Power cut to affect Nicosia A&E
A power outage will take place at the Nicosia general hospital on Thursday from 6am to 7.30am due to scheduled maintenance work, state health service Okypy warned on Tuesday.
The ...
Millions to be spent on developing aquaculture
A contract for a project worth almost €34 million has been signed between the government and a private consortium for the expansion of facilities at Pentakomo in Limassol that will increase ...
District organisations rising to the challenge, minister says
One hundred days into the operation of the newly formed district self-governance organisations, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday praised their work, despite teething problems.
He said he aspired to ...
Love Race 2024 – Lexus Cycling Dream Team cyclesfor good cause
A charitable cycling race is about to take place supporting the Elpida Foundation for Children with Cancer and Leukaemia. Set to take place this Saturday, the initiative combines a passion ...
Elderly woman robbed of cash and jewellery
A 77-year-old woman was robbed of cash and jewellery while in her home at Souni village in Limassol on Monday night.
According to police, two masked men entered the house ...
Fake marriage arrests in wake of massive police swoop
Two people were remanded in court for eight days on Tuesday after forged marriage documents were used to obtain residency permits. A third person is also wanted in relation to ...
Tziortzis reflects on ‘unlucky’ season
“I proved again that, if there were fewer unlucky moments this year, I could have finished in the top five in the overall standings,” says Vladimiros Tziortzis after the seventh ...
Welfare ministry says disputed Paphos unaccompanied minor centre gradually closing
The deputy welfare ministry has strongly defended its actions in response to criticisms from Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos regarding the accommodation centre for unaccompanied minors, following a fire at the ...
Cyprus to apply for further EU recovery grants, minister says challenges enormous
In an ever-changing geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, the challenges are enormous and the ability to adapt and respond immediately is imperative, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday.
Addressing the ...
Commandaria marks 800 award-winning years
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou has praised the 800-year-old history of Cyprus’ famed commandaria referencing the sweet wine’s very first award all the way back in 1224.
She was addressing the ...
Aphrodite Bowls Club holds successful ‘Fun Day’
Aphrodite Bowls club recently held a ‘Fun Day’ with proceeds being put towards the cost of expenses incurred by bowlers representing Bowls Cyprus on International duty.
The day involved bowlers ...
Larnaca using influencers to promote tourism
The Larnaca Tourism Board (LTB) has been intensifying efforts to boost the region’s online presence through collaborations with high-profile influencers.
Recent initiatives aim to promote Larnaca to international audiences, ...
Large quantity of cannabis seized at Larnaca airport
Police arrested two men, aged 19 and 25, at Larnaca airport on Monday after a large quantity of cannabis, weighing 35 kilos, was found in their luggage.
According to a police statement, the ...
Man in critical condition after car accident
A 39-year-old man is in critical condition and on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of the Nicosia general hospital following a collision with a car driven by a 34...
Christodoulides in New York for tripartite meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides travelled to New York from London to attend an informal dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The dinner is scheduled for 7...
Planned legal changes ‘the most significant over the last 65 years’
The government said on Monday it will set up a team of legal experts to advise on two bills relating to the planned reform of the Audit Office and the ...
Cyprus writers’ president elected head of PEN international committee
President of the Cyprus Writers’ Centre PEN Angela Christofidou was elected president of the international search committee of the International Union of Writers PEN (PEN International) at the first session ...
Speakers highlight the importance of CoE at House event
The importance of the Council of Europe (CoE) was highlighted during an event on the ‘75 years of operation of the Council of Europe: Republic of Cyprus – benefits and prospects’, which ...
British tourist dies while swimming in Peyia
A 62-year-old British tourist died on Monday while swimming in Peyia, Paphos.
Police said people accompanying the tourist lost sight of him and he was later carried out of the ...
Free Covid and flu jabs
Vaccines against seasonal flu and Covid-19 will be available for free, the health ministry announced on Monday.
All Gesy beneficiaries over six-months-old are eligible, it said.
Priority will be given ...
Highest rate of term deposits 2.45 per cent in August, Central Bank says
The highest interest rate on term deposits of up to one year by households in August 2024 stood at 2.45 per cent while the highest interest rate on loans for the purchase ...
Christodoulides, Starmer on ‘same page’ for Cyprus solution
President Nikos Christodoulides and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are on the “same page” regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem, that there cannot be a solution outside the agreed ...
Integration school moving due to parent-teacher hostility
The alternative study and reintegration school, currently in a separate area within the Pancyprian Gymnasium in Nicosia, will be moved to another place due to hostility directed against its students.
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North protests arrests of developers of Greek Cypriot properties
A coalition of Turkish Cypriot organisations on Monday demanded the release of businesspeople arrested by the Republic of Cyprus on the charge of developing or promoting the development of Greek ...