Meeting Friday to look at ways to reduce electricity bills
A meeting at the presidential palace on Friday will examine ways of tackling high electricity prices, which have a knock-on effect on a host of consumer goods.
Convened by President ...
Cyprus at forefront of illegal EU border crossings
Cyprus is at the forefront of a shifting pattern of illegal border crossings on the Eastern Mediterranean route, an EU agency for Asylum report said on Tuesday, confirming the pressures ...
Dozens missing after Russian missile strike on mall kills 18 (Update 2)
Firefighters on Tuesday searched the rubble of a Ukrainian shopping mall where authorities said 36 people were missing after a Russian missile strike that killed at least 18, as a regional governor ...
Coronavirus: Facemasks must be worn in pharmacies, testing sites
Face masks will become obligatory in pharmacies and laboratories this week, less than a month after their use became optional, the health ministry announced on Tuesday.
Following a recent increase ...
Ports authority ‘wasting taxpayer’s money’ audit finds
The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) conducts its business with profligacy and has lax bookkeeping, as a result of which it wastes a great deal of taxpayer money, a new report ...
Our View: Creation of separate environment ministry long past due
We are just two weeks away from the 11th anniversary of the one of the biggest environmental and human tragedies to hit Cyprus since 1974 and the 2005 Helios air crash, and ...
Coronavirus: Face masks to be reintroduced in pharmacies after uptick cases, hospitalisations
The face mask mandate may be reintroduced in pharmacies following the health advisors’ recommendation on Monday, amid an uptick in Covid cases.
At the request of Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela, ...
Back to the drawing board on VAT rates for first homes
Faced with pushback from MPs and building industry stakeholders, the government on Monday agreed to -again – rethink parts of a bill providing for reduced VAT on first homes.
The matter ...
Trust between the two sides ‘at a low point’ UN official says
Trust between the two sides in Cyprus is at a low point and without rebuilding it, it will be difficult to move forward with the political process, a UN official ...
New labour minister says will continue Zeta’s work
Kyriacos Koushios was sworn in as labour minister at a ceremony at the presidential palace on Monday.
In addition, Petros Demetriou former director of the office of the president was ...
Minister assures Akamas biodiversity not under threat
The Akamas will not be bulldozed, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday following more protests over the weekend over the revised local plan for the area.
Speaking to CyBC ...
Search for remains of nurses killed in Tylliria in 1964
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) is carrying out exhumations at the Paphos cemetery as part of efforts to identify the remains of people who perished in the Tylliria area ...
Cyprus joining Nato: why not?
Should we not re-evaluate, calmly and unemotionally, the possibility of expressing an interest in admission?
Undoubtedly, the prospect of Cyprus joining Nato is an emotionally charged issue for those who, ...
Inflation crisis: Does the government grasp the gravity of the situation?
Given that consumer prices will continue to rise over the coming months with increases in incomes falling far behind, even lower middle-income households are likely to experience financial problems
With ...
Ukraine suffers major setback after fall of Sievierodonetsk
Ukraine special forces remained in Sievierodonetsk directing artillery fire against Russian-backed troops, said an adviser to Ukraine’s president, after the city fell in a major setback for Kyiv as ...
Food crisis: are we ready for it?
With the UN warning of global famine, Cyprus is taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to food security
With the UN warning this week that 40 countries were on the brink ...
Our View: Our commitment to EU values starts and finishes with Turkey
A big proportion of the Cyprus Republic’s population does not have a positive picture of the European Union. According to the Spring survey of the Eurobarometer, only 42 per cent ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Cyprus leaders embrace pen-pal diplomacy
EFFORTS to prevent a settlement of our Cyprob have entered a new sphere, which involves an old methodology – letter-writing. The two leaders have now decided the best way not to ...
Akamas landowners call for ‘rational development’, greens protest govt plan (Updated)
The state must respect Akamas’ natural environment but also the residents in the area’s communities, landowners from the peninsula said during a protest on Saturday morning.
Gathered at Kennedy ...
Cypriots need ‘more knowledge’ about cost of food waste, survey finds
Most households in Cyprus tend to buy more food than they need, according to the results of the 2nd FoodPrint Pancyprian Food Waste Survey, but consumer habits in relation to ...
Fires in north finally ended with help from rain (Update 4)
By Sarah Ktisti and Nick Theodoulou
All fires in the north were finally extinguished in the early hours thanks in part to heavy rain that hit parts of the island ...
‘Government’s safety polices running on autopilot’
Authorities came under fire in the House environment committee on Friday over glaring gaps in the collection, management and storage of recyclable tyres and the health and safety risks these ...
Our View: Millions spent on new attack choppers could have been put to much better use
The government has signed a deal to buy six assault helicopters from France at a total cost of €140 million and the expenditure was approved behind closed doors by the parties ...
Defence ministry and Airbus sign deal for six light attack helicopters
The defence ministry and Airbus on Friday signed the deal for supplying the Republic with six H145M light attack helicopters with the option of acquiring an additional six in ...