Cyprus

An organisation, at its core, is primarily composed of the collective capacity of its people to create value. KARMA prides itself on having one of the best teams of professionals ...

In the founder of a local charity THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman for whom charity began at home, and the lines of the two still blur, who points out in ...

Covid infections spiked across all ages in the week between December 25 and December 31, especially among youth groups, which saw up to sixfold increases over the previous week, as 16,530 cases were ...

A total of 51 free rapid test sites for coronavirus detection for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Eligible for a free rapid test are minors (...

Two men, aged 17 and 25, were remanded for eight days on Tuesday by Paphos district court in connection with a massive brawl in Paphos on Monday night that saw two people ...

Government sources on Tuesday ruled out a lockdown as advisors deliberated tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, amid a surge in daily infections. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...

Last year, the Committee of Missing Persons (CMP) identified the remains of 20 Greek Cypriots and nine Turkish Cypriots who were on the list of missing persons, the Greek Cypriot member ...

President Nicos Anastasiades says Cyprus will work with the French Presidency of the Council of the EU to help materialise its ambitious goals. The President of Cyprus also congratulated the ...

The Omicron variant appears to be causing more infections but fewer hospital admissions than Delta variant, a health official said on Tuesday. Coronavirus cases have surged to four-digit numbers in ...

Some 17,000 cubic metres of mining waste is being removed from Argaka’s Mavrali beach in the Paphos district as part of a clean-up of an environmentally important area, Agriculture Minister ...

Limassol district court on Tuesday remanded a 61-year-old man in custody for seven days on suspicion of embezzling about €235,000 from Pattihio municipal theatre. The suspect, reportedly the theatre’s former ...

Parliament on Tuesday rejected a presidential veto of a bill passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent across the board for ...

An additional 32 ventilators were expected later this month to enter service at state hospitals while three intensivists from Greece were also expected, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on ...

The events sector is calling for state financial assistance as 95 per cent of scheduled events for the first three months of this year have been cancelled. Following the surge of ...

Nicosia municipal authorities said Tuesday that Boumboulinas Street in the centre of Nicosia will be closed for five months from January 10 due to construction work. The street is part of ...

Cyprus may take pride in its fresh fruit and vegetables but fares less well as regards consumption, with only 7.9 per cent of the population eating the recommended five portions or ...

Police said Tuesday they arrested a 51-year-old man in Paphos on suspicion of sending threatening emails to another man. The suspect, a resident of a village near Polis, was arrested ...

In today’s episode, Covid-19 continues to plague the island as 5,024 tested positive to the virus on Monday and two men aged 84 and 62 died. Hospitalisations have risen to 201, 75 of whom ...

Police said they reported 18 individuals and seven businesses in the past 24 hours after they were found to be in violation of measures in place to stop the spread of Covid. ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will be meeting government advisors on Tuesday to be briefed on the current epidemiological situation and discuss tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as ...

Starting Tuesday, everyone over 12 travelling to Cyprus must have a negative PCR Covid test conducted not more than 48 hours before their departure. The decision applies to all arriving passengers irrespective ...

The Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness Council on Monday submitted a range of proposals for pursuing the growth and development of the tertiary education sector which would have many benefits for ...

Cyprus’ retail turnover recorded a significant increase on an annual basis in October, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Monday. The Retail Trade Turnover Value ...

The legislature dives back into business this week and the next, with a packed agenda featuring a number of important bills and issues, starting with the presidential veto of a ...