Abused stray being taken care of, Napa municipality says
The Ayia Napa municipality said on Wednesday that the dog who was abused by a municipality worker on Tuesday is in good health and being cared for by state vets.
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Coronavirus: China exploring mutual recognition of vaccine passports with other countries including Cyprus
China is exploring the mutual recognition of vaccine passports with other countries, including Cyprus, the ambassador to Cyprus Liu Yantao said on Wednesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Liu ...
Eurostat: Cyprus has high rate of fatal work accidents
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Wednesday, together with trade unions, paid tribute to people who have been killed in workplace accidents as Eurostar revealed that Cyprus has one of the ...
Coronavirus: shop owner fined €8,000, 141 other persons booked
Police booked one shop owner and 141 other individuals for violating coronavirus protocols in 24 hours from Tuesday until Wednesday.
The Nicosia shop owner was fined €8,000 because the shop was selling all ...
Limassol plans ‘Wall Street’ by the sea, starts on technology park
Limassol is planning to develop a financial district, ‘Wall Street’ by the sea; the long-awaited technology park is to begin development by yearend.
“We are moving ahead with big improvements ...
Ensuring transparency amid virtual currency tsunami
New anti-money laundering law strengthens ways of monitoring crypto-assets
By Christiana Nestoros
During the last few years we have witnessed the growing popularity of ‘virtual’ or ‘crypto’ currencies. Today, we ...
Coronavirus: tourists ‘living it up’ sparks ire of locked-down residents
What is it like being a tourist in Cyprus, just as a strict two-week lockdown was announced, and why are some locals angry?
Pictures of sun-kissed tourists at beaches and ...
Saving the world’s rarest marine mammal in Cyprus
Joint projects in place to save the Monk Seal are showing results
By Marios Papageorgiou
Did you know that the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) is currently the most endangered ...
Cyprus’ energy transition slow and erratic
Cyprus has come in 51st out of 115 countries on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2021, showing slow and erratic movement since 2012.
The island sits at 60 points ...
Leaders lay out their positions to Guterres in Geneva
By Evie Andreou in Geneva
The two leaders had the opportunity to each explain to UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres their visions for the future of the island during the ...
Napa municipality probe into mishandling of stray dog
The Ayia Napa municipality said Tuesday it would investigate an incident in which one of its staff abused a dog while trying to catch the animal and take it to ...
Coronavirus: personal doctors have some concerns about logistics of administering jab
Doctors on Tuesday expressed mixed views on the health ministry’s decision to let personal doctors administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 30 and over, with some welcoming the move ...
Lyssarides’ funeral scheduled for next Wednesday
The funeral of the former leader of Edek Vassos Lyssarides will be held on Wednesday May 5, the party announced on Tuesday.
Lyssarides, a central figure in Cyprus politics since the ...
Coronavirus: two deaths and 760 new cases announced on Tuesday (updated)
Two people died from Covid-19, as 760 new infections were detected in the past 24 hours after 42,877 tests, the health ministry said Tuesday.
In a written statement, the ministry said 292 people were ...
Interim report on passports lists litany of irregularities
The interim findings of an investigation into the citizenship-by-investment scheme were released Tuesday, recording a litany of irregularities and outright unlawful practices in the granting of Cypriot passports down the ...
No charges will be brought against woman who called community leader useless
Charges will not be brought against a British mother for calling a local community leader ‘useless’ in the comments section of a Facebook post, according to police on Tuesday.
Kaela ...
Police investigating 12 drug-driving incidents
Police are investigating 12 cases of driving under the influence of drugs after traffic checks carried out in the two-week period of April 10 to 27.
In an announcement on Tuesday, they said ...
Coronavirus: testing sites for Wednesday
The health ministry announced a total of 64 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Man in ICU after suffering heart attack while swimming
A 27- year-old man is in the ICU of Limassol Hospital after suffering a heart attack while swimming in Paphos, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday.
It said that ...
Coronavirus: Vaccination capacity ramped up to 14,000 a day (Updated)
Cyprus has ramped up its vaccination capacity to 14,000 jabs a day, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Tuesday, as GPs were being recruited to administer jabs at their practices.
The minister ...
Sailor evacuated by helicopter to Larnaca hospital has died (Updated)
A 61-year-old crewmember of a fishing boat airlifted to Larnaca hospital overnight after a heart attack has died, reports said Tuesday.
The man, an Italian national, had to be airlifted ...
Coronavirus: employers can’t ask staff for health certs, but workplace inspectors can
On the back of the buzz created over a potential domestic Covid pass after May 9, and a related statement by the Data Protection Commission, the chamber of industry and commerce (...
Coronavirus: labour minister announced latest relief schemes
The labour ministry on Tuesday announced the latest relief schemes available for businesses, employees and self-employed persons as a result of the two-week coronavirus-related lockdown running from April 26 to May 9.
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