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Health authorities on Thursday announced one death from Covid-19, while the number of positives came close to the 1,000 mark and with the positivity rate clocking at 1.05 per cent. The latest ...

A primary school boy dreaming of becoming a fireman when he grows up had the surprise of his life this week after being visited by a group of firefighters aboard ...

US Ambassador in Cyprus Judith Garber delivered Thursday 21 specialised breathing masks for firefighters during a ceremony at the fire service headquarters in Nicosia. The embassy said that, to both commemorate ...

Larnaca Municipality’s new multi-purpose social centre has been completed and will begin operations on January 10, the municipality said on Thursday. Recently completed by the joint venture L&P ...

Parliament donated a total of €6,500 to Nicosia’s Makarios Children’s Hospital on Thursday destined for the purchase of a high-tech cardiotocograph, an instrument used to monitor the foetal heartbeat ...

Nurses, doctors and other staff at the hospitals run by the state health services organisation (Okypy) extended their wishes for the Christmas and new year holidays to everyone. In a ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites, 44 in total, for Sunday, December 26, in all districts, for eligible groups. To get tested people need to present their ID, passport or driver’...

Saying that new measures may be needed, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Thursday urged the public to adhere to health protocols amid a surge in new Covid-19 infections and concerns ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Friday, 50 in total, for the eligible groups of the population. To get tested people need to present their vaccination card or ...

President Nicos Anastasiades tiptoed around questions on the presidential elections on Thursday, as he reiterated that he would not be seeking a third term. Anastasiades was asked to comment on ...

After saying he would not veto a budget amendment that would see the dismissal of four presidential aides, President Nicos Anastasiades signalled on Thursday that the individuals in question would ...

President Nicos Anastasiades wished a pandemic-free new year to the choirs and bands of the National Guard, Eldyk and the police that played Christmas songs for him outside the Presidential ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday urged people to trust science and get vaccinated against Covid-19, expressing the hope that stricter measures could be avoided as daily infections edge towards the 1,000 ...

The National Guard is set to introduce electronic surveillance on the Green Line to avoid illegal crossings from the north, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Thursday. He was speaking ...

Cyprus could hit 2,000 daily infections in the next few weeks once Omicron takes root, epidemiologist Michalis Voniatis said on Thursday, adding however that so far the variant appears to be ...

The Republic’s natural gas exploration programme will continue without interruption, President Nicos Anastasides said Thursday, as appraisal drilling by ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum was underway at an offshore field ...

For the holidays it is best to go with crowd pleasing wines rather than focusing on one dish on the table When choosing wines for Christmas should we buy considering ...

Veteran journalist Yiorgos (Kokos) Leonida died on Wednesday at the age of 87, the Cyprus Union of Journalists, of which he was a founding member, announced on Thursday. During his long ...

Teaching unions on Thursday expressed their concerns over the implementation of the e-school administrative system, budgeted at €27.8m, saying it must integrate and cover all key stakeholders, from teachers to ...

The scenario for tourism in Paphos is not at all encouraging, vice-president of the Paphos Hoteliers Association Evelyn Kleanthous Komodromou said on Thursday. She said that in recent weeks tour ...

The minimum wage in the north is set to rise by 40 per cent after the ‘minimum wage committee’ met on Wednesday following a rollercoaster week for the Turkish lira. The ...

Hoping to give momentum to vaccinations against the coronavirus for children aged 5 to 11, the health ministry said on Thursday that it would operate additional vaccination centres on January 3 and 4, from 8.00 ...

In today’s episode, a new archaeological museum – dubbed the ‘biggest cultural project in the country’ – is to be built in Nicosia at a cost €121m. On a related note, ...

A 30-year-old man has admitted to breaking into the home of the victim of Sunday’s hit-and-run and the case has been submitted to the district court, Paphos police deputy ...