Elderly woman killed in car crash
An eighty-year-old woman has died after a road accident on the Limassol-Platres road on Wednesday evening, Limassol police said. The incident occurred as two cars...
Cyprus
Woman tested for virus, students return home, more staff at crossing points (Update 6)
By Evie Andreou and Nick Theodoulou Tests were being run on Wednesday to confirm whether a woman, who had direct contact with a coronavirus...
Jail for man who stole teen’s ashes
The 33-year-old man who stole a box containing the ashes of a Swedish teenager was jailed for ten months by the Limassol district court on...
Individuals, companies acquitted in Paphos sign scam case
The Paphos criminal court on Wednesday acquitted three individuals and two companies in connection with an alleged road sign scam that took place between 2006...
Overworked state pathologists threaten mass resignations
Pathologists working at Nicosia general hospital are threatening mass resignations because of overwork, state doctors’ association president Soteres Koumas told the media on Wednesday. The...
Fan card here to stay, justice minister insists
Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said on Wednesday the institution of the fan card has been very successful and has helped curb violence at football games....
Akel questions Disy chief’s sudden concern for workers’ rights
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Wednesday said they would be inviting ruling Disy head Averof Neophytou to join their party if he kept up supporting...
Dali teachers complain to police over asphalt plant pollution
Teachers of Dali primary school on Wednesday made a written complaint to the police over air pollution in the area caused by the operation of...
Tourism officials stay mum on potential effects of virus on tourism
The deputy ministry of tourism is yet to release any comment on how the industry might be affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the next...
Suspect in Napa shooting remanded again, second suspect still sought
The suspected shooter in the attempted murder of an Ayia Napa businessman earlier this month was remanded in custody for a further eight days on...
Surgical masks almost out of stock, importers warn
Surgical masks are almost out of stock in the wake of high public demand to stock up against the coronavirus (Covid-19), a medical equipment importer...
Calling on young scientists for FameLab 2020
The tenth FameLab Cyprus 2020 competition for new talents in science communication is a coming up. Those interested in participating in FameLab 2020 competition have...
Greece confirms first coronavirus case, EU’s Kyriakides wants preparedness plans (Update 2)
Greece has confirmed its first coronavirus case, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The patient was a 38-year-old Greek woman who had travelled from an...
Zenon bus workers to strike over wage deductions not paid into benefit funds
The employees at Larnaca’s public bus company Zenon said they would go on indefinite strike from March 4 unless the company pays them the benefits...
Foreign ministry urges Cypriots living abroad not to panic over coronavirus (Updated)
There is no reason for Cypriots residing or traveling abroad to panic over the spread of the coronavirus, the foreign ministry’s director for Schengen, consular...
Cypriot football club linked to tax evasion scheme in Spain (Updated)
Several prominent football agents were reportedly arranging fake transfers through Cypriot football club Apollon Limassol allegedly to launder money and evade taxes, Spanish newspaper El...
Ten arrests, €103,000 in fines, in illegal employment clampdown
Police said Wednesday they have arrested 10 third-country nationals while fines totalling close to €103,000 were issued by authorities as part of a clampdown on...
Man suspected of being drug-fuelled trashes hotel room
Police and firefighters were called to a hotel room in Larnaca late Tuesday after receiving a complaint that there was a ruckus going on inside...
Popular Greek actor Voutsas dies aged 88
Popular Greek actor Kostas Voutsas died on Wednesday morning at the age of 88. Voutsas began his career in Greek cinema in 1953 and had...
Cap on bank fees possible
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) could next week deliver its recommendations concerning the level of bank commissions and charges to the finance minister with...
