Our View: The interconnector may be a costly gamble
The idea for a subsea energy cable that would connect the power grids of Cyprus, Israel and Greece (Crete to be more precise) was first presented in 2012 as a private ...
Registration at north’s unis down by 11 per cent
The number of new students being registered at the north’s universities this academic year is 11 per cent lower than last year, it was revealed on Tuesday.
A total of 12,180 ...
Avakoum case to recommence on August 30
Tamassos Bishop Isaias will be the first to testify against monks Archimandrites Nektarios and Porphyrios in a church trial set to begin on August 30 for alleged crimes at the infamous ...
Thanasis Nicolaou: search for answers ongoing, extension expected
The investigation into the murder of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou is expected to receive an extension, pending cabinet approval, sources confirmed on Tuesday.
Lawyer Thanasis Athanasiou and retired Greek police ...
Guardsman returns to Cyprus
The 17-year-old national guardsman is returned to Cyprus on Tuesday via air ambulance.
Although his condition has improved, it is not stable enough for him to travel on a commercial ...
Music, food and festivals in villages this week
Cypriot villages are at their best right now, welcoming local and foreign visitors and hosting annual local festivals, full of traditional flavours. This week and in the weeks to come, ...
Nicosia hesitant on geopolitical risks of Interconnector project
Nicosia is said to be wary of undertaking the potential geopolitical risks of the Great Sea Interconnector, complicating the mooted project beyond questions of financing, local media reported on Tuesday.
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Tacoy cries foul over voter registrations for UBP leadership
Turkish Cypriot politician Hasan Tacoy on Tuesday cried foul over the processes of voter registration for the leadership election taking place within his party and the north’s largest party ...
PARALYMPICS
Six-time medallist Pelendritou to be Cyprus’ paralympic flagbearer
Six-time paralympic medallist swimmer Karolina Pelendritou will be Cyprus’ flagbearer at the Paralympic Games’ opening ceremony, the Cyprus Paralymic Committee announced on Tuesday.
Pelendritou will be competing at her sixth ...
More than 110kg of waste collected from beaches
More than 110kg of waste was collected from three beaches across Cyprus during three separate cleanup operations organised by the “Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free” project.
The cleanup ...
Efficient and sustainable: The Bag On Valve Aerosol filling method
The global market for Bag On Valve (B.O.V.) products reached USD 9.15 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow to approximately USD 17.86 billion by 2032. This impressive growth, at a ...
Turkey’s ruling AK Party announces new ‘TRNC representative’
Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Tuesday announced Emre Kaya as its new “TRNC representative”.
Kaya’s appointment was announced alongside the appointment of Erdal Yetimova as the party’s ...
Smart meter installation to begin in early 2025
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) expects to start installing smart meters in the beginning of 2025, the organisation’s board chairman said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Stockwatch news outlet, ...
Meta welcomes Turkey lifting access ban on Instagram, spokesperson says
Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Tuesday that it welcomed Turkey’s reopening of access to its Instagram social media platform and that it continues to talk to Turkish authorities ...
British bases deploy solar-powered EV chargers
British Forces in Cyprus have received solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment from Beam Global, which is now operational across their bases, according to a statement released by the Sovereign ...
Negligence charges for six involved in chlorine pool incident
Five individuals and a company are facing charges of neglect over the chlorine incident in Paphos that led to 26 people being hospitalised, it emerged on Tuesday.
They are the 28-year-old ...
Level of E. coli at Ayfilon beach off the scale
The level of E. coli at Ayfilon beach near Rizokarpaso is off the scale, according to analysis published by the north’s ‘health ministry’ on Tuesday.
The figures given stated ...
Redefining Financial Literacy: How Gen Z and Gen Alpha are Shaping the Future
Generation Z and Generation Alpha, the youngest and most tech-savvy cohorts, are reshaping the financial landscape. Gen Z, born between 1996 and 2010, has now surpassed Millennials as the majority generation globally. ...
Environmentalists oppose PV park near Natura 2000 sites
The federation of environmental organisations (Opok) on Tuesday expressed its opposition to the construction and operation of a photovoltaic (PV) park in the area of Lythrodondas, Kataliondas and Mathiatis.
“Biodiverse, ...
The official Olympic flag returns to Los Angeles for the first time in 40 years
The Olympic flag arrived on Monday in Los Angeles, where it will be flown in 2028 when the city hosts the next Summer Games.
The flag arrived aboard a Delta Airlines ...
AC Milan sign Brazilian defender Emerson Royal from Spurs
AC Milan have signed Brazilian defender Emerson Royal from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on a contract until June 2028 with an option for a one-year extension, the Serie A club ...
Supreme Court frees Syrian man after seven-month detention
A second Syrian man has been released by the Supreme Court after being held for seven months, it emerged on Tuesday.
The man had initially been detained “as a danger ...
Fitch cuts Israel’s credit rating amid rising Middle East tensions
Credit ratings agency Fitch downgraded Israel’s credit rating to “A” from “A-plus” on Monday, citing worsening geopolitical risks as the war in Gaza drags on, and kept the rating ...
Tackling the global threat of poor financial literacy
By Elena Karkoti
Surveys consistently highlight low levels of financial literacy across the EU and worldwide and CySEC’s own analysis confirms this. Given the importance of finance in today’...