Cyprus

By Richard Dickenson I suppose it was always inevitable but somehow it never seemed likely really to happen. For this is farewell. Time has, at last caught up. My words ...

The cabinet on Wednesday announced, as expected, that the test to stay’ programme being implemented in schools would be extended to health professionals in public and private hospitals, police and ...

By Andreas Pavlou Strovolos municipality will grant free parking permits for low-emission hybrid cars and continue providing free parking for all electric vehicles for 2022. The announcement by the municipality stated ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a special €1.5 million plan to support local authorities in creating appropriate facilities for the temporary care of stray dogs. The proposed plan aims at providing ...

Cyprus has seen the last of the Elpis weather system, but the cold front accompanying it will remain in the area until Saturday, keeping temperatures at below the seasonal average ...

Cyprus is suffering from a low level of judicial efficiency, excessive reliance on a limited number of countries for trade relations, as well as high costs for cross-border transactions, according ...

Testing locations for Thursday as as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Limassol (6 units) My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” store) 8:30 am – 6 pm 99790687 Pano Polemidia ...

By George Christou Comment The increase in bank charges has become a big public issue in the last few weeks, the political parties, consumers associations and interest groups mounting a ...

Cyprus, alongside a handful of other countries, is still lagging behind with its 5G network rollout, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Monday, calling for increased urgency in ...

In a scientist with a poetic mind THEO PANAYIDES meets a man driven by and with a love of youthful enthusiasm who now enjoys the good night’s sleep that ...

In total 1,753 checks were conducted in the government-controlled areas over the last 24 hours, with 13 individuals and seven establishments fined for breaching Covid decrees. Following 517 checks carried out In Nicosia, police ...

In today’s episode, the island’s traffic camera system has suffered from an early setback as no fines have yet been issued despite thousands of violations having been recorded. ...

Police on Wednesday said they have arrested a 48-year-old man after finding a stolen electric generator outside his house. The theft was reported to the police by a Limassol resident ...

New data suggest that the Omicron variant is dominant among new infections, the ministry of health has said. Infection sequencing data from January 1 showed that out of 192 samples 165 (86 per cent) ...

Limassol police were investigating on Wednesday after over €3,800 were stolen from a betting shop under knife threat. According to police, around 11.40pm on Tuesday, an unknown man who was wearing ...

An EU initiative seeks to end the practice By Charalampos Theopemptou Since 2012, the European Union has in place a procedure known as Citizens Initiative with the objective of providing a ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested late on Tuesday after a credit card issued in his name was found in a car that had been reported stolen in Limassol. The car ...

Cyprus has slipped further in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) compiled by Transparency International, a development which a local NGO called concerning. In 2021, the island ranked 52 among 180 countries, falling from 42...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris was in Limassol on Tuesday to review progress in a number of projects, including an affordable housing initiative. In statements after a meeting with Mayor Nicos ...

The government and lawmakers on Tuesday appeared to converge on a window of 26 weeks during which a father may apply for paternity leave. Currently, fathers can apply for paternity leave ...

The government plans to open up the competitive energy market in the autumn, deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisinou said on Tuesday. She was speaking following a meeting chaired by President ...

Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos on Tuesday confirmed that the government gave permission for a direct flight to Istanbul to transport a Covid-positive athlete home. According to Turkish Cypriot paper Yeni ...

Two companies and two managers were charged by Limassol district court in 2021 for violating health and safety laws in the workplace, the labour inspection department said on Tuesday. The Limassol ...

The health ministry announced 2,546 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths on Tuesday. The deaths were two women aged 85 and 86 who passed away at Paphos and Famagusta hospitals respectively, and ...