Network of Paphos-Greece sister cities to move forward
Tourism and trade cooperation were among the main topics discussed at a meeting of delegates from Paphos municipality and mayors of twinned towns in Greece, held in Thessaloniki, it was ...
Paphos lifeguards rescue pensioner
Paphos lifeguards spotted and rescued a pensioner who was drowning early on Saturday.
According to the Kinyras lifeguard club, a lifeguard who was patrolling the coastal road spotted a 70-year-old ...
Environmentally friendly foodstuffs should be available for all says minister
Consumers should have the choice of healthy foods produced in an environmentally friendly and socially responsible way, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Saturday.
Speaking at the second Lidl Wellness ...
Coronavirus: Rapid test sites for Sunday
A total of 47 testing sites will operate on Sunday, the health ministry said for people in eligible groups still allowed to have a free test.
Eligible are minors who do ...
Blind eye cannot continue to be turned on Turkey says commissioner
The United Nations and the European Union cannot continue to “turn a blind eye” to the “inhuman and unacceptable” practices of the north, Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou said on Saturday.
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Burning grass behind fire in Mitsero
The forestry department on Saturday said burning piles of grass was the cause of a forest fire in Mitsero that was put under control around noon.
Four firefighters responded to ...
UN praises Cyprus support for work on plane suspected of breaching sanctions
The United Nations has praised Cyprus support for the work UN inspectors carried out on the island on a small plane suspected to have violated the arms embargo against Libya.
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Cyprus and Egypt sign electricity MoU (update 2)
The Cyprus-Egypt memorandum of understanding on cross-border electrical interconnections marks an “important milestone” to promote regional collaboration in the field of energy between the two countries, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou ...
Measuring the informal economy: one guesstimate is as good as another
By George M. Georgiou
According to Eurostat’s data browser, Cyprus’ real per capita GDP in 2020 was €23.050, which is about 87 per cent of the EU-27 average. One could be forgiven ...
Wanted man arrested at crossing point (updated)
A 30-year-old man was remanded on Saturday after he was arrested based on a European arrest warrant while trying to cross to the north.
The wanted man was identified during ...
Two remanded for importing and dealing drugs (updated)
Two people, 27 and 38, were remanded for two days on Saturday in Limassol on suspicion of importing and dealing drugs.
The arrests came after police received information that two women, aged 25 ...
Coronavirus: 22 fines after 3,468 checks
Police issued 22 fines for breaches of coronavirus measures after 3,468 checks in the last 24 hours in the government-controlled areas.
The checks were carried out between 6am on Friday and 6am on ...
Startups shine at Reflect Festival
Aspiring unicorn ventures, meaning startup companies reaching a valuation of $1 billion, took centre stage on the second day of the Reflect Festival in Limassol.
The startup event was a Cyprus ...
Cyprus Business Now
Bank of Cyprus’ Director of Compliance Division Marios Skandalis said that the coronavirus pandemic has given businesses an opportunity to reshape their long-term strategies to ensure their viability.
“A business ...
Petrol station owners call for harsh fines on those going north for fuel
People only understand harsh punishments and strict fines and that’s what it will take to stop people buying petrol in the north, the head of the association of petrol ...
Director Panikos Chrysanthou and poet Nese Yasin awarded European Citizen’s prize
Greek Cypriot director Panikos Chrysanthou and Turkish Cypriot poet Nese Yasin on Friday received the European Citizen’s Prize 2021 for their cooperation which led to documentaries ‘Our Wall’’ and ‘My ...
Final touches being put to gender identity bill, Cyprus lagging behind other CoE states
Officials are putting the final touches to a draft bill on gender identity – a revamp of a previous version that was drafted in 2019, Law Commissioner Louisa Christodoulides Zannettou told a ...
Cyprus to report grant of land near Apostolos Andreas to Turkish army
President Nicos Anastasiades will report to the UN and the that land has been granted to the Turkish military in the area of Apostolos Andreas in the Karpas peninsula on ...
Coronavirus: no new deaths, 142 people test positive on Friday (Updated)
No new deaths from Covid-19 were announced on Friday, while testing came up with 142 new positives.
Hospitals were treating 56 patients, of whom 24 are in a serious condition; and of these, 10 ...
Three men jailed for five years for robbery and kidnapping
Paphos criminal court handed down five-year prison sentences to three men aged 34, 30 and 29 charged with robbing and kidnapping a 36-year-old man last September.
The police report said that in the ...
‘Viral’ Big Potato garners attention at home and abroad
Xylofagou’s Big Potato has achieved its goal of bringing attention to both the village and its trademark product, but this is only the beginning, community leader George Tasou said ...
Coronavirus: Saturday’s testing locations for eligible groups
A total of 53 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups.
Free rapid testing for the general population ...
Bronze Age workshop at Erimi site ‘held pivotal role’ in settlement
A workshop complex at the Middle Bronze Age settlement at Laonin tou Porakou on a high plateau on the eastern Kouris riverbank held a pivotal role and a peculiar ideological ...
New strategy launched to attract investors
The government on Friday presented its new strategy for attracting businesses to Cyprus with emphasis, among others, on high technology, shipping, innovation, and research and development, in a bid to ...