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Police will carry out coronavirus related checks where and when necessary, adapting their procedures according to the new measures. The ‘coronapass’ is expected to be introduced with the lifting of ...

Cyprus is getting closer to its goal as so far, 34 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated with the first dose, the health ministry said on Friday. The ...

Tourists will be able to move around freely in Cyprus using the flight pass obtained before travelling here in lieu of a ‘coronapass or ‘safe pass’, the tourism ministry told ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 70 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

There was a delay of about an hour in the vaccination process at the centre at Larnaca port on Friday after some people, citing violation of their personal data, objected ...

Final exams are going ahead at private and public schools this year, despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s Pancyprian exams are a big challenge for ...

Around 900 new cases of neurological and genetic diseases were diagnosed in Cyprus in 2020, according to the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING). At the same time, its biomedical laboratories ...

Police on Friday filed an alleged rape case against a parliamentary candidate who was publicly accused by a woman on social media of raping her 10 years ago. The man is ...

Employers of the rubbish collectors of six local authorities in the Famagusta district who have been in strike since Thursday have called the worker’s union to a dialogue, while ...

Amidst preparations for next week’s reopening, the tourism sector is hoping for a better season than last year. In light of the end of the third lockdown on Monday, ...

Ahead of schools reopening with in person teaching on May 10, the ministry of education has announced that mobile units will be offering rapid tests at schools in all districts. Teachers, ...

The 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate for coronavirus in Cyprus remains high despite a small decrease from last month with the majority of cases being people under 60, the health ministry said ...

In 2020, 88 per cent of people aged 16-74 in Cyprus used a smartphone for private purposes, higher than the EU average of 81 per cent, but they were less likely than their ...

Larnaca municipality on Friday detailed its efforts to keep the area’s rodent issues under control. A written announcement said that checks and the installation of bait stations are being ...

The issue of security and security guaranties will have to come out in a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, said Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General ...

Police have arrested three people in Paphos in connection with stealing electricity, illegally staying in Cyprus and being in possession of stolen property. Following a tip off, officers found the ...

Paphos police on Friday morning arrested a man for driving under the influence of drugs and offences committed earlier in the year. At 4.15am officers in the coastal town stopped ...

Police booked 112 persons for violating coronavirus protocols in 24 hours from Thursday until Friday morning. One of them is the owner of a petrol station in Paphos who was fined because ...

As part of measures to support companies facing liquidity problems due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Finance announced plans to allow partial monthly payments of VAT. “It is ...

Paphos Municipality on Thursday signed a €916,300 contract for a ‘smart’ system to manage parking areas in what mayor Phedonas Phedonos hailed as another substantial step in the town’s transition ...

After crashing in the morning and remaining down all day, the health ministry announced on Thursday night that vaccine portal would come back online on Friday, May 7 at 7.30am and ...

Authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, and 460 new positives from island-wide testing as the number of hospitalised patients treated for the respiratory disease continued receding. The latest ...

Answers to frequently asked questions on what changes apply from May 10 as part of the strategy to relaunch the economy and social activities (Cabinet decisions of May 5, 2021) Α. Outdoor movements The ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has expressed his conviction that the country’s European partners will deliver a “clear and unambiguous” message to Turkey at the upcoming European Council summit in ...