Today’s weather: Hot and sunny
On Wednesday after dispersal of thin fog, the weather will be mostly clear. Locally increased cloud cover in the afternoon is expected to bring showers, mainly in the mountains and ...
Cyprus shipping ready to leverage its infrastructure and people
The Cypriot flag has been included among the flags of countries listed in the white list of the Paris and Tokyo memoranda, according to Deputy Minister for Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli.
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Cyprus Business Now
Total petroleum product sales in Cyprus reached 122,581 metric tons in May 2023, marking a 1.4 per cent increase compared to May 2022, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical ...
Cyprus’ whopping payments for emissions is a dereliction of duty
By Efi Xanthou
On Friday, June 23, the House of Representatives hosted a seminar presenting part of the Fit for 55 EU package, essentially the EU’s target of reducing net greenhouse ...
New protocol to combat animal poisoning
Key public offices on Tuesday signed a new protocol to better combat animal poisoning cases with a focus on rural areas.
The police, game and fauna fund, the state laboratories, ...
Bill to regulate working from home delayed
MPs at the House labour committee heard on Tuesday that the bill to regulate remote working will be delayed until after the summer recess.
Head of the committee Andreas Kafkalias ...
Cyprus prisons have highest percentage of women
Cyprus has the highest number of incarcerated women, amounting to 9.5 per cent of the prison population, the 2022 annual statistics published by the Council of Europe revealed on Tuesday.
According to ...
MPs threaten sit-downs over snub from ministers
MPs on Tuesday threatened to turn activist and do sit-downs blocking the entrances of ministry buildings, in protest at what they call an ongoing snub by government officials.
At the ...
‘Very positive’ meeting on gas use
President Nikos Christodoulides and CEO of Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni Claudio Descalzi had a “very positive” meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday.
Also present was Energy ...
Three remanded after 50 migrants found off coast
Three men were remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District Court on Tuesday on suspicion of having aided 50 migrants enter Cyprus illegally.
Police said that in the early hours ...
No evidence of criminal wrongdoing in dead conscript case
No evidence of criminal wrongdoing has come up in the case of the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, and therefore the state will be taking no more action, the ...
Indictments refiled in golden passports case
The indictments in the ‘golden passports’ case have been re-filed as promised, attorney-general Giorgos Savvides said on Tuesday.
“We said we would, and we did,” Savvides told reporters.
Taking questions ...
Children’s health awareness campaign launched
Health Minister Popi Kanari unveiled a new children’s health awareness campaign on Tuesday called the Children’s Protection Shield.
The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of ...
Risk always part of the tourism industry says Cyprus president
The tourism industry faces “important environmental and economic challenges ahead,” President Nikos Christodoulides warned on Tuesday addressing the Cyprus Hoteliers’ Association’s (Pasyxe) general assembly in Nicosia.
The current world ...
Location of Afrobanana festival again up in the air
Days after announcing a venue had been found for the popular AfroBanana festival organisers said on Tuesday the event was on the move again, and will not be held at ...
Christodoulides to push through with new deputy ministries
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday one of his priorities is the establishment of a deputy environment ministry to facilitate the country’s green transition in the coming years.
The ...
Economic uncertainty in Cyprus drops to three year low
Economic sentiment in Cyprus experienced a significant improvement in June 2023, as the Economic Uncertainty Index (EUI) dropped to its lowest level in the past three years, according to a report ...
Cyprus iconographer does things her way
PAUL LAMBIS meets a Byzantine artist creating spiritual masterpieces on the island who is rare because she is both a woman and a foreigner
Although born and raised in Holland, ...
‘Efforts to break deadlock working’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday expressed his satisfaction over the inclusion of the Cyprus problem in the conclusions of the European Council, following the government’s initiative.
Despite the fact ...
Petrol dealers protest illegal fuel imports from north (with video, pics, update 2)
With tankers blocking central roads in Nicosia, the outraged association of petrol station owners on Tuesday protested unfair competition from illegal imports of fuel from the north as the finance ...
Customs seize anabolic steroids at checkpoint
Ten packages of anabolic steroid pills of 100mg each were discovered by customs officials in the trunk of a car driven by a Turkish Cypriot at the Dheryneia checkpoint on ...
Denial that Famagusta beach closed
The ‘governor’ of the north’s Famagusta district Ozden Keser has denied that a stretch of beach in the region has been closed to the public.
He spoke after reports ...
Strays rounded up in Paphos to boost image
In order to reduce the amount of rubbish seen on Paphos streets, the number of cleaning crews has increased, Head of Sanitary Services at the municipality Christos Christou said on ...
Minister urges banks to absorb interest rate hikes
Pledging to support vulnerable groups where needed while maintaining an ardent fiscal policy, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday said he expected more action from banks to absorb increasing interest ...