A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has said the aim of the new Covid-19 measures to be announced on Wednesday is to save the Christmas holidays.
In other ...
Police issued 19 fines during 2,589 checks for the implementation of coronavirus measures in the last 24 hours, it was announced early on Wednesday.
Most people were fined in Limassol, where officers carried ...
“The protection of worker rights, through the actions of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, has always been the government’s priority,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday in ...
Port workers at the Eurogate Container Terminal Limassol and DP World Limassol participated in a one-hour work stoppage on Tuesday, November 23.
According to a press release by the two participating ...
Some of the trees planted in fire-stricken areas this year have dried out after being deprived of water for weeks amidst a mix-up over who is responsible for their maintenance.
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Around six million kilos of halloumi remain unsold mainly because of the coronavirus pandemic, MPs were told on Tuesday.
Energy and Trade Minister Natasa Pilides said in recent months Halloumi ...
Police said Tuesday they arrested two more suspects in the beating of a professional basketball player outside a Nicosia club early on Sunday that left him in critical condition.
The ...
The Renewable Energy Sources Fund will turn another deficit next year, and will again need to tap into its reserves to stay afloat.
The fund’s budget for 2022 was discussed ...
The state vaccination committee will discuss Wednesday the inoculation of children between the ages of five and 11, the health ministry’s permanent secretary, Christina Yiannaki said on Tuesday.
Yiannaki said ...
No deaths from Covid were recorded in the past 24 hours, as new infections reached 437 after 66,797 tests, a positivity rate of 0.65 per cent, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
However, the ...
The aim of the new, Covid-19 measures is to save the Christmas holidays, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Tuesday.
Replying to questions after giving an assessment of the health ...
Paphos police on Tuesday declined comment on allegations made by Mayor Phedonas Phedonos about an apartment block whose tenants included a drug dealer and a trafficker in migrants.
“The police ...
Minister of Interior Nicos Nouris has invited the international investment and business community to choose Cyprus, stating that the country’s government has “a clear vision on how to develop ...
Paphos district court has today annulled an interim decree, issued earlier this year at the request of Aristo Developers prohibiting the demolition of its own buildings by Paphos municipality for ...
The Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) came out swinging on Tuesday as reports indicated that Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue may, despite initial plans, be accessible to private cars.
Makarios ...
Bank of Cyprus has appealed a central bank fine in the administrative court. The appeal was announced by the central bank which said that BoC was appealing the €277,000 fine imposed ...
A 23-year-old man is in custody after police officers spotted him walking down a street in Limassol holding a woman’s handbag which turned out to have been stolen.
Limassol ...
A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
Cyprus was among the areas in the EU that experienced the most significant increase in illegal crossings last month, according to a report by Frontex, the European Border and Coast ...
In a new venture a well-known local chef is offering tailor made gastronomic experiences. PAUL LAMBIS gets a taste for fine dining
Roddy Damalis
Well-known chef Roddy Damalis’ earliest childhood ...
Road fatalities in Cyprus for 2019 were a little above the EU average, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office.
In 2019 there were 59 deaths per million inhabitants ...
Two people, aged 25 and 36, were remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday as part of investigations into the premeditated murder of a 28-year-old man.
The man, of Congolese origin, ...
The intention is that the measures, which the Cabinet will take on Wednesday to curb the spread of Covid-19, will last until Christmas, according to Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Virology ...
Ahead of Christmas, the consumer protection service said on Tuesday that it has launched an awareness campaign and checks on the safety of children’s toys.
During the campaign, that ...