Man who left A&E and crashed car died from heart attack
The cause of death of 43-year-old Alkis Michael, who died early on Sunday morning while driving away from the Limassol general hospital where he reported chest pain, has been preliminarily ...
Cyprus-US step up efforts against money laundering
US tax authorities are in Cyprus this week to provide training on financial investigations and forensic accounting, Ambassador Julie Fisher said on Monday.
“Together, we’re strengthening efforts to combat ...
Safety works on EAC forest cables underway
The replacement of naked electricity cables in the Paphos forest and improvements to the power system at the Stavros tis Psokas forestry station are proceeding according to the set timeframe, ...
What can bring the price of electricity down?
Good news on the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) front, but priority must now shift to implementing measures that will bring electricity prices down between now and 2030, when the GSI is ...
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Ael-Apollon match called off amid violent clashes, three police officers injured
Clashes between Ael fans and police ahead of a highly anticipated but ‘high risk’ game with Apollon prompted authorities to call off the match.
The decision was met with only ...
Fewer grapes on table, less wine in glasses – extreme heat takes its toll
It is already evident that tables this year have not be laden with the green and burgundy varieties of sweet grapes we have been used to in Cyprus – another inconvenience ...
Cyprus can become ‘model country’ on combating corruption – President
Cyprus ‘had no other choice’ but to bring in US experts to help with corruption-related investigations, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, as he announced a designated budget would go ...
Laughing doves could be putting local species at risk
If you live in a populated area, you will have seen or heard the laughing dove, the small lilac pigeon with a pinkish underside, which sounds as if it is ...
Xanthou ‘back in the game’ after joining Volt
Former Green party member Efi Xanthou has joined Volt Cyprus, she announced on Saturday.
“It’s time to get back in the game,” she said in a post on her ...
Blood levels back to normal as public responds to plea
The public has largely responded to calls for blood donations, meaning available reserves should be back to normal next week, head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou said on Saturday.
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Fisheries department insists it went by the book amid EU fraud investigation
The fisheries department hit back on Saturday against an audit office report suggesting it may have squandered public funds as a result of an “unacceptable” tender process.
A report has ...
Pissouri fire under complete control
The fire in Pissouri which broke out on Friday night burned 3.5 donums of wild shrub and olive trees, the forestry department said on Saturday.
It took around four and a ...
Instagram spot frames ‘first sunrise in Europe’
The first of five Instagram spots aimed at offering idyllic backgrounds for pictures has been rolled out at Fig Tree Bay in Protaras, the municipality announced on Saturday.
With a ...
Cyprus reports Turkey to UN for over 2,000 violations
Turkey is undermining efforts to resume negotiations by seeking a two-state solution on the island, Permanent Representative of Cyprus at the United Nations Maria Michail said in a letter to ...
The man who drew the map of Cyprus
Every postcard, mug, ashtray or keyring that depicts a map of Cyprus is likely based on the work of one man: an artist who – though forced from the island time ...
Campaign to legalise home growing of medical cannabis in Cyprus
A crusade on X has been launched to legalise the personal cultivation of cannabis in Cyprus.
In recent weeks in Cyprus, the platform has been flooded with adverts from an ...
Buildings’ amnesty approved, thousands to receive title deeds
Cabinet on Friday approved a planning-permit amnesty plan that is expected to allow thousands of ‘trapped buyers’ to obtain a title deed, after they were unable to do so due ...
Fisheries department reported for abuse of power, EU probing fraud allegations
The EU’s anti-fraud office (Olaf) is investigating Cyprus’ fisheries department over a tender which the audit office on Friday said contained “unacceptable” conditions and cost €1.5 million more that the ...
Cost of Kissonerga walkway ballooned from €854,000 to €10.7 million
A seaside walking path in Kissonerga in Paphos cost the state more than ten times its original budget and took almost two decades to complete, an audit office report revealed.
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Situation at Paphos airport ‘unbearable’ local businesses say
The situation at Paphos airport is “unbearable”, Paphos district tourism development and promotion company (Etap) chairman Kyriacos Drousiotis said on Friday.
“The situation is now unbearable at Paphos airport in ...
Govt ready for tripartite talks, hopes Turkish side to shift stance
UN efforts are focusing on facilitating a joint meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in the presence of UN chief Antonio Guterres, with the Greek ...
Footballers demand cut from betting taxes
Footballers’ association Pasp chairman Spyros Neofitides on Friday demanded that his association be given a cut of the income generated by taxes levied on takings by betting shops.
He said ...
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Taqa interested in GSI, time not unlimited govt says
Bringing the Emirates into the Great Sea Interconnector (GIS) was at the centre of President Nikos Christodoulides’ trip to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and the next few days will be ...
‘New strategic plan needed for blood donation’ amid shortages
There is a need for a new strategic plan for blood donation, Miltos Miltiadou, president of the Pancyprian Thalassaemia Association, said on Friday, in response to messages sent to patients ...