Police condemn attacks against them
By Jean Christou and Evie Andreou The Cyprus Police Association on Monday condemned attacks on police officers and firemen during the weekend by young people...
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Coronavirus: health ministry reminds public of measures over Easter weekend
The ministry of health on Friday published some reminders with regards to the coronavirus measures that will be in force during the Easter weekend. The...
Coronavirus: In Easter message, Yiolitis urges compliance with measures
Ahead of Easter, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Thursday sent a message of hope during what she called “a difficult time for everyone,” while urging...
Limassol gives 500 Easter packages to the needy
Limassol municipality has prepared 500 Easter packages which it will be distributing to needy families through its social grocery, mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Monday....
Piles of wood seized in lambradjia clampdown
Strovolos municipality has been clamping down on Easter lambradjia – bonfire celebrations — with seven truckloads of stockpiled wood confiscated in recent days. Strovolos Mayor...
Coronavirus: any new relaxations likely to focus only on Easter church services
Any further relaxations of the measures in place against the spread of coronavirus will likely only concern the number of people allowed in churches at...
Coronavirus: Easter likely to be a quiet affair
Cypriots will celebrate Easter in a closed family circle this year, a health ministry advisor said on Monday in the run up to the epidemiologists’...
President wishes Catholics a happy Easter
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday wished Catholics a happy Easter. Anastasiades said in a post on his Twitter account: “Happy Easter to all our Catholic...
Adopt a Family for Easter appeal
The annual “Adopt a Family for Easter” scheme for the support of vulnerable families is launching this month, the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council announced on...
Union demands May 1 holiday, despite it being Easter Saturday
Labour union Peo criticised shopkeepers on Wednesday for suggesting shops remain open on May 1 – the international worker’s day and a public holiday –...
Firecracker victim says he learnt his lesson
The teenager who lost three fingers after a firecracker exploded in his hand on Saturday night has urged other youngsters to avoid this dangerous Easter...
Coronavirus: an Easter like no other (with video)
Easter was altogether a different experience this year, with restrictive measures preventing people from going to church at night on Easter Saturday. People sang Christos...
Archbishop’s Easter message focuses on pandemic, Cyprob, Turkish aggression
The inability to attend church should make people’s faith stronger and prayers more intense so that the coronavirus will soon pass and congregations can come...
Coronavirus: Easter via loudspeaker
Trying to keep any semblance of a normal Easter is proving difficult Balconies and verandas are expected to play an important role on Saturday night...
Coronavirus: no risk of food shortages over Easter minister says
There is no risk of food shortages in Cyprus during the Easter period regardless of the problems created by the coronavirus pandemic, Agriculture Minister Costas...
President Anastasiades wishes Catholics Happy Easter
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday wished a Happy Easter to all Catholics in Cyprus, wishing strength during these difficult times. In a message on Twitter,...
Australians, New Zealanders observe Easter online and in backyards
By Lidia Kelly With the coronavirus capsizing Easter traditions, Australians and New Zealanders spent Sunday attending church services virtually, setting up camps in backyards and...
Coronavirus: Covid-19 keeps relics of Jesus’ friend Lazarus behind closed doors
By Michele Kambas Eight days before Orthodox Easter each year, a casket containing remains of Jesus’s friend Lazarus is carried through the streets of Larnaca,...
Coronavirus: Archbishop says Church will follow restrictions ‘to the letter’
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Thursday gave reassurance that the Church would make sure that all measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus would be followed...
Coronavirus: Restrictions extended, focus on repatriations (Update 2)
The government on Wednesday extended movement restrictions until the end of April without exceptions in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. In...