Cyprus

Police have fined 10 individuals in the last 24 hours after 1,314 checks regarding compliance with Covid-19 measures. A police spokesperson told CNA that two people were fined in Nicosia after 284 checks, in ...

But much of the forthcoming legislation should have been passed and implemented years ago By Charalampos Theopemptou Plastic pollution is a worrying worldwide phenomenon, but when this is combined with ...

Cyprus Agrotourism Company (Kea) director Annita Demetriadou on Tuesday said that the island’s rural tourism product must be constantly bolstered, citing various aspects that require the organisation’s involvement. ...

SMEunited, the association of Crafts and SMEs in Europe, which has around 70 member organisations from over 30 European countries, including the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), on Tuesday announced ...

Fitch Ratings announced that it has affirmed Cyprus’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook. The credit ratings agency said that Cyprus’ rating is ...

Paphos hospitality business owners were applauded on Tuesday by the association of recreation centres (Osika) for their initiative to offer jobs to Ukrainian refugees. The Paphos hospitality venue association (Sikap) ...

Cannabis use in Cyprus in 2021 increased, whereas cocaine use decreased, the annual report presented by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) on Tuesday showed. “The development of a strategy to ...

The communities of Mammari and Denia on Tuesday said in a joint announcement that they will block any efforts to extend the barbed wire along the buffer zone to reach ...

Children with disabilities are discriminated against because they must take the same common exam as all other students, Ombudswoman Maria Styalianou Lottides said on Tuesday. Lottides published a report after ...

Police are looking to press charges against a number of individuals who pelted mobile traffic cameras with stones, an official for the force has said. According to Phileleftheros, a number ...

The health ministry announced three deaths and 4,673 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The new deaths were of two women aged 53 and 70, and a man aged 92, bringing the total death ...

Young people increasingly have no employment whatsoever, while there is a growing sense of pessimism among them about their career prospects, a situation exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, the House ...

The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) on Tuesday said it will be collaborating with laboratories around the republic to offering free bowel screenings as part of an ...

Mothers would be able to extend their maternity leave without pay for up to 12 months without risking losing their job according to a bill proposal submitted at the house labour ...

A total of 71 rapid testing sites will operate for eligible groups on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. As well as any medical certificates entitling them to free testing, members of ...

Primary and secondary school students have called on politicians to take immediate climate action “to be able to dream for the future”. The new movement Generation KlimACT has published a ...

Deputy social welfare minister Anastasia Anthousi on Tuesday said her ministry was working on an alternative solution for housing 150 unaccompanied minors in Paphos after the owner of the Famagusta accommodation ...

Cabinet on Tuesday approved the administration of a Covid booster jab to children aged 12 and over and the rollout of a fourth vaccine dose to those aged 70 and over and ...

The efficient use of water resources is a cornerstone of the government’s strategy as it transitions to a green economy, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday opening Nicosia ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday expressed the solidarity of Cyprus with Ukraine and its people, as well as his support to the diplomatic efforts being made to end the Russian ...

Nine young Somali migrants camped outside the Hope for Children shelter in old Nicosia say they will not leave until their situation is resolved. The boys, who told the Cyprus ...

A defendant has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of a woman in what the law office of the republic said ...

Ukrainian refugees in Cyprus will be issued with a card giving them access to accommodation, food, and medical care as part of the temporary protection regime following Tuesday’s approval ...

Cabinet on Tuesday approved €2.529m in financial aid to farmers affected by adverse weather last year, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said. In a written announcement, Parisinou said the aid ...