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No deaths from Covid-19 were reported on Wednesday, as 434 new infections were detected from 51,301 tests, a positivity rate of 0.85 per cent. According to the health ministry, the number of patients ...

Famagusta for Cyprus initiative announced on Wednesday it will be running in May’s parliamentary elections with 19 candidates in all districts. The group said they dream of a united Cyprus ...

The head of an inquiry into the collapse of the co-op bank accused a newspaper on Wednesday of seeking to cast doubt over his findings by publishing a report suggesting ...

An updated code of conduct for the prevention and combating of sexual harassment in the field of theatre was presented on Wednesday by the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (Thoc). The new ...

Labour union Peo criticised shopkeepers on Wednesday for suggesting shops remain open on May 1 – the international worker’s day and a public holiday – this year because it overlaps with Easter ...

The met office has issued a yellow alert for Thursday, April 1, warning of thunderstorms and heavy rain. In an announcement it said isolated thunderstorms are likely to affect the area. ...

Turkish Cypriots received close to 10,000 Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday through the bicommunal technical committee on health. The vaccines were handed over at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint. Greek Cypriot co-chairman of ...

Travel agents said on Wednesday they were sounding the alarm as tourism prospects remained in limbo while Cyprus has not yet come up with a strategy to handle the uncertainties ...

A total of 75 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Lower secondary school (gymnasium) and Limassol primary schools will return to class on Friday, cabinet decided on Wednesday. In addition, the public will be allowed three SMS for permission to ...

Products registered as protected designation of origin (PDO) that now include halloumi are the elite of the world’s quality foodstuff, head of Cyprus farmers union EKA, Panicos Chambas, said ...

In 2020, average hourly labour costs in Cyprus were estimated to be €17, below the €28.5 averaged in the EU and €32.3 in the euro area, according to figures issued by Eurostat on Wednesday. ...

The vaccination portal will open for people aged 64 and over on Thursday at 8 am, the health ministry said on Wednesday. A total of 17,814 slots will be available and appointments can ...

Noise from hot water boilers at Larnaca hospital’s new wing is causing sleepless nights for residents living nearby, the Green party said in a written announcement on Wednesday. For ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed the upcoming introduction of a new bill on integrated waste management that includes a universal pay-as-you throw policy. The bill is set to pass ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Wednesday submitted bills to overhaul the justice system to the House legal affairs committee and urged MPs they be sent to the plenary before the ...

A contract for the construction of a new haemodialysis unit at the Paphos general hospital was signed on Wednesday at the presidential palace on behalf of the government by the ...

Cyprus has been cited in the latest US State Department Human Rights Report for lapses on certain human rights issues including “serious acts of corruption” crimes involving violence or threats ...

The auditor general has referred a case of possible abuse of an EU-sponsored programme to the EU anti-fraud office Olaf following a complaint that a single beneficiary had allegedly bypassed ...

Isolated rains and thunderstorms have been forecast by the met office for Wednesday and Thursday, while it may snow in the higher mountains at night. According to the early morning ...

Despite the continuing uncertainty emanating from the UK as regards foreign travel, hoteliers in Cyprus are forging ahead and getting ready to reopen their doors to tourists in the next ...

The EU approval of the registration of halloumi as a protected designation of origin (PDO) on Monday has given our beleaguered government something to cheer about. It was “a milestone ...

From car emissions to polluting factories, the state is failing its people By Charalampos Theopemptou People often ask me which is the biggest environmental problem that we face. My answer ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Tuesday the government had not given up on establishing a ferry link with Greece and was hoping the European Commission would allow better ...