Police say their Easter clampdown on firecrackers was a success
The steps taken to combat and prevent the use of firecrackers this Easter were effective since no serious injury was reported for the second consecutive...
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Pensioners forced to hire private security to protect against bonfire thugs
Failure by authorities to contain the illegal phenomenon of Easter bonfires forced two pensioners from a Nicosia village to hire a private security guard to...
Bonfire season: cutting trees without permit is illegal, forestry department warns
Authorities are warning the public that cutting trees to be used in Easter bonfires is illegal. With Easter around the corner, many rummage around for...
Police up Easter patrols, more arrests made
Police continued their operations aimed at preventing crime and juvenile delinquency in the run-up to Easter, overnight on Thursday. Officers carried out checks near churches,...
Easter fire crackdown continues
Limassol police arrested 16 youngsters overnight in their latest attempt to combat juvenile delinquency in the run-up to Easter. Areas in the Limassol district where...
Police crackdown on unruly gatherings
Police arrested ten youths during the night during a crackdown on unruly gatherings ahead of Easter. After being notified that a group had lit a...
Shops must close Easter Sunday and Monday, labour ministry says
General shops must remain closed on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday the labour ministry said. In an announcement, the ministry said that according to the...
Teen ‘bums and loiterers’ arrested
Two teenage boys, 16 and 17, were arrested in Moni, Limassol, after they were found standing around a fire near a church early Saturday morning,...
Four arrested for setting fires in two separate incidents
Four young men were arrested in the early hours of Sunday, charged and released, after they set fires in open spaces in the Limassol area...
Police determined to tackle dangerous Easter firework ‘habit’
Police have launched their annual campaign to tackle the use of firecrackers and other explosives during the Easter celebrations. The campaign will last until Easter...
Good Friday service arranged at Ayios Georgios Exorinos in Famagusta
A liturgy at the Ayios Georgios Exorinos church in Famagusta in the north is set to take place on Good Friday, April 26. An announcement from the...
Push to bring more German tourists, cabinet approves upping promotions (Updated)
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the upping of promotions and incentives to attract more German tourists as the industry hopes to maintain or increase somewhat...
Animal Party call to not fatten animals at home for Easter
Following the recent sighting of a baby goat on an apartment balcony in Ayios Dometios, the Animal Party urged the public on Tuesday to refrain...
‘Stinky Thursday’ celebrations defy rainy weather
Cyprus is celebrating ‘Stinky Thursday’ today with songs, games in schools, loads of meat on the grill and alcohol. Tsiknopempti or Stinky Thursday marks the...
Police kept busy over Easter, no serious injuries recorded
A firecracker thrown by three boys set fire to a truck in Larnaca on Monday, as the Easter festivities wound down without serious injuries but...
Archbishop delivers sombre Easter message
Archbishop Chrysostomos in his Easter sermon called for vigilance and a change of attitude towards settlement negotiations, saying that Cyprus found itself ‘inexcusably’ unprepared after...
Mixed weather expected for Easter weekend
A mixture of sun, rain, and low temperatures are expected over the Easter weekend and beyond, according to the Met service. On Friday, temperatures will...
Around 800 needy families ‘adopted’ for Easter
Around 800 families have received help through the ‘Adopt a family for Easter’ initiative, the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC) said on Thursday. This is the...
Two arrested in Easter clampdown
Police have arrested two men in the Nicosia region as part of a campaign to clamp down on public disturbance such as Easter bonfires and...
Easter: one long whirl of tradition
Here in Cyprus, it’s Easter that’s the most wonderful time of the year! One long whirl of tradition, celebration, and reunion, Easter is a beloved...