Cyprus

Still a way to go before cheaper electricity despite passing of ‘landmark’ energy liberalisation bills By Elias Hazou Despite the pageantry surrounding the so-called ‘opening up’ of the electricity market ...

The health ministry on Saturday announced 84 new Covid-19 cases. No deaths were recorded. The new cases were out of 55,076 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.15 per cent. ...

Turkey on Saturday said the presence in the region of a ship that will launch research activity on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus was another move breaching both the ...

Akel on Saturday called on people to join the bicommunal rally taking place on Sunday morning in Dherynia which will call for reunification of the island. The rally is supported ...

The health ministry announced the rapid test sites for Sunday, 48 in total. To get tested, people need to present an ID, passport, or driver’s licence for identification purposes. District ...

EU Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said on Saturday he would soon be in Cyprus on an official visit to discuss various issues concerning his portfolio. During his online address at ...

The vaccination portal will be open from Monday for booster shot appointment for those 80 and over, the health ministry announced on Saturday. The vaccinations will start on Wednesday. People 80 and ...

A 12-year-old boy lost one of his legs on Saturday after the motorcycle on which he was a passenger collided with a car in the Famagusta district. The accident occurred ...

A 23-year-old man was remanded on Saturday for six days on the suspicion of stealing roof tiles worth almost €8,000 in total from a construction site in Limassol. An arrest warrant ...

Ruling Disy on Saturday expressed their condolences for the death of prominent lawyer and owner of the Cyprus Mail Andreas Neocleous, who passed away on Friday after suffering from coronavirus, ...

No other Covid-19 variants of concern were detected except from the Delta variant that continues to be dominant in the Republic, the health ministry said on Saturday. According to the ...

A 49-year-old man is in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital after a road accident in Limassol early on Saturday. The accident occurred at around 1.10am in Limassol when ...

There’s lots of people with a Cyprus background who have achieved great things. Two new books aim to bring together all those that fit this description but live abroad. ...

The new Metropolis Mall in Larnaca helped the city during its construction phase by employing an estimated 1,000 people throughout the entire process. Having recently opened its doors to the public, ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber travelled to Brussels this week to participate in a conference hosted by the European Community Shipowner’s Association (ECSA). The Cypriot delegation was composed of the ...

The hospitality venues association (Pasika) has slammed a proposal by the Green Party to increase fines for smoking violations and amend regulations on smoking outdoors. Their reaction came after the ...

There is no hidden significance to halloumi acquiring Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status on the same day we mark the establishment of the Cyprus Republic. It is sheer coincidence, ...

The health ministry on Friday announced that two people died from coronavirus as 59 new Covid cases were detected out of 26,652 PCR and rapid tests, resulting to a positivity rate of 0.22 ...

Prominent lawyer, businessman and owner of the Cyprus Mail newspaper Andreas Neocleous died on Friday at the age of 82 after suffering from coronavirus. Born in Episkopi, Paphos on July 3, 1939, Neocleous ...

The Paphos branch of the association of hospitality venues (Pasika) on Friday called on the town’s mayor Phedon Phedonos to intervene after 90 per cent of the hospitality venues in ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for Saturday, 52 in total. To get tested people need to present an ID, or passport or a driver’s licence for identification purposes. ...

Cypriot Patricia Phaedonos was announced as the 197th Commonwealth Point of Light by British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie in recognition of her exceptional voluntary work. The award recognises outstanding volunteers ...

The halloumi PDO (protected designation of origin) is a “protective shield,” Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday as the cheese entered the European Commission’s register for PDO and ...

Researchers from the Cyprus Institute have completed a full digitisation of the former Nicosia International Airport, which has been inactive since 1974 as it is located in the UN buffer zone. ...