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A 44-year-old man referred to trial at the criminal court for a hit-and-run fatality in Paphos earlier this month will remain in police custody until the start of proceedings on ...
The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Wednesday, 43 in total, in all districts, for eligible groups.
To get tested people need to present their ID, passport or driver’...
Paphos police have arrested a 25-year-old man for driving under the influence of drugs. The car’s registration had been cancelled and the car did not have an MOT certificate, ...
The old Latsia health centre is to be converted into a hostel to house people suffering from long term mental illness, which will also help prevent congestion on the Athalassa ...
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots held a protest on Tuesday over the economic situation in the north that is leading people to poverty.
The protest took place outside ‘parliament’ in the ...
People who are fully vaccinated but are not Gesy beneficiaries may get their self-test kits from designated centres in all districts the health ministry said on Tuesday.
According to the ...
The health ministry said Tuesday that people who have tested positive for Covid can fill an online form to assist the contact tracing unit, which is currently overwhelmed due to ...
An Aradippou secondary school pupil has won first prize in the World Food Day 2021 Poster Contest, the school said on Tuesday.
Leonie Bella Vassiliou, 14, won the first prize in the 13 ...
Several scheduled flights to Paphos airport have been cancelled due to the increased severity of the Covid-19 situation in Europe, as well as in Cyprus, according to the Paphos Regional ...
A 31-year-old man was arrested by Limassol police on Monday night for possession of stolen property.
Police had gone to the apartment after a complaint was filed that a person ...
TUS Airways has decided to expand and increase the number of flights from Paphos to Athens, the transport ministry said on Tuesday welcoming this move as an important development for ...
Paphos police are investigating attempts to break into two buildings and a church, as well burglaries of hotel rooms and possession of burglary tools, the Cyprus News Agency reported on ...
The health minister is holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the spike in coronavirus cases and possible measures to contain it with his advisors, a spokesman said.
The ...
In 2020, 17 per cent of Cyprus enterprises reported that their online sales reached at least 1 per cent of their total turnover, according to new Eurostat figures published on Tuesday.
This represents ...
In today’s episode, Cyprus recorded a daily record of Covid cases on Monday with 1,925 people testing positive.
A new record for the number of tests done in one day ...
Polis Chrysochous police have arrested a 38-year-old man as they investigate a break-in of an office, theft, and possession of drugs.
Paphos deputy police chief Michalis Ioannou told the Cyprus ...
Cyprus police reported six individuals and four establishments for violating measures aiming to contain the spread of the pandemic.
A police spokesperson told CNA that in the last 24 hours up ...
Around 130 Turkish Cypriots will be interviewed on Tuesday for jobs in the Republic under a recent deal between the main trade unions on both sides to help ease labour shortages, ...
The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that a record 1,925 had tested positive from 121,127 PCR and rapid tests, another record, which resulted in a positivity ...
The 44-year-old, who was detained for six days in connection with a hit-and-run in which a 60-year-old woman died has been referred by the Paphos court for trial on February 3.
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Rainfall in December reached 113 of normal levels, according to preliminary data published on Monday by the met office.
According to the data, the average total amount of rainfall from December 1 ...
The Bank of Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) on Monday called for an immediate reaction from the central bank and from parliament over plans by the commercial banks to hike their ...
Testing locations for Tuesday are as follows:
District
Location of testing units
Operating hours
Lemesos
(5 units)
Cyprus University of Technology (TEPAK) Square, behind Rectorate
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Pano Polemidia ...
The health ministry has reclassified three countries on its list of colour-coded destinations for Covid-19.
The changes, which take effect from Thursday December 30 included moving New Zealand from orange to ...