Coronavirus: one death and 223 cases on Monday (Updated)
The health ministry on Monday announced one death and 223 new coronavirus cases, after 74,092 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.30 per cent.
A 55-year-old man who died on ...
Less than 1% of work force in childcare
Cyprus was among 15 EU member states where the share of childcare workers and teachers’ aides was below 1 per cent of the total employed population, according to figures published by Eurostat.
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Akel wants action to curb price hikes
Main opposition party Akel on Monday urged the government to quickly intervene to shield the public from rising prices in electricity as well as in essential goods, noting that thousands ...
Two years jail for starting fire that destroyed 3 sq km
A 62-year-old man was jailed for two years on Monday after he was found guilty of starting a fire in Limassol in August last year.
The man was charged in ...
Cabinet to discuss implementation of reforms
Ministers participating in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday will be briefed on the implementation of the reforms, projects and policies announced by President Nicos Anastasiades or which are included in ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Tuesday
The health ministry has announced 36 rapid testing sites for Tuesday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence.
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Pedestrian hit by car identified, partner arrested (updated)
A 54-year-old man, partner of a 58-year-old British woman who was critically injured after being hit by a car in the Paphos district on Saturday, is under arrest as police ...
The latest tool for Covid (or any other) anxiety
The coronavirus has caused a second pandemic: anxiety. As mental health issues worldwide escalate, ALIX NORMAN looks at the latest in anti-anxiety tools (and how to get a discount)
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Coronavirus: 29-year-old woman dies of Covid in north
A 29-year-old woman has died from Covid, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday.
The woman, who had been six months pregnant when she was hospitalised, had also lost her baby ...
Recovery scheme ‘could add 7 per cent to GDP’, says Petrides
The successful implementation of the €1.3bn Recovery and Resilience Scheme is very important to public finances and the island’s growth prospects, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Monday, as ...
Cyprus, Egypt ministers discuss cooperation on agriculture, environment
Cyprus’ Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis held bilateral meetings with his Egyptian counterparts, Minister of Agriculture Al Sayed Al Qusair and Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad, on the sidelines of the ...
Coronavirus: Infant critical with MIS-C, paediatricians urged to be on alert
A 12-month-old boy is in critical but stable condition at Makarios hospital in Nicosia after being diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C), according to the hospital’s chief ...
Peyia fire under control (updated)
Fire fighters have contained a fire which broke out in Peyia forest in the Paphos district on Monday morning, the forestry department has announced.
It said the fire, which broke ...
Back to class for high school students amid strict protocols (updated)
Over 45,000 students at state secondary school are set to return to school on Tuesday under strict measures to combat Covid-19, most notably the requirement of a SafePass for those aged 12 ...
Stylianides appointed minister in Greece (updated)
Greece on Monday confirmed that former Cypriot European humanitarian aid and crisis management commissioner Christos Stylianides will head the new climate crisis and civil protection ministry.
He will receive honourary ...
Second fatality in sea off Limassol
An elderly woman was pulled out of the sea unconscious on Monday morning and was pronounced dead at Limassol hospital.
According to the Police, at 9.30 am, a foreign visitor who ...
Man pleads not guilty to starting Arakapas fire
A 67-year-old man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he had started a huge fire in Arakapas in July that killed four men and destroyed some 55 square kilometres ...
Cyprus and China should seize opportunity to forge closer ties, says ambassador
China and Cyprus should seize the opportunity of the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations to forge closer, strategic ties, China’s Ambassador to Cyprus Liu Yantao has told the ...
Man’s body found in sea off Lady’s Mile (updated)
The body of a 65-year-old man was found floating in the sea off Lady’s Mile area early on Monday, Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) police said.
According to the police, ...
Coronavirus: Six countries change category in latest review
Three countries were downgraded from the Orange to Red category following the health ministry’s latest epidemiological risk assessment published on Monday. The changes take effect on Thursday.
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New fake travel document cases at airports
Another three people were arrested at Larnaca and Paphos airports on Sunday on suspicion of attempting to travel to European destinations with documents that did not belong to them.
One ...
Coronavirus: 31 individuals, six businesses fined for breaking decrees
A Nicosia business was fined €8000 and a Larnaca supermarket €4000 as part of police checks for Covid measures in the past 24 hours.
They were among 31 individuals and six businesses found to ...
Technical committee on the Cyprus-Egypt joint gas pipeline project to meet mid-September
The technical committee that is working on the preparations for a joint gas pipeline project between Cyprus and Egypt will convene on September 15, the office of the Minister of Energy, ...
Religious artifact’s long and winding road home
The doors of an iconostasis in an occupied Church were reported as having returned home last week. They were the first looted item to be returned to the island from ...