday to protest over the unloading procedures at the port. The workers blocked the entrance and exit of the port ...

Eighty-one tuberculosis cases were reported in Cyprus in 2023 with an incidence rate of 8.8 per 100,000 population. In the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day on Monday, the health ministry was raising awareness ...

Highlighting the appeal of chess for all, visiting Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand last week played against 19 children at the same time during an exhibition event in Nicosia. “Chess is like ...

AI technology will be used from Monday to improve the ‘digital citizen’ app, so it can answer a wide range of questions posed by the public. The ‘digital citizen’ app ...

Huawei has awarded scholarships to students from five universities on the island with the idea of boosting the development of ICT talent in Cyprus. The scholarships were awarded at a ...

A military officer accused of serious criminal offences, including revenge porn and extortion, sought to annul a search warrant for his home. The officer, a former lover of a married ...

Four cases of measles have been reported in infants attending the same nursery, with all currently receiving treatment in the hospital. The infants, aged 17, 16, 14, and 13 months, had not been vaccinated ...

A student from the music academy of the University of Cyprus has received a double international distinction, it was announced on Thursday. Tatiana Kotanidou was successfully admitted to the Norwegian ...

The Pancyprian Marathon Championship will continue on Sunday in Limassol, with thousands of runners taking over the roads of Limassol. The Pancyprian championships for the scored races of 106th Men’...

The Cyprus State Scholarships Foundation (Ikyk) announced on Tuesday applications for scholarships for the 2024-2025 year have opened. Interested students can now submit their applications for state scholarships to pursue ...

After basking in exceptionally high temperatures for the last few days, Cyprus will see a huge drop on Thursday with the met office predicting a 12C plunge. “The temperature will ...

Ten Latvian cultural ambassadors visited Agros through the Erasmus+ programme, the organisation announced on Tuesday. They were hosted by the Friends of the Agros Forest association and the Youth Dynamics ...

Larnaca municipality is participating in the global ‘Earth Hour’ by turning off the lights for an hour on Saturday. On Saturday from 8.30 to 9.30pm the municipality invites everyone to participate ...

Romanian airline AnimaWings will operate direct flights between Larnaca and Bucharest three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The announcement was made during a presentation held at Larnaca ...

A 43-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison by Larnaca Criminal court, after being found guilty of torching a shop. The crime was committed on September 3, 2023 when a ...

March 21 is ‘international forest day’ and the forestry department has organised a series of activities for the public to participate in and raise awareness about forests and sustainable management. This ...

Paphos municipality has secured a double distinction at the 2024 Cyprus Green Cities & Green Communities Awards, the municipality announced. Specifically, Paphos was named “Green City of Cyprus” for two projects: ...

The presence of migrant facilities in the heart of the Paralimni-Deryneia tourist area is tarnishing the municipality’s image and damaging the region’s reputation as a top travel destination, ...

A 12-year-old boy diagnosed with Influenza B died on Friday at the Makarios hospital. The child had been hospitalised and was on Thursday admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at ...

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in Cyprus, with 350 to 400 new cases diagnosed annually, according to President of the Cyprus Society of Gastroenterology, Dr Andreas Evgeniou. Speaking on ...

Paphos collected 16,946 kilogrammes of used cooking oil from 36 schools as part of the ‘Frying Pan Movement’ for 2023-2024, generating profits of up to €8,459. The initiative is run by NGO Akti ...