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Twenty individuals and 16 establishments were fined in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday as a total of 2,152 checks were carried out around the island to check for violations ...
On Monday free sites will operate as follows:
District
Location of testing units
Operating hours
Telephone
Limassol
(6 units)
My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” store)
8:30 am – 6 pm
94041843
Pano ...
The health ministry announced that on person had died of Covid-19 and that 2,225 had tested positive from 85,303 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.6 per cent.
The death concerned ...
A new BBC documentary airing next week revisits the famous 1966 case in Britain which prosecuted artist Stass Paraskos
In 1966, Cypriot artist Stass Paraskos was arrested for staging his exhibition Lovers ...
The fledgling social movement, Neo Kyma–The Other Cyprus, will contest the 2023 presidential elections with its own candidate, in collaboration with Volt Europa.
Volt Europa is an integrationist, pan-European political ...
As of Monday, anyone holding a certificate of recovery from Covid-19 older than three months – 90 days – will find them invalid to use locally for SafePass purposes.
The EU continues to ...
The current epidemiological picture in Cyprus is good and the issue of relaxations will be on the table during a meeting on Tuesday, a member of the government’s scientific ...
A group of Ukrainian permanent residents in Cyprus on Sunday staged a protest in Limassol against any Russian military intervention in their country.
Holding banners and shouting slogans, the participants ...
Uphill struggle to get businesses to allow entry for those needing guide and other assistance dogs
By Bejay Browne
Sander Strijthagen couldn’t believe it when a well-known private Nicosia ...
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he was ready for an informal dialogue with the Greek Cypriot side and suggests it take place in London, according to reports on Sunday.
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The Famagusta district court has thrown out a case brought by watersports providers in Paralimni who challenged a tender process launched by the municipality for a renewal of services.
Mayor ...
A 56-year-old man in Paphos suffered second and third degree burns all over his body on Saturday night after a leaky gas cylinder sparked a fire while he was cooking ...
Some mountain roads were closed on Sunday to vehicles other than 4X4 and those with snow chains, police said.
These roads are: Prodromos-Troodos, Platres-Troodos, Karvouna-Troodos, Pedoulas -Pinewood- Kakopetria, Prodromos-Platres, Kakopetria-Karvouna. ...
Fines ranging from 500 euros to 8,000 euros were dished out to businesses islandwide over the past 24 hours in connection with SafePass violations, police said, one for illegal dancing.
In all, 2,369 checks ...
By Esra Aygin
The crisis in the northern part of Cyprus has gone beyond an economic crisis and become a humanitarian one, according to one Turkish Cypriot economist.
Between January 1 ...
Four people died from Covid on Saturday while 2,184 new cases were recorded, the ministry of health said.
The four deaths all refer to men, two aged 92, one aged 83 and one ...
Covid vaccinations for children aged 5-11 have reached around 9 per cent, health ministry director-general Christina Yiannaki said on Saturday.
She was visiting the walk-in vaccination centre operating at the State ...
The Supreme Court’s decision on whether to uphold or remove the conviction of a young British woman who was accused of lying about being gang-raped, will be important for ...
A total of 63 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
The Immovable Property Commission (IPC) was a trap, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday while commenting on reports that Turkish Cypriot religious endowment foundation Evkaf has been named as an ...
The Monument of the Volunteer will be a reminder and motivation for more initiatives towards an altruistic mission for our fellow human beings, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday.
He ...
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will depart on Sunday for a working visit to Washington DC following an invitation by his US counterpart Antony Blinken.
On Tuesday he will meet Secretary ...
The first phase of the new Nicosia bus network kicked off on Saturday, with the transport ministry saying the second phase is due to begin at the end of February.
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As Cyprus prepares to discuss possible relaxations to coronavirus decrees next week, one of Israel’s top vaccination advisors told the Cyprus Mail that the significance of the Covid-19 passes ...