Oroklini attempted murder trial to begin January 31
The 31-year-old man who admitted involvement in an attempted murder case in Oroklini will remain in custody pending the start of his trial on January 31.
The case was filed before ...
No unemployment benefits for former bank employees, says attorney-general
No unemployment benefit will be given to the 1,000 former bank employees who left their jobs on a voluntary retirement scheme with some collecting up to €200,000, according to the opinion of ...
Nearly 3,000 new coronavirus cases detected in the past seven days
About 3,000 coronavirus cases have been traced in the past seven days while another five deaths were announced by the health ministry on Friday.
A day before Christmas Eve, the weekly ...
Low occupancy rates in Paphos hotels this December
Paphos hotels won’t get more than 35 per cent occupancy this Christmas period with only about 7,500 units operational, according to Thanos Michaelides of the Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe).
He said ...
Murdered inmate was tortured before being killed, court hearing reveals
Murdered Turkish Cypriot inmate Tansu Cidan was tortured for two days until he was killed, suffering injuries all over his body, according to court hearings on Thursday.
The state’s ...
Free workshops over the Christmas weekend
Christmas is here! A big fat lunch awaits on Sunday and for most people, a few days off work. Although the events agenda tends to come to a halt over ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, there’s the latest on the prison saga as the director’s lawyers hit out against the legal service’s decision to not proceed with action ...
Car crashes and bullets found after police chase
Paphos police are on the hunt for two young suspects who fled the scene of a crash after a car chase, with officers finding 18 army issue bullets on the ground.
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Larnaca residents urgently need quality healthcare, Demetriou says
Larnaca residents are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to quality healthcare from the town’s general hospital, according to House Speaker Annita Demetriou.
During a ...
European Central Bank withdraws RCB’s banking licence
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday said it has withdrawn the banking licence of Cyprus’ RCB Bank Ltd. The decision follows the orderly completion of the bank’s voluntary ...
‘Our reforms have brought Cyprus into the 21st century’
The current administration can rightfully take credit for having overhauled the functioning of the state, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday.
In a speech titled ‘Modernisation and Rebuilding of the ...
Briton’s murder trial adjourned after defence lawyers test positive for Covid
The trial of the 74-year-old Briton accused of the murder of his wife in Tremithousa last December was adjourned on Thursday, after both the defendant’s attorneys could not attend ...
Unions give government two-week ultimatum to restore CoLA (Updated)
By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti
Trade unions on Thursday gave the government and employers a two-week ultimatum to agree to the full reinstatement of the cost of living allowance (...
Pilides hails new gas find, but says infrastructure still not in place
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides on Thursday said the discovery of natural gas in the ‘Zeus-1’ target, which facilitates the utilisation of the deposits identified in block 6 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic ...
Teachers’ union demands meeting with minister, threatens action
State secondary school teachers’ union Oelmek on Thursday complained that decisions taken at the ministerial level are overturned or not implemented at lower levels of the education ministry’s hierarchy ...
Poetry collection in Cypriot dialect published in braille
A poetry collection in the Cypriot dialect has been published in braille for the first time, the local organisation for the blind announced on Thursday.
The publication followed an initiative ...
Anastasiades appoints new judges to supreme court
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday appointed Judge Antonis Liatsou to the position of president of the Supreme Constitutional Court and Judge Katerina Stamatiou to the position of president of the ...
Man gets wife’s kidney in special transplant for incompatible blood groups
A woman donated her kidney to her husband, offering him the ultimate gift of life before Christmas, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday.
The operation was successfully carried ...
Christmas meat prices up, basket of 35 items for family of four will cost €166
By Andria Kades and Nick Theodoulou
The quantity and quality of products on the market are excellent, and consumers should have zero concerns about what they’re buying, Agriculture Minister ...
Cyprus courts dole out convictions to cowboy estate agents
A string of dodgy real estate agents were handed convictions by the island’s district courts in 2022 for illegally practicing without a licence, according to the Real Estate Agents Registration ...
Hellenic Bank warns of new scam doing the rounds
Hellenic Bank on Thursday urged its customers to exercise caution amid a surge in fraud and scam attempts being made particularly over SMS, emphasising that employees will never ask for ...
Ninth Santa Run coming up on Boxing Day
The annual Santa Run event which sees dozens of runners dressed as Santa is taking over Nicosia’s streets for the ninth time on December 26, organised by NGO RuNicosia in ...
Girl with strep A transferred to Israel, remains in stable but critical condition
The four-year-old girl who was transferred to Israel with Strep A infection is in stable but critical condition, the health ministry said on Thursday.
The child was admitted to the ...
Real estate market thriving despite high interest rates
Rising interest rates have not hit the real estate market as sales are up by 36 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to Elikkos Elia, director of ...