Police catch 11 drug drivers in a week
Eleven drivers have tested positive for drugs while driving in a week, and many of whom also committed various other traffic offences.
The most serious case, between February 3 and 11, appears ...
Dust warning issued for Cyprus
Authorities issued a dust warning on Thursday and urged vulnerable groups to avoid open spaces.
The highest dust levels were recorded in Nicosia and Limassol which are double the permitted ...
Police looking for 31-year-old after Paphos burglary
Paphos police are looking for a man in connection with a burglary committed on Wednesday.
A 61-year-old man reported to police that his apartment was broken into and various coins ...
Coronavirus: 132 people booked for violating measures
While carrying out 14,170 checks to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, police booked 132 individuals in 24 hours from Wednesday until Thursday.
In Nicosia, 3,209 checks were conducted, in Limassol 4,599, in Larnaca 1,559, in Paphos 1,398, ...
After years of delays, Paphos museum finally opens its doors
The Paphos archaeological museum has finally opened its doors to the public after lengthy delays in upgrading work and is well worth a visit staff say.
The museum has had ...
Moves to improve government’s internal auditing
President Nicos Anastasiades asked for a study into staffing the government’s internal audit departments with trained personnel to improve the effectiveness of risk management procedures, it was announced on ...
Coronavirus: Testing sites for Thursday, February 11
The health ministry announced testing locations for Thursday, February 11.
Limassol: Church of Ayios Ioannis Eleimonos, Limassol 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m, TEPAK Building Andreas Themistocleous, Agia Zoni (Old Limassol Land ...
Coronavirus: Three deaths, 113 new cases (updated)
Three people have died from Covid-19 and 113 new cases have been detected from 24,780 tests, a positivity rate of 0.46 per cent, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
The number of people ...
Coronavirus: WHO says use AstraZeneca for all ages and variants
By Stephanie Nebehay, Kate Kelland and John Miller
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective and should be deployed widely, including in countries where the South African variant of ...
250 tonnes of rubbish to be cleared from riverbed
Work is underway for the removal of an estimated 250 tonnes of rubbish dumped in the Pedieos riverbed, it was announced on Wednesday.
The agriculture ministry said that crews of the ...
Outgoing sports watchdog chairman blamed for failure to clean up sports
Tempers flared at the House ethics committee after members of a defunct watchdog set up to clean the island’s sports, mainly football, blamed its outgoing chairman of its demise.
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Coronavirus: Health ministry lashes out over AstraZeneca doubts
The debate over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the over 65s took an unexpected turn on Wednesday when the Cyprus Medical Association (Cyma) appeared to do a U-turn, ...
Coronavirus: Sputnik V efficacy 91.8% in elderly, says Russian ambassador
The first Russian vaccine against Covid-19, Sputnik V has been approved so far in 23 countries and it is expected that the EU will examine its application this month, Russian ambassador ...
Justice minister defends police action over fake Twitter account
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Wednesday said police followed standard procedure while handling her complaint last December against a parody account on Twitter, which had targeted her father.
The minister ...
Coronavirus: cabinet extends current measures to February 28 (Updated)
The cabinet on Wednesday extended the current phase of the measures against the spread of coronavirus to February 28.
The decision was taken following the suggestion of the ministerial committee on ...
Erdogan: no other solution to Cyprus issue but two states (Update 2)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday there was no other solution to the Cyprus issue but a two-state solution.
He also said that whether Greece accepts it or not, ...
Supreme court postpones return of child to US
The supreme court on Wednesday rejected a Paphos family court ruling issued just hours earlier that a woman must immediately return her underage son to his father in the US.
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Hopes child justice bill will be passed before elections
The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday said it had completed discussion on the bill to create a more child-friendly justice system.
It includes prevention, tackling delinquency, and the way ...
New flood protection measures for Limassol
A contract for the construction of flood protection projects in the Limassol area was signed on Wednesday by the town’s mayor Nicos Nicolaides at the Panos Solomonidis Cultural Centre.
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Pitsilia sausage earns coveted EU-protected status
Two traditional Cypriot products, sausages and the ‘lountza’ (cured pork tenderloin) produced in the mountainous area of Pitsilia, have been included in a list of EU-protected geographic indications (PGIs) on ...
Coronavirus: venues discuss electronic health IDs for entry
March 16 has been proposed as a feasible date in which bars, cafes and other hospitality businesses may reopen, possibly along with an electronic health ID being introduced.
According to Nikos ...
Police investigating two more male sports coaches after complaints by five women
Police are investigating two more male sports coaches for sexual harassment following complaints by five women, it emerged on Wednesday.
Four different track athletes reported their coaches for sexual harassment. ...
Beer consumption down almost half in January
Total beer sales in Cyprus plunged by 45.8 per cent, equivalent to 757,151 litres, in January 2021 compared with the same period last year due to restrictive measures in place to tackle the ...
Coronavirus: people to be told in advance which vaccine they’ll receive
As the AstraZeneca vaccine is different from the other two – Pfizer and Moderna – already being used, the health ministry will in future inform people in advance which vaccine will be ...