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The department of fisheries and marine research on Thursday said it confiscated 94 kilos of fish after an operation against illegal fishing at Governor’s beach. According to the department’s ...

A first-floor house in Kato Amiandos was damaged by fire believed to have started in the chimney, the fire service said on Thursday. It said that fire fighters had responded ...

Roads leading to the mountains remain closed due to snow, police said on Thursday, adding they had rescued eight drivers trapped in the snow In a warning to drivers over ...

A second pack of free Covid-19 self-tests will be available for the fully vaccinated as of January 25, the health ministry announced on Thursday. The announcement added that distribution of the ...

Police on Thursday were looking for two men, both aged 48, suspected of stealing €3,400 from a 72-year-old woman last year in Paphos. The scam was reported to the police by the ...

Mobile vaccination units will operate in Pachna and Kambos on Saturday in a drive to vaccinate the public against Coivd-19 and particularly to administer the booster dose so as to ...

In today’s episode, the cold snap continues across Cyprus with temperatures overnight falling to -9 °C in some areas, while mountain communities have repeated their complaints about inadequate heating ...

Police on Thursday said they fined seven people and eight businesses for violating coronavirus measures after 1,959 checks in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out between 6am on Wednesday ...

The Cyprus Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry announced this week that its commercial renewable energy system incentive schemes, including for the creation of photovoltaic parks, have been deemed successful. ...

The Price Index of Construction Materials increased by 17.1 per cent during December of 2021, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, rising to 119.66 points (based on 2015 = 100), according to the ...

Chlorakas community leader Nicholas Liasides on Wednesday accused the company managing the St Nicolas Elegant Residence of “limitless audacity” after it announced it would be taking legal measures against the ...

Staff at a public hospital were at a loss after a woman being treated for coronavirus asked not to be intubated if her condition worsens, local media reported on Wednesday. ...

The health ministry announced 2,226 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday out of 95,650 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.33 per cent. No deaths were reported. There are 248 people being ...

With a budget of €1.2 billion, the Larnaca marina and port development is the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus at present, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Wednesday. The minister was ...

Covid recovery certificates will only be valid for 90 days for domestic purposes from the end of this month, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Citing a cabinet decision dating back ...

A 15-month-old baby has died in Limassol after apparently choking on food, police said on Wednesday. According to the initial police reports, the little boy was pronounced dead after the ...

The met office issued a yellow warning for extremely low temperatures on Wednesday afternoon, which are expected to fall to -9C overnight in Troodos. The warning is valid from 10...

News that Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north might become a Turkish domestic airport has sparked anger Turkish Cypriots who view it as another move towards becoming a province of ...

A total of 31 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Increases in basic salaries in January through the Cost of Living Allowance (Cola) are an absolute necessity given the current spike in the price of energy, goods and services, unions ...

Deok union has called for the immediate payment of unemployment benefits to seasonal workers in the hotel and food sector. Workers suspended from work in November because of closures in ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Wednesday discussed ways of dealing with “Turkish provocations and aggression” with his Greek counterpart Nicos Dendias in Athens before meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Wednesday assured the House legal affairs committee that authorities are starting to investigate claims alleging that a connected group, including a well-known Cypriot family, is ...

The American academy in Larnaca is the first educational institution in the district included in the national and European registers for certified environmental and ecological management systems. Following the implementation ...