Paphos traffic police continue intensive scooter checks
Paphos police issued nine fines on Tuesday as part of a targeted campaign to curb improper use of scooters.
The fines were issued for not wearing helmets and driving in ...
Seventy hemp plants reported stolen
Seventy hemp plants were reported as stolen on Wednesday by the owner of an industrial hemp production and trading company in the Nicosia district.
The complainant reported that the theft ...
Cyprus companies look to business coaching to stay ahead
In today’s competitive business landscape, companies in Cyprus are increasingly recognising the benefits of business coaching and training to drive growth and achieve success, with industry experts extolling the ...
Over ten kilos of cannabis seized in Limassol
Police in Limassol on Tuesday found and confiscated over 10kg of cannabis in the course of their investigation into a case of possession of drugs with intent to supply.
Two ...
UK workers take most sick leave in over 10 years, employers say
British workers took the most sick leave in more than a decade during the past year, a survey of employers showed on Tuesday, adding to signs of a lasting increase ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday said that a recent meeting with the government allowed for the bank’s initiative aimed at providing assistance to homeowners with loans secured by ...
Cisco’s $28 billion Splunk deal may ignite software deal frenzy
Cisco Systems’ (CSCO.O) $28 billion deal for Splunk (SPLK.O) is likely to prompt other technology giants to splash out on similar acquisitions of software vendors with predictable subscription revenue, ...
Today’s weather: High temps, afternoon rains
Wednesday will start off mostly clear after the dissolution of local low clouds. After midday increased clouds and isolated rain or a brief thunderstorm is expected mainly in mountainous areas ...
Corpses, body parts of 12 people strewn across Mexico’s Monterrey in spate of violence
The mutilated corpses and dismembered body parts of 12 people were dumped in seven locations across the metropolitan area of the Mexican city of Monterrey on Tuesday in a spate of ...
Forget the Akamas you hoped to see
Roads, kiosks and houses all spell disaster
By Efi Xanthou
The Akamas peninsula is the last pristine area left in the non-occupied area of Cyprus. And change is imminent. Road ...
Our View: Police terror suspect information should not be shared
At the end of 2019 the state set up a Team for the Evaluation of Suspect Foreigners on issues of Terrorism, police spokesman Christos Andreou said. He was responding to questions ...
Former ‘MP’ in the north arrested for forged medical prescriptions
Authorities in the north were on Tuesday clamping down on a prescription medicine scandal, after 26 bin bags with tablets were found in an abandoned building.
Reports from the north said ...
National Council briefed over Cyprob developments in New York
‘Resuming negotiations does not just depend on Greek Cypriots’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday briefed the National Council over his contacts in New York and his meeting with UN general-secretary ...
Contentious e-basket bill discussed in parliament
Discussions over the contentious e-basket bill began at the House commerce committee on Tuesday, with MPs slamming the government for “turning a blind eye” to the rising problems society faces.
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Thousands flee Karabakh to Armenia, death toll rises in fuel depot blast (Updated)
Hungry and exhausted Armenian families jammed roads on Tuesday to flee homes in the defeated breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, a departure blighted by an explosion at a fuel depot that ...
A third of US Democratic senators call for Menendez’s resignation
One-third of all U.S. Democratic senators, including Senator Cory Booker, on Tuesday called on Senator Bob Menendez to resign after federal prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking ...
Illegal supermarkets reported but nothing done, MPs hear
A number of retailers are operating illegally as supermarkets, while authorities are failing to clamp down on the phenomenon, the supermarket association charged during Tuesday’s House commerce committee.
Speaking ...
Majority of refugee homes not connected to sewage due to cost
Almost 80 per cent of households in the villages of Dherynia, Achna, Sotira, Avgorou, Acheritou, Frenaros, Liopetri, Xylofagou, Ormidia, and Xylotymbou are not connected with the sewage systems, which will go ...
Italy to allow migrant expulsions on public order grounds – draft
Foreigners who live legally in Italy could in future be kicked out of the country if they pose a threat to public order or national security, according to a draft ...
Fire in Limassol’s Alassa area (Update)
A fire raging in Limassol was placed under control on Tuesday night, as forces from across the country had gathered around the Alassa and Limnatis region to battle the flames.
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New exhibitions added to island’s art scene
The end of September and the beginning of October will welcome a handful of new art exhibitions by artists of all ages and backgrounds. Coming up first in Nicosia is ...
MPs demand action on rising prices, interest rates
Lawmakers on Tuesday again harangued the government over its apparent apathy relating to rising interest rates, with one MP calling on President Nikos Christodoulides himself to come to parliament to ...
Benefits of AI outweigh drawbacks says minister
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not replace human intelligence but rather boost human ingenuity, the Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy said on Tuesday.
Philippos Hadjizacharias was speaking at ...
Goal is to make gender equality ‘the norm’
Cyprus ranks 22nd among EU member-states when it comes to gender equality, and 106th out of 146 countries worldwide, making it imperative to accelerate its promotion across the board, gender equality ...