Coronavirus: Police issue 24 fines for decree violations
Police reported 24 individuals, including three managers of businesses, for violating measures against the spread of the coronavirus. A police spokesman said the force had...
Cyprus
Man dies in Paphos road crash
Police said Saturday a 23-year-old man from Argaka was killed and a second man, 21, was critically injured in an early morning car crash on...
Census results to be delayed due to lack of staff
The census has so far recorded 221,155 inhabitants and 118,967 residences, according to preliminary results, but its completion is expected to be delayed due to...
Shoeboxes to make sure needy children get gifts at Christmas
When is a shoebox a gift? Why, when it’s packed with toys and trinkets for kids, of course! Over the years, we’ve seen several seasonal...
Technology can fuel growth and create jobs in Cyprus
The technology sector can become the Cypriot economy’s main source of growth while offering quality professional career opportunities to young Cypriots, a study by the...
Cyprus to assume gas forum presidency
The Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides will assume the presidency of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum on January 1, 2022, taking over...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) announced on Friday that it has managed to achieve significant savings in the total amount of property rents it...
Lockdown helped kids with asthma study shows
Children with asthma showed short-term improvement of their symptoms during the lockdown imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus in spring last year, a...
Ministers highlight difficulties in returning migrants to home countries
Conditions are not yet safe for returns of Syrians to their country, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides told MPs on Friday while far-right Elam accused some...
Coronavirus: One death, 451 new cases on Friday (Updated)
One death and 451 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Friday, the health ministry said. The death concerns a 47-year-old man. This brings the number...
Payments into BoC accounts blocked from popular money transfer company Wise
The Bank of Cyprus and Wise have each blamed the other for why payments via the widely used popular financial tech company, which offers cheap...
New diabetes centre opens in Larnaca
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Friday inaugurated a new diabetes centre at Larnaca hospital, which “will offer holistic care for all diabetes-related issues, providing patients...
Paphos welcomes December with live music
Just when the festive season was seemingly brimming with events, new measures arrive to dampen the cheery feeling. Nonetheless, live music performances can still take...
Gender equality ‘very high’ on House president’s agenda
Women in politics must lead by example in condemning gender-based violence, House president Annita Demetriou said on Friday during a ceremony held as part of...
China supports forests with €62,000 donation
By Lanting Liu The Chinese Embassy has donated €62,000 to the Cyprus Forest Association to develop a forest park at Melini in Limassol, contributing to...
Coronavirus: Cyprus bans travellers from eight African countries (Update 2)
Entry from eight African countries has been banned as of Friday after a new coronavirus variant was detected. The latest decree by the health minister bans the...
Minister hopes ‘Odyssey’ of civil service reform nearing its end
Reforming the civil service is an effort on many fronts that will go on continuously, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday, expressing hope that...
Man faces extradition over boy’s abduction in Italy (Updated)
A 50-year-old man has been remanded in custody pending his extradition hearing on November 29 in connection with the abduction of a six-year-old boy in...
Big Potato being spruced up for Christmas
The graffiti on the vandalised Big Potato in Xylophagou will be removed by the end of the week so that it can be illuminated and...
Coronavirus: Saturday’s free testing sites for eligible groups
A total of 50 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the...