Yellow weather warning, temps to dip over weekend
A yellow weather warning is in place on Friday from 12pm until 5pm for high temperatures.
The weather will be mostly clear with heightened humidity and localised afternoon clouds are ...
Football clubs owe state €33 million in taxes
Nineteen football clubs collectively owe the state some €33 million in taxes, and their repayment conduct does not bode well for the future, the Audit Office has said.
The auditor-general’s ...
61-year-old Greek Cypriot dies in car collision in north
A 61-year-old Greek Cypriot died on Thursday in a car collision taking place in the north of the island.
The deceased was identified as Charalambos Anastasiou.
According to a report ...
Camera fines on minister’s to-do list this week
Traffic violations caught on camera and the fines they entail were among proposals discussed at the House on Thursday, with transport minister Alexis Vafeades pledging to return with an official ...
Wish You Were Clean campaign
Youth of Ecologists, Ecological Movement of Cyprus, Centre for Social Innovation, and RESET-Research and Education in Social Empowerment and Transformation are co-organising once again this year’s established nationwide beach ...
MPs miss assets declaration deadline
Not a single MP filed their statement of assets by the designated deadline for this year, forcing the parliament secretariat to grant them a one-month extension, it emerged on Thursday.
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Civil defence advice ahead of heatwave
Cyprus’ civil defence has issued advice to the public following a yellow warning for extreme heat.
With temperatures expected to peak at 41°C inland and 33°C in the mountains, the ...
Cyprus issue among EPP’s top 10 priorities
The European People’s Party has included the Cyprus problem in its list of top 10 priorities, President Nikos Christodoulides announced in Brussels on Thursday, amid a flurry of meetings linked ...
Minister to address bus driver safety after assault incident
Measures are set to be taken to ensure the safety of bus drivers, after a passenger hit one of the Larnaca drivers on Wednesday triggering a spontaneous work stoppage.
Transport ...
Tourism industry fully staffed with expedited work permits for summer
With third country nationals receiving their work permits earlier through expedited procedures, the tourism industry is fully staffed and ready for the summer wave of tourists.
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou ...
Study firms up date of famous ancient shipwreck off Cyprus
When scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus, what they found was an amazing time capsule from a ...
Civil registry gets digital facelift
Ten new civil registry digital services, placing people’s needs at the forefront, were presented on Thursday in Nicosia.
The services are part of the government’s plan for digital ...
Auditor General dismissal hearing postponed to Monday
The hearing for Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides’ dismissal was postponed on Thursday, as an expert witness from Intosai (International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions) was unable to attend the court ...
High demand in electricity covered
Electricity supply is expected to run smoothly, despite the high demand due to hot weather.
Cyprus’ transmission system spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said demand on Thursday was estimated to peak at 1,150...
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National Council to convene after ‘productive’ meeting with Holguin (video)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday met UN Secretary General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin in Brussels.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the European Council where the ...
School mobile phone ban being stifled in parliament
A much-touted cabinet decision to ban mobile phones in secondary schools has fallen at its first hurdle – a discussion in parliament – with the result that it has been put off ...
Ormidia murderer confesses, remanded in court
A 45-year-old man who confessed to the Ormidia murder was remanded at the Dhekelia British bases court on Thursday for eight days.
Costas Sotiri handed himself to Dhekelia police a ...
Mortgage to rent scheme gears up
Borrowers are receiving letters of approval for participation in the mortgage to rent scheme, running from December 2023 to September 6, 2024.
Through the scheme, eligible applicants transfer the ownership of their primary ...
Work stoppage at understaffed Limassol General pharmacy
The Limassol hospital pharmacy staff is on a two-hour work stoppage from 11am till 1pm to protest working understaffed.
An Isotita union representative said the pharmacy has been understaffed for ...
Computers used for gambling confiscated in Paphos bust
Police in Paphos on Wednesday seized eleven computers suspected to have been illegally converted into gaming machines.
Officers from the Paphos CID, as well as members of the intellectual property ...
Police catch suspect after Ayia Napa woman robbed at knifepoint (Updated)
A 27-year-old man was remanded at Famagusta district court for eight days on Thursday over an ongoing investigation for robbery, carrying a weapon to incite terror and attempted theft.
The ...
Council of ministers retracts two more ‘golden passports’
The council of ministers decided on the retraction of two more “golden passports” issued to Russian oligarchs, it emerged on Thursday.
The two Russians had acquired Cypriot citizenship during the 2008...
Intosai rep to testify in ongoing case against auditor general
Court proceedings are set to continue on Thursday over the request of the Attorney General, Giorgos Savvides, to suspend Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides for improper conduct.
The latest advance in ...
What’s on this weekend
How is it already the last weekend of June? As we step deeper into the summer, the island’s busiest season in terms of events and things to do, the ...