Coronavirus: Four people fined after 3,498 checks
Police fined four people, including a business owner, for failing to abide by Covid measures in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Friday.
The fines came after 3,498 police checks ...
Japan Olympic Committee board member blasts Tokyo Games organisers
A Japanese Olympic Committee board member on Friday blasted organisers of the Tokyo Games for ignoring public concerns about holding the global sporting showpiece amid a pandemic, as Japan’s ...
Andros Kyprianou to step down as Akel party leader (updated)
Akel party leader Andros Kyprianou announced on Friday that he will not be standing for re-election in July’s electoral congress.
Speaking on the CyBC, Kyprianou said he had told ...
Belarus ‘blood bonds’ must go, says ESG consensus
“You can’t talk about ESG and invest in a really bad actor – and more and more companies are afraid of the reputational risk,” warns one fund manager.
When Belarus ...
Smart cane, powered by AI, navigates for the visually impaired
The life of the visually impaired has been improved greatly with the use of the WeWalk smart cane.
Designed by a start-up with offices in London and Istanbul, the smart ...
Bank of Cyprus is ‘healthy investment,’ say analysts, with 12.28% revenue growth forecast
Bank of Cyprus Holdings has been deemed a healthy investment opportunity, stock analysts at Simply Wall St have reported this week.
Analysts expect revenue to grow at a rate of 12.28 ...
Cyprus outlook is mostly sunny, with some grey areas — EU Commission
While the overall outlook is sunny for Cyprus, according to the European Commission’s Spring 2021 Post-Programme Surveillance Report released on Thursday, there are some aspects of the economy that give ...
Disy to announce nomination for House Speaker
Ruling Disy will on Friday announce who they will formally nominate for new House president, in what should get the ducks in a row as to who is most likely ...
Our View: Union power over public hospitals needs to be reined in
Nursing union Pasyno has called a 12-hour strike on Monday by its members to report health minister Constantinos Ioannou for “interference in the right to union action, for a hostile ...
Nadal beats Gasquet again
Defending champion Rafael Nadal recorded his 17th win in as many tour-level matches against Richard Gasquet, outclassing the Frenchman 6-0 7-5 6-2, to improve Roland Garros record to 102-2.
The ...
Remand for possession of child porn
Paphos district court on Thursday remanded in custody for four days a 22-year-old man facing charges of possessing and distributing child porn online.
The suspect had been placed under arrest ...
Motorcyclist 21 killed on old Nicosia-Limassol road
A 21-year-old man died on Thursday after his motorcycle collided with a car on the old Nicosia to Limassol road.
According to the police, the accident occurred in the Dali ...
England’s Alexander-Arnold out of Euros with injury
Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the upcoming European Championship after the Liverpool right back withdrew from the England squad with a thigh injury, the national team announced on Thursday.
He sustained ...
Coronavirus: one death, 53 people test positive on Thursday (Updated)
Authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, plus 53 new positives from ongoing island-wide testing.
The deceased was a woman aged 73, who passed away at the ICU of Nicosia ...
France emergency service number disrupted after network outage
Orange boss Stephane Richard came under political pressure on Thursday after a network outage at France‘s biggest telecoms firm prevented emergency calls for several hours.
French President Emmanuel Macron ...
Federer and Djokovic through at Roland Garros
Roger Federer lost his trademark cool but found some vintage tennis as he beat Marin Cilic 6-2 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2 to move into the third round of the French Open ...
Sizopoulos called to clear the air on loan write-off
Socialist Edek cadres have called on their leader Marinos Sizopoulos to clear the air regarding persistent reports that a company he was tied to had a loan written off, as ...
Myanmar diplomacy intensifies, EU threatens more sanctions
Diplomacy intensified with Myanmar‘s junta on Thursday as the head of the International Red Cross met with army ruler Min Aung Hlaing and two Southeast Asian envoys arrived for ...
Live music this weekend at Kafeneio To Leoforio
With nearly daily lives, Kafeneio To Leoforio in old Nicosia has numerous performances planned throughout June and three are coming up this weekend. On Friday local musicians Avgi Stavrou and ...
No new countries to be added to UK’s ‘green list’ (Update 3)
Britain has removed Portugal from its quarantine-free travel list, the country’s transport minister said on Thursday, essentially shutting down the UK’s leisure travel market and deepening the pandemic ...
Biden letter expresses concern over Varosha opening, Koushos says
US President Joe Biden expressed concerns over the unilateral decision last October by the Turkish side to open part of the fenced area of Famagusta, it was announced on Thursday.
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Coronavirus: tweaks to new rules, wedding guests can stay out later
The health ministry on Thursday issued an official decree tweaking some of the curfew and SafePass rules, effective from 5pm on June 4.
Firstly, wedding guests can be out until 3am ...
Coronavirus: testing locations for Friday
The health ministry announced a total of 73 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
UCy to draw up training programme on craftmanship
The University of Cyprus will draw up training programmes for traditional professions that will be offered to the unemployed by the Human Resources Development Authority as part of a drive ...