Limassol mayor bikes to work to mark mobility week
Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides on Thursday biked to work to mark the beginning of European Mobility Week, which aims to encourage the use of clean modes of transport.
“This week’...
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban ‘very soon’
Nigeria said on Wednesday it expects to end its ban on Twitter (TWTR.N) in a “few more days”, raising hopes among users eager to return to the social media ...
Demo in support of woman convicted of lying in Napa rape case (Updated)
Women’s organisations held a protest outside the Supreme Court on Thursday morning in solidarity with a British woman who had convicted of lying about being gang raped by Israeli ...
President expects to attend working breakfast with Guterres and Tatar in New York
President, Nicos Anastasiades will have a working breakfast with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in New York, the president confirmed on Thursday during his ...
Coronavirus: Testing locations for Friday
A total of 26 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups.
Free rapid testing for the general population ...
Budget deficit for next three years
Deficit spending will be the norm for the next three years, according to finance minister Constantinos Petrides who presented the state budget for 2022 to the council of ministers as well ...
Coronavirus: Supermarkets feeling effects of SafePass, warn of measures
Supermarkets on Thursday hit out against the SafePass requirement in food stores which they said has only caused conflict with members of the public.
In a letter to the health ...
Cinema chain will accept other cryptocurrencies along with Bitcoin
AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) CEO Adam Aron said on Wednesday AMC Theatres will accept Bitcoin for online ticket and concession payments, and similarly accept other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Litecoin and ...
Appeal against conviction of British teen in Napa rape case heard by top court (Updated)
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on whether to uphold or remove the conviction of a young British woman who was handed a suspended four-month prison sentence last ...
Britain’s Sainsbury’s makes it personal in price battle with rivals
British supermarket group Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) will offer lower prices to customers using its digital loyalty scheme and self-scanner service, deepening ties with shoppers and cutting costs in the ...
Restaurant review: Bella Ciao, Limassol
There are numerous definitions to the word easy, not all of them positive. Lack of sophistication, unceremonious, bereft of effort and forethought. None of these apply to the Limassol-based eatery ...
Internal communication tools and corporate ethics in big companies
Interview with psychologist Svetlana Mitrofanova, Talent Development Director at BrainRocket
Svetlana Mitrofanova, BrainRocket’s Talent Development Director and a well-known psychologist, has sat down with us to discuss internal communication ...
Australia trials facial recognition software to police pandemic rules
Australia’s two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID-19 quarantine, expanding trials that have sparked controversy to the vast ...
NatWest chair sees digital pound piloted within five years
Britain will be piloting a digital version of the pound within a few years to cut the cost of money transfers, NatWest bank chairman Howard Davies said on Tuesday.
Central ...
Events to celebrate ‘Everyone is an artist’ Joseph Beuys
Events starting later this month at the Goethe-Institut Cyprus will mark what would have been the 100th birthday of German artist Joseph Beuys, who had an important impact on the ...
New CySEC chairman appointed
The cabinet has appointed George Theocharides as the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s (CySEC) new chairman, promoting him from the post of vice chairman, which he held since July ...
Qualcomm says it will supply chip for new Renault electric vehicle
Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Monday said it will supply a key computing chip for the digital dashboard in a new Renault SA (RENA.PA) electric vehicle.
San Diego, California-based ...
Welcome ceremony for repatriation of Ayios Anastasios royal doors (photos)
Church and state on Thursday welcomed back to Cyprus the central, or royal doors, of the iconostasis of the church of Ayios Anastasios in the village of Peristeronopigi which had ...
England move up to third in FIFA world rankings
England have moved into the top three of the FIFA rankings for the first time in nine years following their results during the September international break.
Having sat fourth in ...
Union warns over impact of ageing population on pensions
Labour unions have warned that a major demographic shift due to ageing populations in the EU requires the restructuring of pensions.
At a European conference on Thursday, the Democratic Labour ...
Artist’s toilet sculptures protest resurfaces
When things go down the drain, art is there to express the inexplicable and protest the incomprehensible. For Cypriot artist, Andreas Efstathiou speaking up during the financial meltdown of 2013 was ...
Dress worn by Amy Winehouse for final performance going under the hammer
By Keiran Southern
The dress Amy Winehouse wore for her final performance is among a collection of the late singer’s personal items going under the hammer.
The Grammy Award-winning ...
CYCLOPS aims to become a Cypriot centre of excellence (video)
With only a few months before it opens its doors, the CYCLOPS (Cyprus Centre for Land, Open Seas and Port Security) currently under construction in Larnaca, aims to become a ...
How discrimination affects the workplace
Discrimination is an issue that touches nearly every workplace and can’t be overlooked. If you don’t plan and train carefully troubles can quickly build up. These are the ...