First tranche of Recovery funds will be applied for in July
Cyprus is expected to submit a request to the European Commission for the first tranche of money from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience plan fund worth €85 million around the ...
279 new cases of coronavirus announced in the north on Wednesday
In the period June 1-8, 279 new cases of coronavirus were detected in the north of the island.
According to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), 9,930 tests were carried out in the ...
Halloumi debate continues, another name can be used for cheese that fails to meet PDO standards
The House Agricultural Committee held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to discuss a legal service opinion, which reaffirms that the product with the name “halloumi” is the one that meets ...
Special pardon sought for jailed Bayrak director
The conviction of the director of Turkish Cypriot media outlet Bayrak, Meryem Çavuşoğlu Özkurt, who was convicted yesterday and sent to prison for 2 months for violating the ‘law’ ...
Irish speaker shows support in House session
The speaker of Ireland’s parliament Seán Ó Fearghaíl on Wednesday urged his country and Cyprus to adopt a common approach on several important topics, most notably their stance ...
Cyprus impacted by travel chaos at British airports
The travel chaos inflicting British airports has impacted Cyprus as just over 1,000 flights were delayed to and from the island in May, with industry experts warning of further problems over ...
Bills on volunteer firefighters, Green Line guards to reach plenum before summer break
Bills to employ volunteer forest firefighters and 300 guards to monitor the Green Line for migrant crossings could be voted through before parliament closes for the summer, the Cyprus News Agency ...
Over €6 million paid out for Arakapas fire damages
The government has made payments of over €6 million to those affected by the Arakapas fire in July 2021 which killed four men and destroyed some 55 square kilometres of forest, cultivations, homes ...
Ukrainian refugees to be offered free Greek lessons
Free Greek lesson will be offered to Ukrainian nationals who have fled to Cyprus, the ministry of education announced on Wednesday.
The lessons during June and July have been planned ...
Russians against war protest in Limassol (video)
Full story here: https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/06/02/russians-against-war-organise-rally-for-saturday-in-limassol/
Age for children to start pre-primary reduced
The age at which children start preschool will be reduced, following a decision by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
The decision sees the age children will start compulsory education ...
Support scheme for cheesemakers with stockpiles of halloumi announced
A support scheme for cheesemakers who, due to the coronavirus pandemic, were left with a large excess stock of halloumi last year was launched on Wednesday by the agriculture ministry.
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53 men have had army rifle taken from them so far this year
Dozens of national guard reservists have had their rifles taken away as they are no longer deemed suitable to be armed, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
“Since the beginning ...
Man hospitalised after hit by bus on highway
A man has been hospitalised in serious condition after he was hit by a bus on the Nicosia-Limassol highway, police said on Wednesday.
The accident occurred a few minutes after 2...
Man dies after house set on fire, suspect found dead (update 5)
Police are investigating a case of premeditated murder and attempted murder after two people were found dead and two others were injured in a house fire in the village of ...
Electricity Authority workers say staff shortages in all departments
Trade unions representing workers in the electricity sector have sent a letter to Energy Minister Natasa Pilides asking her in turn to appeal to the EU in order to lower ...
Lawyers resign after clashing with Paphos bar association president
Members of the Paphos Bar Association have submitted their resignation to the branch’s president in protest over the many disagreements they have had with him in recent months.
In ...
Cyprus declares three-day mourning in memory of late labour minister (updated)
Three days of mourning in honour of former Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou were announced by cabinet on Wednesday as they further detailed that she will lie in state prior to ...
Three drivers test positive for drugs in Paphos
Three people aged 31, 29, and 20 were caught driving under the influence of drugs in Paphos late on Tuesday.
According to Paphos CID chief and police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the three drivers ...
Man arrested for forging documents to secure employment
A 48-year-old man has been arrested after he was allegedly caught using forged documents to work in Limassol, police said on Wednesday.
The man was employed by a construction company ...
Let’s Make Cyprus Green recognised for its work
A Cyprus project has been voted ‘Best Youth Initiative’ for Ocean Conservation in the EU4Ocean Awards. The Refill Cyprus project, created by Let’s Make Cyprus Green (LMCG), aims ...
Stage designer with a boundless creative flow
In a man born to be a creative, THEO PANAYIDES meets a costume designer for whom the flow never seems to ebb, someone who uses humour to fight against feeling ...
Environmentalists say Akamas Plan being rushed through
The Federation of Environmental Organisations (Opok) said on Tuesday the intense lobbying from political parties and governmental organisations to speed up the implementation of the revised Akamas plan was a ...
Electricity supply restored after fault at power plant
Districts across the island were hit with power cuts at 9.20am as a result of a faulty production unit at the main Vasiliko station on Wednesday morning.
Backup supplies went ...