Kids lock teachers in class, trash school, union says
PRIMARY teachers on Friday called for more measures to tackle youth delinquency after a group of schoolchildren locked two teachers in a classroom and bullied
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Cyprus has second-highest number of households with children
Among European member-states, Cyprus has the second highest number of households with children, Eurostat said on Monday. On the occasion of the global day of
A bicommunal event organised for children in Nicosia
A bicommunal event to mark International Children’s Day will be held on June 1 at Cetinkaya football pitch in northern Nicosia, organised by the Intercommunal
Jordanian father remanded over abduction of his children
A 42-year-old Jordanian man was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday in connection with abducting his three children from Limassol and fleeing to
Child disappearance protocol wasn’t used in case of missing Sierra
Humanitarian organisation Hope for Children on Monday urged all stakeholders to better use existing mechanisms better in order to save children’s lives following what might
Koursoumba highlights plight of unaccompanied minors
STATE policies and programmes for the transition of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum into independent adulthood are severely lacking, the Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s
1.4 per cent of Cypriot children have unmet medical needs
In Cyprus in 2017, 1.4 per cent of children aged below the age of 16 had medical needs that were not treated, slightly lower than
Paediatricians say children must not be treated by GPs under Gesy
If not enough paediatricians join the National Health Scheme (Gesy), the government must find a way to make sure children will not be treated by
98 per cent of Cypriot children in good health
Some 98 per cent of Cypriot children were deemed to be in good health in 2017, compared with the EU average of 95 per cent,
An incredibly dangerous precedent
The fine levied on the unnamed woman for calling people who adopted Asian children Idiots is an incredibly dangerous precedent. Free speech is the voicing
Child rapist was allowed public access to children
By Ioannis Androlikou A convicted child rapist has been allowed to take children on horse and carriage rides along the Paphos coast and in Peyia
Christmas ‘Gift of Love’ urgent appeal for 20 more bags
By Bejay Browne Organisers of the Gift of Love, an appeal that ensures that hundreds of children of needy families in Paphos will receive a
Eighteen new assistant posts for special-needs schoolchildren
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of 18 additional posts as assistant to schoolchildren with special needs for the year 2019. The cost is
Ten per cent increase in complaints to child commissioner
By Evie Andreou Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba on Thursday said that her office has seen a more than 10 per cent increase last year
Children’s watchdog calls for end to indiscriminate pardons
By George Psyllides The head of a children’s watchdog on Thursday handed President Nicos Anastasiades her recommendations relating to the release of child molesters from
Shriners doctors will be in Cyprus next week to aid sick children
A group of specialist orthopaedic doctors from the Shriners Hospital for Children of Springfield, Massachusetts will be in Cyprus next week to examine children with
Lack of buses with child-safe seats, MPs hear
The lack of buses with three-point seatbelts have made the implementation recently-passed legislation regarding the addition of child seats on buses difficult, the house transport
Family mediation a solution for child abduction
Monday marked the beginning of International Mediation Week which aims to promote the importance of family mediation in parental abduction cases, Hope For Children CRC
Never born but still my babies
Miscarriages are common, until they happen to you says Maria Gregoriou By Maria Gregoriou Experiences are said to be unique only because we all live
Union calls on teachers to abstain from extracurricular activities
By Evie Andreou Primary teachers’ union, Poed has called on its members to abstain from extracurricular activities outside school, including escorting pupils to parades, citing