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We speak to a ‘djembe’ player from The Gambia, now in Cyprus and trying to bring the migrant and local communities together with his drumming.

Police on Thursday said they have fined five individuals for violating coronavirus measures after 1,503 checks over the last 24 hours. Two people were booked in Larnaca after 309 inspections, one in Paphos ...

Cypriot telecommunications company Cyta on Wednesday announced the start of operations on the Arsinoe optical fibre subsea cable system. “Arsinoe strengthens the role of the organisation and, by extension, Cyprus ...

The possibility of re-establishing the anti-poaching unit was discussed by the House environment committee after it was dismantled in 2019 with some MPs saying incidences had increased since it was abolished. ...

A 62-year-old man died on Wednesday after being crushed by his tractor, police said. The victim, Fotis Stavrou, had been operating his tractor in a field in the Ayios Georgios ...

Fifty unaccompanied minors were transferred on Wednesday from Pournara migrant reception centre to an apartment complex in Pervolia, Larnaca, with 100 more expected to reach Paphos in the next few days. ...

Although most of the 370 employees of RCB bank are set to be made redundant once its transformation into an asset management company is completed, there is uncertainty about when and ...

Akel MP Irini Charalambides was in the US this week as part of a delegation from the parliamentary assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), ...

The health ministry announced one death and 4,774 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. The new death was of an 84-year-old woman, bringing the total death toll to 933. There are 182 people ...

The health ministry on Wednesday said it was working with Gesy operator Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to solve several issues within the national health scheme, which were pointed out earlier ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill giving trade and energy minister Natasa Pilides the power set a maximum gross profit margin for traders in an attempt to stem price ...

The commissioner for the citizen Panayiotis Sentonas said on Wednesday a second campaign to collect humanitarian aid is underway across the island. Collected goods are expected to be shipped to ...

The Cyprus Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) recorded a steep drop in March affected by weaker confidence in light of the war in Ukraine. The (ESI-CypERC) compiled by the University of ...

Larnaca municipal skate park will officially open its doors to the public on Thursday, following a long-standing request from the residents, the municipality said Wednesday. “Several young people in the ...

The Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos and Paphos municipal council had nothing to do with the decision to cut down 15 mature trees on the side of the Grivas Dighenis Avenvue, a ...

The test to stay policy will be extended as expected to health professionals starting April 1, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. The decision was announced “as part of efforts to contain ...

A private doctor on Wednesday slammed the health ministry and health professionals over the visitation ban at hospitals as he posted messages from a hospitalised patient who was begging for ...

A 34-year-old resident of Nicosia appeared in Limassol District Court on Wednesday and was remanded for 24 hours after he was arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to sell three ...

Public employees’ unions have written to finance minister Constantinos Petrides asking for the raising of the income tax threshold as well as other tax relaxations. In the letter, signed by ...

Nicosia police on Wednesday said they had remanded a 32-year-old woman in connection with a case of obtaining €24,000 from a couple under false pretences. The money would allegedly pay for ...

In a risk taker with a swashbuckling CV, THEO PANAYIDES meets a man whose years in the City through the hedonism of the 60s and strife of the 70s see ...

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will advise Cyprus on the development of a vaccination strategy for this coming winter, Minister of Health Michael Hadjipantelas and ECDC ...

In today’s episode, a senior government official said that three individuals subject to the EU sanctions in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hold a Cyprus passport, adding ...

A 62-year-old man, who was intubated at the ICU of the Nicosia general hospital following a car accident in Larnaca, has died, police said on Wednesday. Larnaca resident Marcos Triggilos ...