Cyprus

“You have to keep in step with the times,” said an official. “That depends, said the French diplomat Talleyrand, ”on what you have to step in.” This epigram may seem ...

With around 90 per cent of eligible people taking up coronavirus vaccinations in Paphos, there is strong support in the area for some kind of Covid passport. “This is the right ...

Turkish Cypriot traders don’t know how long more they can hang on A YEAR after the Ledra Street/Lokmaci crossing was closed there is still no sign that any ...

No new coronavirus deaths were reported by the ministry of health on Sunday, although a total of 283 new cases were found. The number who have died as a result of ...

The closure of crossing points a year ago cut off cheap lifelines for many shoppers, putting an end to the “great evil” of those buying cigarettes and petrol from the ...

The reopening of gymnasia was put off for a week on Sunday, the ministry of education announced, meaning children will not return to the classroom until March 16. At the same ...

Fifty three locations for rapid tests on Monday have been lined up by the ministry of health. The ministry reminded that all people going to work must undergo some form ...

Measures will be eased in the north on Monday, with bars and restaurants able to open for takeaway and delivery although the curfew from 9pm to 5am will remain in ...

Akel on Sunday said the Auditor General’s report on Ayia Napa Marina, released on Friday, and the naturalisation of eight executives of companies associated with it brings to light ...

FINANCE Minister Constantinos Petrides hopes that the recovery and resilience plan being prepared by the government apart from absorbing close to a billion euros from the EU would also help ...

A total of 11 drivers were found driving under the influence of drugs during a two-week police campaign that finished on Sunday. At around 1am on Sunday a 28-year-old driver was ...

Roughly one fifth of all secondary students in Cyprus attend a private school, ministry of education figures show, with the 11,546 students continuing the upward trend seen over recent years. These ...

Among the private English senior schools in Cyprus the vast majority offer the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level, more commonly known as A-Levels. The alternative, the International Baccalaureate Diploma ...

When parents get to the point of registering their children in a nursery or kindergarten they usually put as a priority the respect shown towards their child. But is this ...

By Melissa Heckers It may be too early to assess the impact of the pandemic on education, but anyone who has witnessed a child learning online since the closure of ...

Choosing a school can be a decision fraught with worry for a parent. How to choose? What differentiates one school from another? How have graduates faired? How balanced is the ...

Blaming teachers for the spread of the coronavirus is “unacceptable and condemnable”, President of primary school teaching union Poed Myria Vasiliou told the Cyprus News Agency on Sunday. She said ...

By Melissa Heckers, Although prevented from doing so for many years, the island’s state universities are now keen to attract students from private schools who only have A level ...

Online learning, employed on a large scale for the first time due to the coronavirus in Cyprus presented a challenge for teachers, parents and children alike. But it has also ...

Cutting across barriers, eliminating distances and acting as a tool to encourage and promote dialogue, sports is one of the most powerful instruments for bringing people together in today’s ...

A 71-year-old man was remanded in police custody for five days on Sunday by the Limassol district court after his arrest the previous day following the discovery of a stash ...

A restaurant owner and a group of customers and people at two birthday parties at homes, all in Limassol were charged on Saturday night for breaking coronavirus decrees. The first ...

Around 30 businesses ready to take the plunge with class-action suit A Nicosia legal firm is gearing up to file a lawsuit against the state on behalf of a group of ...

The health ministry announced 243 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday from 40,747 PCR and rapid tests, an overall positivity rate of 0.6 per cent. There were no new deaths. The total remains ...