Driver arrested after fatal collision in Limassol
Police on Saturday said they had arrested a 39-year-old driver who was involved in a traffic accident that led to the death of 22-year-old Vasilis Chiras the previous day in ...
MAP S.Platis: The leading financial services consulting group
MAP S.Platis is a leading financial services consulting group with clients that include regulators, banks, funds and fund managers, investment firms, brokers, fintech firms, insurance firms, and payment and ...
Coronavirus: Health ministry plans to put a stop to profiteering on self-tests
The health ministry on Saturday said it was taking steps to set a price ceiling on single self-tests for coronavirus amid reports of profiteering.
A box with five Covid self-tests ...
Why financial institutions are banking on sustainability
For the most part of modern history, businesses, corporations, and other professional organisations overwhelmingly take decisions based on how they impact their ability to turn a profit and remain viable ...
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 ...
Bank of Cyprus: The role of Cyprus’ largest financial institution in the country’s economy and society
Eliza Livadiotou, Executive Director Finance and Legacy at Bank of Cyprus, speaks exclusively with Cyprus 4.0 about the bank’s history, achievements, sustainability strategy, and significant role in the country’s ...
The role of Financial Services in Society
The financial sector performs indispensable functions such as enabling saving and investment, providing protection from risks, and supporting the creation of new jobs and enterprises. It is critical that the ...
Justice minister tests positive for Covid
Justice Minister Stephie Dracou tested positive for Covid-19, her ministry announced on Saturday morning.
The fully-vaccinated minister has not presented any symptoms, the announcement said, adding that in the coming ...
Crises keep demand for cash high, banknote machine company says
There’s still a lot of life left in the traditional bank note, printing company Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions said, with coronavirus and the war in Ukraine driving up ...
Anastasiades to attend Nato dinner in Madrid next week
President Nicos Anastasiades will attend a dinner with EU and Nato leaders in Madrid next week, the government announced on Saturday.
According to a written statement by the Director of ...
Each sport must set transgender rules says IOC despite criticism
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended its position that it is up to each international sports body to set their own rules for transgender athletes’ inclusion, despite criticism from ...
Tears, bubbles, defiance outside US Supreme Court after abortion ruling
Some cried tears of joy, others looked downcast and chanted defiantly that the battle was not yet lost as hundreds of protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court celebrated or ...
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 ...
International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama begins on July 6
Marking 25 years since the first event in 1997, the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama raises its curtain this year on July 6 to offer theatre lovers a month of performances and ...
Can crypto holders recoup losses in court?
A downturn in cryptocurrency prices and crash of one stablecoin has led some investors to try to recover their losses in US court. Here is how cryptocurrency litigation has fared ...
The joy of cooking and learning from mistakes
By Katie Wright
After winning The X-Factor: Celebrity at the end of 2019 and landing a deal with Simon Cowell’s record label, Megan McKenna was on the brink of taking ...
For love of car and country
An unremarkable car, the Mazda Demio epitomises cheap and cheerful. But in Cyprus, there’s something unique about it finds Alix Norman
There’s nothing special about the Mazda Demio. ...
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 ...
International firm chooses Cyprus because it was ‘top of the list’
Earlier this year, MUFG Investor Services, the asset servicing arm of one of the largest global banks in terms of assets, announced its intention of setting up a new operational ...
Ukraine will need at least 10 years to demine its territory, official says
Ukraine will need at least a decade to clear all the mines and explosives from its land and territorial waters once its war with Russia is over, an emergency services ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Association of Large Developments (Sma) on Friday said that Cyprus should strive to become an international development and business centre, noting that large projects have been the cornerstone of ...
Ukraine and what it means for European Union enlargement
By Maria Demertzis
At the start of April, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that security will likely be the biggest issue for his country for the next decade. And ...
‘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 ...