Proposal for unemployment benefit for workers aged 63+
The labour ministry is set to submit a proposal to grant unemployment benefits to people aged 63 and older who have not yet applied for pension, the House labour committee said ...
“A very important period is beginning” on Cyprus issue, Stewart says
Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, on Tuesday referred to “the beginning of a very important period” where there is hope to achieve some progress in ...
New phone doctor scam sees woman losing €7,000
Police warned the public over phone scams on Tuesday after receiving another complaint about a scammer impersonating a doctor who defrauded an elderly woman out of €7,000.
This is the eighth ...
Okypy defends handling of cancer patient who waited three hours for treatment
State health services organisation (Okypy) on Tuesday defended the handling of a cancer patient who allegedly had to wait over three hours at the Paphos hospital’s accidents and emergency ...
24-year-old man who escaped police detention jailed for 18 months
A 24-year-old man, who had escape police detention earlier this year, was jailed for 18 months on Tuesday, after he was found guilty on burglary and escape charges.
The young man ...
Once elections over, could be a chance for Cyprus talks
The period after the elections in Greece and Turkey could be a significant, but also the last, opportunity, for “some progress in Cyprus,” Unficyp head Colin Stewart said on Tuesday.
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Suspect released as police believe have found evidence linked to Perkleous disappearance (Updated)
The 59-year-old mother of the man suspected to have killed Angelos Perikleous was released on Tuesday as her son and another relative remain in custody.
Meanwhile, police have said they ...
Ministry announces tougher checks after wheel falls off school bus
Checks will be carried out at tyre fitting services after a bus transporting school-children lost one of its wheels on the motorway last week, the road transport department announced on ...
€1.5 million fine overturned due to illegal government appointment
A €1.5 million fine imposed on the Pancyprian Cattle-Farmers Association (Poa) has been overturned following a court decision ruling the former competition commissioner’s appointment was in fact unlawful, it emerged ...
Third list of sanctioned Cyprus companies expected Friday
A new list of natural and legal persons in Cyprus who will be subject to sanctions by the US and the UK is expected on Friday, it emerged on Tuesday.
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Woman jailed for 16 months for causing fatal crash
A 42-year-old woman was on Tuesday sentenced to 16-months in jail after she was found guilty of causing a traffic accident that killed the 35-year-old Christakis Christodoulou in Larnaca over ...
Refugees who can’t afford rising rents ‘forced to live in cars’
Cypriot refugees are forced to live in their cars as they wait for Turkish Cypriot properties to become available amid rent price hikes in the Republic, MPs heard on Tuesday.
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Gas pipeline to Israel has attracted wave of interest says minister
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday said there has been a wave of interest in the proposed Israel-Cyprus pipeline that could offer cheap natural gas for electricity production on the ...
School teams up with graffiti artist
Kokkinochoria secondary school Panos Ioannou collaborated with a local street artist to send a loud message against bullying.
Students participated in the anti-bullying initiative and draw together with Christos Kakkoulli, ...
Bases police raise €30,000 for local charities
Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police officers raised a total of €30,000 during the annual Cycle Challenge, they announced on Tuesday.
The money raised from the event on Saturday will be donated ...
Further uproar after beautician appointed to palace post
Opposition parties on Tuesday reprimanded the government over the hiring of a beautician at the presidential palace who had worked as a staffer for President Nikos Christodoulides’ election campaign, echoing ...
MPs debate housing discrimination among refugees
MPs on Tuesday sought to put an end to the discrimination among refugees by amending the law to allow everyone living in refugee housing to have title deeds.
Chairman of ...
Holy Synod to assess measures against former Kiti bishop following assault ruling
The woman who won the sexual assault case against the former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos announced on Tuesday that she will file for a retrial of the first rape case brought ...
Bank of Cyprus waits for SSM approval to lower mortgage rates
The Bank of Cyprus has prepared a proposal aimed at reducing lending rates, which has been submitted to the Central Bank of Cyprus, according to the group’s CEO Panicos ...
Academic appointed to head CyBC board
Academic Dr Giorgos Kentas has been appointed as president of the board of national broadcaster CyBC, the presidency announced on Tuesday.
Kentas is an Associate Professor of International Politics and ...
Scholarship applications to study in Japan open
Cypriots who wish to study in Japan can now apply for a postgraduate research scholarship offered by the Japanese education ministry.
The Embassy of Japan has announced that the Japanese ...
Teen remanded after irregular migrants boat arrives in Cape Greco (updated)
A 17-year-old was remanded for eight days on Tuesday to facilitate investigations into the arrival of a boat transporting 18 irregular migrants from Syria the previous night.
The boat was spotted 10 ...
Banks need to take measures to address climate change, says CBC Governor
Banks need to take immediate measures to address climate change, said the Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) Constantinos Herodotou, during a conference on climate change held on ...
Family planning association: ‘dangerous’ to delay banning conversion therapies
The family planning association on Tuesday spoke of “dangerous practices” after a bill criminalising conversion therapies for LGBTQI+ people was postponed as far-right party Elam filed an amendment last week ...