Over 14% of children are victims of cyber bullying
Just over 14 per cent of children in Cyprus have fallen victim to cyber bullying at least once or twice in the last few months, research carried out by the Health ...
Tatar rejects trilateral with UN and Christodoulides
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday he rejected a UN proposal suggesting a trilateral meeting with UN secretary-general envoy Maria Angela Holguin and President Nikos Christodoulides.
According to ...
Polish MEP from Elam’s Euro group meets Tatar
Polish member of the European Parliament Tomasz Poreba met with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar at Tatar’s official residence in northern Nicosia on Wednesday.
After meeting with Tatar, he ...
MPs reject president’s referral of police law
The House legal committee on Wednesday moved to reject President Nikos Christodoulides’ referral of a law aimed at granting the police chief powers to appoint specialist staff.
Independent MP Kostis ...
Larnaca port workers call off strike (Update 4)
An indefinite strike at the Larnaca port was called off on Wednesday, after the workers and the managing company Kition agreed to meet with each other under the auspices of ...
Second arrest made over torching of police car
Police in Limassol made a second arrest on Wednesday in connection with the torching of a police car on Easter Saturday night.
Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou explained that the ...
US ambassador’s meeting with president focuses on aid corridor
US ambassador Julie Fisher discussed the humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza with President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday.
The two met at the presidential palace, where Fisher explained that the US ...
‘No reason why Cyprus can’t have a big-time F1 driver’
By Alexa Shkuratova at the Miami Grand Prix
In the world of Formula 1, talent knows no borders, but opportunities sometimes do.
Sean Kelly spoke to the Cyprus Mail about the ...
30kg of smuggled lamb meat seized at crossing point
A total of 30 kilograms of smuggled lamb meat was seized at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point by Turkish Cypriot police on Tuesday.
They explained on Wednesday that they had pulled ...
Old GSP stadium area project to be finished in autumn
The project to renovate the area of the old GSP stadium in Nicosia will be completed in the autumn, Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis told the Cyprus News Agency on Wednesday.
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Cyprus drops to 51st place in digital competitiveness rankings
Cyprus has fallen to 51st place in digital competitiveness among 64 countries in 2023, marking a six-place drop compared to 2022, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Economics Research Centre (...
Hoteliers outraged over police raid which ‘caused panic’ (Updated)
Hoteliers are furious with the police and the labour ministry over their raids on hunting down illegal workers in Cyprus, it was reported on Wednesday.
Members of the Cyprus Hotels’ ...
Cyprus unemployment decreases in April
The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) reported on Wednesday a considerable decrease in the number of registered unemployed for April 2024, reflecting a strengthening of the domestic labour market.
According to the ...
A musical promenade awaits in Vavla this May
If you have ever wanted to roam the village streets and be serenaded by local musicians at every corner, this upcoming May event is for you. The village of Vavla, ...
‘Around 1,400 Cypriots have haemoglobin disorders’
By Robert Morgan
Around 1,400 Cypriot patients are estimated to have haemoglobin disorders, the International Thalassemia Federation (ITF) said on Wednesday.
In a statement released to coincide with World Thalassemia Day, ...
Prisoner dies after hospital stay
A 79-year-old prisoner died on Wednesday.
The man had been in hospital since April 24 with what the prisons department described as “chronic serious medical problems”.
The prisons department expressed its “...
Cannabis, paraphernalia, gun found in Paphos apartment
A gun and ten kilogrammes of cannabis stored in a plastic olive jar were found on Wednesday at a 34-year-old’s apartment in Paphos.
The man was arrested during the ...
Boy, suspected of vandalism, to give police statement
By Robert Morgan
A 10-year-old, allegedly involved in the vandalism of Livadia primary school on Easter Saturday, is expected to appear at the Voroklini police station to give a statement ...
Zakaki shooting suspect to appear in court
A 62-year-old man arrested as a suspect in a shooting in Zakaki will appear in court of Wednesday, police said.
The man was arrested on Tuesday, under suspicion he was ...
Holguin has ‘constructive’ meetings with both sides (Updated)
The personal envoy of the UN secretary-general, Maria Angela Holguin described both of Wednesday’s meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides and later with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as “constructive”.
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Officials involved in fight to give police statements, parties condemn scuffle (Updated)
Two local officials of Dromolaxia-Meneou will be giving their depositions at the Kiti police station on Wednesday, following their scuffle at a village café on Tuesday, following damage to the ...
17 polling stations opened abroad for EU elections
A total of 17 polling stations will be opened abroad for Cypriot voters wishing to vote in June’s European Parliament elections, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
The ministry added ...
Blazes hit Limassol: building, motorcycle, café damaged
Firefighters were called to put out three blazes in Limassol in the early hours of Wednesday, which affected the ground floor of a building, a motorcycle and a café.
According ...
Government insists Cyfield asked for 17-year extension for Nicosia ring road (Update 2)
The government on Wednesday insisted that reports the construction contractor Cyfield had requested a 17-and-a-half-year extension to the time allotted for the Nicosia ring road’s construction are true.
Speaking ...