Energy minister hopeful over energy bill prices
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou was cautiously optimistic on Wednesday that a hike in electricity bill prices may be averted, however, he said the final decision would be taken by the ...
Action plan to reduce caesareans
The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a plan to promote natural childbirth and to reduce premature births in Cyprus.
A statement released by the health ministry said that the ...
Cyprus government revises strategy to attracting foreign businesses
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday announced that the Cabinet has approved the revision of the strategic plan aimed at attracting foreign businesses to Cyprus.
The revised strategy, according to ...
US: we do not support two-state solution for Cyprus
The United States does not support a two-state solution in Cyprus, the deputy assistant secretary of state Joshua Huck said on Wednesday.
“We do not support a two-state solution [in ...
Traffic chaos warning ahead of farmers’ protest
Police in Nicosia are warning of traffic chaos on Thursday when farmers from across the island stage a protest with their tractors and other agricultural machines. Drivers have been urged ...
Massive rent increases for Turkish Cypriot properties reported
Rents on commercial Turkish Cypriot properties in Limassol have sharply increased, the House refugee committee heard on Tuesday.
Rent increases from €150 to €2,800 a month and in another case from €30 to €999 ...
‘Path to agreement’ could block hospital strikes
By Andria Kades and Jonathan Shkurko
In what appears to be a path towards agreement, the state health services (Okypy) and trade unions representing public hospital workers made progress on ...
From the presidential palace to primary school
First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides and Education Minister Athena Michaelidou cooked healthy meals for children at the Elenion primary school on Tuesday.
The pair used ingredients sourced from the garden ...
Kormakitis floods ‘put lives at risk’
Lives were put at risk by the severe weather seen in the north last week, deputy mayor of Kormakitis Valentinos Koumettos told MPs on Tuesday.
The weather last Tuesday night ...
British High Commissioner summoned to foreign ministry
British High Commissioner in Nicosia Irfan Siddiq was on Tuesday summoned to the foreign ministry to be served with a demarche, following comments made in a newspaper interview, government spokesman ...
Greece reiterates support for Cyprus talks
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday expressed Greece’s support to restart Cyprus problem talks on the basis of a bizonal, bicommunal federation.
He was speaking after meeting the ...
Aim for all new cars to be electric by 2035
The government aims for all new cars bought in Cyprus to be electric by 2035, spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.
He said the current target entails 25 per cent of new ...
Another dead body found on Cyprus’ coast
Another dead body was found washed up on Cyprus’ coast on Monday afternoon, this time near Rizokarpaso.
The finding of the body was announced by the Turkish Cypriot police on ...
‘Special lane’ at checkpoint for schoolchildren, infirm
The Republic is to create a special lane at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point for schoolchildren and people receiving healthcare to cross from the north, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Despite floods, farmers say no potato shortage
No potato shortage is expected after heavy floods caused by heavy rain in Famagusta last week, potato farmers association head Andreas Karios said on Tuesday.
“It seems that the damage ...
Double whammy for rising electricity prices
The EAC needs to be financially viable and in a position to maintain its infrastructure, electricity authority spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said on Tuesday.
Commenting on the cost of electricity for ...
North ‘antiquities department’ hits back
The north’s ‘antiquities department’ on Tuesday hit back at former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay, accusing him of complicity in the lawbreaking of which ...
Row over LNG contract escalates
The contractor behind the Vasiliko liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal should be “counting the days” before it receives a notice of termination, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday.
His ...
Job search platform hopelessly mismatched and outdated
The welfare department’s unemployment and job searching platform is deficient in crucial ways, Green Party MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Tuesday.
Speaking to Cyprus Mail Theopemptou said he had ...
EAC may hike bills by 25 per cent
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) may end up hiking its rates by up to 25 per cent should it win an ongoing case in court, MPs heard on Monday.
Andreas ...
Government and LNG terminal contractor lock swords
The government on Monday signaled it may have to take “painful decisions” regarding the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Vasiliko, as the contractor itself blamed the Cypriot side ...
Turkish Cypriots begin upgrade works at Ayios Dhometios
Construction works began on Monday in the north to upgrade the Ayios Dhometios crossing point.
The works are aimed at “transforming the crossing point into a structure which will allow ...
Forty-seven illegal residents arrested
A coordinated police operation saw 47 illegal foreign nationals arrested on Monday morning in the Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos districts.
According to a statement released by the police, immediate repatriation procedures ...
House president calls for regular National Council meetings
The National Council should convene on a regular basis, particularly as the Cyprus problem is at a ‘crucial point’, House president and Disy party leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday.
“...