#construction

A 59-year-old man tragically lost his life on Friday after falling from a height while working on a building under construction in Limassol. The victim, identified as Marios Loukas, fell ...

A fast-track process for low-impact developments has come into force for building permits filed before July 1, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. The measure is being implemented by decree for ...

Troubles in the hotel industry, as well as the construction sector, have been smoothed over, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday, after a cabinet meeting. Days of unrest in ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Wednesday evening did not hide his concern for the fate of the construction industry, after cement workers’ unions threw out a mediation proposal he submitted ...

Environmentalists on Wednesday demanded that authorities stop turning a deaf ear to concerns over moves to create a new quarry in the area of Androlikou in Paphos, which has already ...

It’s an early morning mid-week and Polis is springing to life at the leisurely, humane pace which makes the region so appealing for a certain calibre of visitor and ...

As arguments develop between municipalities and the newly created district self-governance organisations (EOAs), it emerged on Friday that the issuance of planning permits is one of the biggest problem areas. ...

Three bills aimed at tackling undeclared work are expected to head to plenum in the first half of October, chairman of the House labour committee Andreas Kafkalias said on Tuesday. ...

The interior ministry is examining proposals on how to prevent illegalities in under-construction buildings, a responsibility handed over to the newly formed district self-governance organisations. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou met ...

Trikomo’s Turkish Cypriot mayor Hasan Sadikoglu and his municipality are both the subjects of a case which was handed over to the Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday, alleging lawbreaking ...

Trade union Sek said on Wednesday that an agreement had been reached on renewing collective labour agreements in the construction sector. The new agreement significantly improves employment conditions for some 40,000 ...

Ahead of a decisive trade union meeting on July 25, during which construction workers may agree to strike, the labour minister appears “optimistic” that imminent mediation could pan out. The labour ...

Trade unions on Tuesday rejected a government framework for the collective agreement renewal in the construction industry and will urge builders to stage a 24-hour strike. Sek, Peo and Deok ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou appeared optimistic that the builders’ collective agreement, pending since 2022, would be finalised this month. Panayiotou presented to the employers and trade unions on Wednesday the mediation ...

Fighting the growing trend of illegal and undeclared work in Cyprus is proving to be a challenge, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Sunday. Addressing the 29th Annual General Assembly ...

The labour inspection department plans to step up safety checks in the construction sector during the months of July, August and September, it was announced on Friday. “The construction sector ...

Disagreements and problems, primarily concerning construction materials, are putting the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous highway project on ice and threaten to postpone its implementation for up to 20 years. The issues hindering the ...

A 57-year-old Syrian national, Omar Alkata, who was critically injured in a work accident at a construction site in Peyia on September 25, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. While working ...

Red tape and delays related to planning and building permits are soon to be a thing of the past, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. Changes are underfoot in ...

Policies and lifestyles causing environmental damage and derailing economy Over the last 40 years the Cyprus government has relied increasingly on three main sources to generate economic growth, namely, property investment, ...

The village of Kazivera, near Lefka, is “on the way to becoming Trikomo” amid a construction boom, local residents have warned. Trikomo has grabbed headlines in recent months and years ...

Following my own experience when trying to correct the mistakes made to my house during construction, I am not at all happy regarding the quality of the supervision of some ...

There is a strong indifference exhibited by both authorities of the state and professional associations in the real estate sector. It is rare for the latter to submit a proposal ...

Despite local planning zones being revised and the push to revitalise the mountain areas, there are some issues to be faced by designers and urban planners. Building in the mountains ...