Giving a dog a bone, and so much more
A dog sanctuary under development hopes to provide love and rehabilitation for only the sickest, most sorry pups. Alix Norman finds out more
“Luke was pure skin and bone when ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has pledged to hold fast amid mounting calls for an increase in government handouts, warning that otherwise the public debt may spiral ...
Legal framework expected for dance and music schools
The education ministry must work on forming a more cohesive legal framework for private dance and music schools, the House education committee agreed on Wednesday while discussing a variety of ...
Our View: Refreshing to see minister telling it as it is this week
Some weeks back, when the effects of inflation were starting to be felt and the government, parroting the EU line, was still insisting it was transitory, this column argued that ...
New uni building to be ‘centre of scientific excellence’
The AG Leventis Biological Sciences building will be a space of scientific excellence and a source of intellectual wealth for the University of Cyprus and our country, President Nicos Anastasiades ...
Street artist Millo completes new work of art in Paphos
Well-known Italian street artist Millo has completed his new mural at the Andreas Sylianides park in Yeroskipou.
This comes after the destruction of a Millo mural in January last year, ...
Anastasiades, Tatar attend event to include women in peace making (update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday attended an event hosted by Unficyp at Nicosia Airport, under the aegis of Special Representative and Head of the ...
House environment committee to look at cost of municipal waste
The House environment committee on Wednesday said it would look at the costs borne by the public when it comes to municipal waste management by local authorities.
The issue was ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths and 1,414 new cases announced (updated)
The health ministry announced two deaths and 1,414 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday.
The new deaths were of two women, aged 82 and 83, bringing the total death toll to 984.
There are 183 ...
Cyprus-based adult website introduces unusual staff benefit
Employees at a company based in Cyprus have reportedly been offered a very unusual addition to their worker benefit package.
Instead of a gym membership, free coffee, or private healthcare, ...
Large stash of tobacco with unpaid duty found
Police on Wednesday seized a large quantity of duty-free tobacco products during a search of buildings and cars in Nicosia.
Between 7am and 3pm, officers from the Nicosia crime unit ...
Cypriots most concerned with health, cost of living and immigration
Health, the economy, the rising cost of living and immigration are the four most important issues facing Cyprus according to EU’s latest barometer, released on Wednesday.
Of those asked ...
‘Time to move from discussion to action’ over judicial reform
MPs must vote through bills on judicial reform tabled by the justice ministry or risk a total collapse of the judicial system, officials said on Wednesday as the House legal ...
Cyprus and Greece to digitally train civil servants
Cyprus and Greece signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to train civil servants, as Athens was praised for being a reformist government from which Nicosia can learn.
Finance Minister ...
Two suspects admit to setting fire to Limassol court last year
The two suspects accused of setting fire to the evidence room at the Limassol court last year pleaded guilty on Wednesday and will be sentenced on April 27, police said.
The ...
Ukrainian children can enrol in Cyprus school says ministry
As part of Cyprus’ policy to aid Ukrainian refugees, the education ministry on Wednesday announced that children coming from Ukraine can enrol in public schools where they will receive the ...
A riot of glorious wildflowers
By Martin Clark
After this wet winter, it has finally been warming up here in Cyprus and this is the signal for wildflowers to begin blooming.
Cyprus is famous for ...
Man remanded for supplying hard drugs to underage girls
A 27-year-old man accused of consistently supplying two sisters, aged 15 and 13, and two other underaged girls with crystal meth and heroin was remanded for seven days by the Limassol court ...
Using Paphos carob mills for university will damage ‘collective memory’ of the city, Etek says
The scientific and technical chamber (Etek) on Monday called for the immediate designation of the old Paphos carob mills complex as listed buildings to safeguard the architectural heritage and the ‘...
New laws will see modernisation of civil service says Anastasiades (updated)
Modernisation, efficiency, and meritocracy were identified by the president as the key successes in the civil service in an address on Monday to the general meeting of Pasydy, their main ...
Gesy is here to stay, president says (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday said he would not hear suggestions from those who want to create difficulties within the national health scheme Gesy.
“There will not be any changes ...
Autopsy determines dead baby, found in rubbish bag, was not born alive (Updated)
The new-born baby boy found at Solomou Square in Nicosia on Sunday was not born alive state pathologists have confirmed.
The two officials who carried out the autopsy on Monday ...
British bases concert to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
A concert to mark the Queen’s jubilee and the friendship between Britain and Cyprus will be organised by the British bases at Curium on June 2, it was announced on ...
Coronavirus: Move to provide more Turkish Cypriots with EUDCC certificates
The health ministry announced that it will increase efforts to provide Turkish Cypriots with EUDCC Covid-19 certificates, but reiterated that they must first fill out an application.
It said that ...