PwC Cyprus releases tax guide for 2025
Consulting and advisory firm PwC Cyprus on Thursday announced that it has published its new tax guide for 2025.
“The guide serves as an important source of information on all tax-related ...
Road tax renewal from January 7
The transport ministry urged drivers to renew their road tax between January 7 and March 11 this year to avoid penalties.
Renewals for the road tax will commence on Tuesday, 7 January 2025, and ...
Ethereum-based coin under $0.20 to dominate 2025 bull market with a 14250% ROI like Polygon (POL) in 2021
With an incredible 14,250% ROI in 2021, Polygon (POL) shot to $2.92 and set a standard for an Ethereum-based altcoin, Rexas Finance (RXS). Priced at just $0.175 in its presale as of writing, Rexas ...
Cyprus inflation closes 2024 at 1.8 per cent — modest uptick in December
The consumer price index (CPI) in Cyprus closed 2024 with a year-on-year increase of 1.8 per cent, while inflation saw a rise in December, according to a report from the state’s ...
High woman slightly injures police officer
A 56-year-old woman driving under the influence slightly injured an officer while attempting to evade arrest on New Year’s Day.
The incident occurred at around 7pm on Larnaca avenue ...
World’s oldest living gold medallist Agnes Keleti dies at 103
Five-time Olympic champion Hungarian gymnast Agnes Keleti, the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medallist and a survivor of the persecution of Jews in World War Two, died at the ...
Oev invites members to take part in Cairo conference
The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) has issued a call for applications for its members to participate in a business conference and B2B meetings set to take place ...
Buffer zone barbed wire ‘to be removed within January’
The barbed wire placed in Cyprus’ buffer zone near the villages of Akaki, Peristerona and Astromeritis to kerb migrant flows “will be removed within January”, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides ...
Greece takes UN Security Council seat, aiming to ‘keep Cyprus on the agenda’
Greece on Wednesday formally took its seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, with the country’s foreign minister Giorgos Gerapetritis promising that it would use ...
Suspect in deadly Montenegro shooting dies after attempting suicide
A gunman who killed at least 10 people in a rampage in a small town in Montenegro died from self-inflicted injuries on Thursday after attempting suicide, the country’s interior minister, ...
€410,000 up for grabs in Sir Stelios’ bicommunal business competition
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of the easyGroup and the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, on Thursday announced the launch of the 15th annual Stelios Bicommunal Business Cooperation Awards.
This year, the initiative ...
End of Djokovic-Kyrgios doubles journey in Brisbane, Dimitrov advances
Grigor Dimitrov stayed on course for his title defence but women’s second seed Emma Navarro was stunned by local favourite Kimberly Birrell at the Brisbane International on Wednesday.
Two-time ...
‘No one expected Chelsea to be where they are now’
Ipswich Town put a dent in Chelsea’s Premier League title hopes with a 2-0 win at Portman Road on Monday, but the west London side’s head coach Enzo ...
Man arrested for burglary tools
Paphos police arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of the illegal possession of property, burglary tools, and possession and transportation of an offensive weapon.
Around 6pm on Wednesday police officers ...
Vasiliko LNG ‘may reduce electricity bills by 40 per cent’
The utilisation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) brought onshore at Vasiliko could reduce electricity bills by as much as 35 or 40 per cent, energy expert Dr Charles Ellinas said on Thursday.
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Polarisation, brain rot and brat – 2024 words of the year point to power, perils and ephemeral nature of digital life
By Roger J. Kreuz
Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed an annual ...
Man assaulted in Larnaca
A 31-year-old man living in an abandoned apartment in Larnaca was hospitalised on New Year’s Day after being assaulted and injured with a sharp object.
Investigations started when police, ...
Suspected people smugglers to face severe curbs under new UK laws
Suspected people smugglers will face severe curbs under new laws in Britain, the government said on Thursday, as it steps up efforts to fight illegal migration and strengthen border security.
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Islamic State: the group implicated in the New Orleans attack
By Michael Georgy and Tala Ramadan
The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in ...
Israeli airstrike kills at least 10 in southern Gaza, medics say
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza strip early on Thursday, medics said.
The 10 people, including women and children, ...
Busy New Year start for House
Parliament will return after its Christmas and New Year break with its first plenary session on January 16 preceded by a series of committee meetings starting January 7.
The House refugee committee ...
Two remanded for attempted murder
Two people were remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday after having been arrested in connection with an attempted murder in the Limassol suburb of Ayia Phyla on Monday ...
What does Cyprus hope for?
At the very end of 2012, Google did something it had never done before. And has never done since.
It launched a New Year map.
The idea was that people all ...
International swimmers fest coming up in Ayia Napa
Winter swimming has its own dedicated festival in Cyprus and soon its second edition will take place. Happening at Makronissos Beach in Ayia Napa, the festival will welcome local and ...