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The state vaccination committee will discuss Wednesday the inoculation of children between the ages of five and 11, the health ministry’s permanent secretary, Christina Yiannaki said on Tuesday. Yiannaki said ...

No deaths from Covid were recorded in the past 24 hours, as new infections reached 437 after 66,797 tests, a positivity rate of 0.65 per cent, the health ministry said on Tuesday. However, the ...

The aim of the new, Covid-19 measures is to save the Christmas holidays, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Tuesday. Replying to questions after giving an assessment of the health ...

Paphos police on Tuesday declined comment on allegations made by Mayor Phedonas Phedonos about an apartment block whose tenants included a drug dealer and a trafficker in migrants. “The police ...

Minister of Interior Nicos Nouris has invited the international investment and business community to choose Cyprus, stating that the country’s government has “a clear vision on how to develop ...

Paphos district court has today annulled an interim decree, issued earlier this year at the request of Aristo Developers prohibiting the demolition of its own buildings by Paphos municipality for ...

The Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) came out swinging on Tuesday as reports indicated that Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue may, despite initial plans, be accessible to private cars. Makarios ...

Bank of Cyprus has appealed a central bank fine in the administrative court. The appeal was announced by the central bank which said that BoC was appealing the €277,000 fine imposed ...

A 23-year-old man is in custody after police officers spotted him walking down a street in Limassol holding a woman’s handbag which turned out to have been stolen. Limassol ...

A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Cyprus was among the areas in the EU that experienced the most significant increase in illegal crossings last month, according to a report by Frontex, the European Border and Coast ...

In a new venture a well-known local chef is offering tailor made gastronomic experiences. PAUL LAMBIS gets a taste for fine dining Roddy Damalis Well-known chef Roddy Damalis’ earliest childhood ...

Road fatalities in Cyprus for 2019 were a little above the EU average, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. In 2019 there were 59 deaths per million inhabitants ...

Two people, aged 25 and 36, were remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday as part of investigations into the premeditated murder of a 28-year-old man. The man, of Congolese origin, ...

The intention is that the measures, which the Cabinet will take on Wednesday to curb the spread of Covid-19, will last until Christmas, according to Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Virology ...

Ahead of Christmas, the consumer protection service said on Tuesday that it has launched an awareness campaign and checks on the safety of children’s toys. During the campaign, that ...

A kiosk on Stavrou Avenue in Nicosia was extensively damaged early on Tuesday by a fire with investigations focusing on what caused the blaze. The fire broke out at around 3.40...

Some parents are deeply concerned over the compulsory use of facemasks in primary schools, as the measure appears to have been preliminarily adopted without notable opposition during Monday’s Covid-19 ...

Christmas trees will go on sale starting Monday, November 29, the forestry department said on Tuesday. Trees cut as a result of the department’s efforts to improve growing conditions and ...

Social protection benefits expenditure as a percentage of GDP between 2019 and 2020 has increased in almost all EU Member States, with the largest jump recorded in Cyprus and estimated at +2.2 per ...

Nicosia urban taxi drivers started a series of weekly protests early on Tuesday against price inflation which they said affects their income. Professional taxi drivers from Nicosia and Famagusta gathered ...

Limassol municipality will hand out €300 grants to local councils, citizen groups and businesses to decorate their local parks for Christmas. In a statement, the municipality invited those interested to submit ...

A Christmas-themed art piece created by a 10-year-old artist is being auctioned to collect money in support of people with leukaemia. Lambros Kallenos created a 69cm high ‘Tree of Life’ ...

A Limassol kiosk employee was injured during an attempted robbery in the early morning hours of Tuesday. According to police, a hooded man wearing a mask entered the kiosk about 20 ...