Roads to Troodos closed again due to snowfall (Update 2)
With a yellow weather warning in effect until 4pm, police said on Sunday afternoon that roads to Troodos were closed to all vehicles due to heavy snowfall.
Some of the ...
With record number of candidates, Cyprus heads to the polls
Although faced with a record 14 candidates in today’s presidential election, the campaigns have been marred by the widely held belief that none of the hopefuls present any “real change”, ...
Cyprus’ energy debacle: RES action needed ASAP
By Charles Ellinas
Following a joint-letter by the Distribution System Operator (DSO) and Transmission System Operator (TSO) on January 20 requesting suspension of licensing of new residential photovoltaic (PV) installations until ...
Occupational therapists to reject HIO proposal to join Gesy
The association of occupational therapists is set to reject the HIO’s (health insurance organisation) proposal to join Gesy as it contains “anachronistic conditions”, it emerged on Saturday.
Head of ...
Yellow weather warning issued for Saturday night, Sunday
A yellow weather warning for rain and isolated storms on Sunday was issued by the Met office on Saturday.
The warning will be in place from midnight Saturday to 4pm ...
Suspect arrested in EU for crimes committed in Nicosia in May
A 25-year-old from Nicosia was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after he had been sought since May following his return to the island from an unnamed European country, ...
3,700 new cancer cases each year in Cyprus
Cyprus discovers an average of 3,700 cancer cases per year, the health ministry said on Saturday, marking World Cancer Day.
With the slogan ‘Close the Gap in Cancer Care’, the aim ...
Interactive events for old and young at the AG Leventis Gallery
With a temporary exhibition currently on in addition to permanent collections, the AG Leventis Gallery has plenty to explore. From history to art and creative expression, the gallery is a ...
Smoking, drinking banned from Kyrenia parks
Smoking – cigarettes and shishas – and drinking alcohol have been banned in parks in Kyrenia following an announcement by its ‘mayor’ Murat Sengul, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Saturday.
According to ...
Agreement for bicommunal PV park in buffer zone
Cyprus and the north have agreed to work together for a study that could pave the way to create a photovoltaic park in the buffer zone, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...
Five to be deported after being found illegally living on the island
Five people are set to be deported after they were arrested in Famagusta for residing in Cyprus illegally, police said on Saturday.
According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodolou, officers ...
Two remanded for breaking into home (Update)
Two people who broke into a woman’s home in Famagusta and threatened her to hand over money and jewellery were remanded for four days, police reported on Saturday.
The ...
Arrest for attempted murder in Nicosia
A 26-year-old man was arrested as part of an attempted murder investigation, police said on Saturday.
The man was arrested on Friday as part of police efforts to crackdown a ...
No significant violations by TV stations during pre-election period
There were no significant violations by TV stations of the legislation concerning the pre-election period, Neofytos Epaminondas, director of the Cyprus Radiotelevision Authority (CRTA) told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA).
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Valentine’s drive-in cinema experience returns
It is almost time for Valentine’s Day. To celebrate the day of love in unique fashion, Limassol Marina is offering a different kind of romantic experience. The Drive-in Cinema ...
Age-old literary form can help solve island’s modern issues
Poetry therapy has been around for a century. But in Cyprus, it’s only now being used to treat everything from anxiety to chronic pain finds Alix Norman
The Strand ...
Cypriot airline targets French, German, Italian markets
German company AVIAREPS announced on Friday that it has been appointed to be the General Sales Agent (GSA) for Cypriot airline TUS Airways, representing the company in its key European ...
Analysis: Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International has just released its 2022 annual ‘Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)’ report. It makes grim reading for Cyprus, dropping down the rankings yet again.
This is an independently produced report, ...
Cyprus Business Now
Cyprus’ Industrial Turnover Index recorded an increase of 21.3 per cent year-on-year in November 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).
According to the report, ...
Cypriot mountaineering team conquers Mount Aconcagua
Three members of a Cypriot mountaineering team that left the island at the beginning of January have managed to reach the summit of Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in the ...
Minister proposes health cards for student athletes
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said he will submit a proposal to the Council of Ministers for the introduction a health card for students wishing to take part in sporting activities ...
Candidates make final appeal to voters
Presidential candidates on Friday made their final statements to their supporters in the final run up to the first round of the 2023 presidential elections.
In the morning, chief returning officer ...
Briton who killed wife ‘was in no state to give statement’
The trial for David Hunter, 75, resumed on Friday with an expert witness testifying that Hunter was in no state to give statements to police after he killed his wife, due ...
Anastasiades quizzed on hot button topics in CyBC interview
Outgoing president Nicos Anastasiades in a final interview on CyBC on Thursday, defended his actions on various hot-button topics of his tenure, including his position on the Cyprob, his role ...