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Projects underway in Polis Chrysochous to spruce up the area include the preservation of the old police station which the municipality will utilise, according to local officials. “The old police ...

Covid-19 vaccinations reached 76.176 as of February 26, the health ministry announced on Saturday. Cyprus has fully vaccinated 22,559 people while another 53,617 have received the first dose, bringing the total to 76,176 vaccinations, according ...

A 27-year-old man already in police custody has been rearrested as a suspect in the case involving moving cannabis with a drone last month, Nicosia police said on Saturday. A ...

The health ministry on Saturday announced the updated list of countries under the traffic-light system in view of the reopening of airports on March 1. The epidemiological picture of 19 different countries ...

Emilios Tannousis is the Manager Wealth Management at Bank of Cyprus. With an experience of almost 20 years in the Wealth and Asset management industry he is covering the Private Banking ...

Although you do have to cook them yourself. Alix Norman looks at popular meal kit services on the island In the last couple of years, Cyprus has seen any number ...

Main opposition Akel will be in touch with the competent ministries to expedite the resolution of problems faced by Maronite living in the north of the island, party leader Andros ...

Police booked 94 individuals and two business owners for violating Covid measures. Limassol has the highest number of fines issued during the last 24 hours. A police spokesperson told CNA that the ...

The education ministry has joined forces with the University of Bolton to set up a scholarship programme that will offer 250 scholarships, an important development in the post-Brexit environment, Education Minister ...

Teachers and school staff must undergo a mandatory weekly rapid antigen test starting Saturday, the health and education ministries announced on Friday. This decree comes as a response to the ...

The first specialised centre for young people with rare diseases in Cyprus is due to start operation soon, NGO Unique Smiles announced on Friday during an online news conference hosted ...

The health ministry announced 272 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday from a record 43,958 PCR and rapid tests – almost double the usual amount – yielding a positivity rate of 0.62 per cent. There ...

Restaurant owners took to the streets on Friday over the prolonged closure of their businesses while those allowed to reopen from Monday such as gyms and dance schools, called the ...

The health ministry announced that 64 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

The audit office has raised questions over passports granted to investors involved in the Ayia MNapa marina, linking circumstance surrounding the investment to the president’s family. In a report ...

A 58-year-old man will stand trial in Nicosia on March 16 for stabbing his wife and son to death and injuring his second son at their home in Ergates earlier this ...

The hospitality industry sector’s turnover value index took a hammering in 2020 while information technology rose sharply, reflecting the effects of the restrictions imposed by the government because of the ...

Cyprus’ 2021 Eurovision entry El Diablo (The Devil) has been called ‘satanic’ promoting an outcry from theologians and teachers among others calling for it to be withdrawn. The state broadcaster even ...

The EU will be an observer at the five-plus-one summit on the Cyprus problem as it has been in the past, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday. Replying ...

Residents of care homes will be able to receive visitors as from March 1 subject to stringent protocols that include visitors presenting a negative coronavirus test, the labour ministry said on ...

The revamp of Rigenis street received positive feedback from shop owners and visitors of the area, Nicosia’s Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Friday. Following his visit to the street ...

The supreme court said Friday it opposed judicial reforms in their current form, suggesting they would undermine the rule of law and threaten the independence of the justice system. Supreme ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by ...

The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, will visit the island on March 7-9, to hold meetings with the two sides, in the framework of the ...