Cash bonds to cover foreign workers being ‘held hostage’ in banks
A LAW amendment drafted by Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides which seeks to scrap ‘anachronistic’ bank deposits paid by employers of foreign nationals as a guarantee,...
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Number of elderly grows, children under 15 fewer
The number of elderly people in Cyprus rose 4.6 per cent and the number of children under 15 dropped by 16 per cent over the...
Labour minister highlights care for the elderly
A total of €334,000 was given by the ministry of labour for the financial support and partial operating costs of nine voluntary organisation in Paphos...
Domestic worker jailed for stealing from elderly
A 40-year-old domestic worker from Sri Lanka has been sentenced to two months in jail, having been found guilty of stealing small amounts of cash...
New body to be created to develop Third Age policy
The council of ministers on Tuesday approved the creation of a new body tasked with developing a policy on the elderly. The new body, Third...
Half of the elderly are hard of hearing
Just 54 per cent of elderly people passed a hearing screening test administered by the Cyprus Audiology Centre for a study. In total, 3,025 people...
Elderly villagers left without medical care
Pensioners in Xylophagou have been left without a doctor because the physician who visits the local clinic every week has been sick for the past...
Police urge motorists to look out for elderly pedestrians after two accidents
After two accidents involving elderly pedestrians on Tuesday Limassol police chief Ioannis Soteriades cautioned drivers to be careful, especially in the Easter period, when the...
Government improving lives of the elderly says minister
Cyprus has succeeded in taking measures to improve the living conditions of an ageing population by following a strategy for the elderly, but challenges still...
Care for the elderly improving says minister
Care for the elderly and for people with disabilities is improving, the government claimed on Tuesday amid criticism it was not doing enough to help...
Cypriots aged 80 can expected to live 9.2 years more on average for women, 8.4 for men
Cypriot men gained almost half a year of life expectancy over women between 2004 and 2014 and Cyprus is the EU country with the lowest...
Elderly man burned to death in house fire (Updated)
The charred body of an elderly man was found at an apartment building in Ayios Dhometios in Nicosia on Sunday morning, According to the report,...
Changes to driving regulations for learners’ and elderly
A consultation period is underway on a bill amending regulations for driving licences for young drivers as well as the elderly. The draft bill provides...
Dead man driving
A 77-year-old man is suspected of forging a death certificate to avoid a medical examination to determine whether he was fit to drive, it emerged...
Beatles’ and other lyrics could be ‘detrimental’ to health of elderly
References to “losing hair” and “wasting away” in The Beatles’ classic When I’m Sixty-four could be having a “detrimental” effect on the health of the...
Increased levels of dust in the atmosphere
The Labour Inspection Department on Wednesday warned the public, especially vulnerable groups to stay indoors as much as possible due to an increase of dust...
Unprepared for Alzheimer’s timebomb
By Annette Chrysostomou If healthcare availability in Cyprus is a lottery in general, nowhere is that more true than in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and...
Increased dust in the atmosphere
Increased dust levels were recorded in the atmosphere on Tuesday, the department of labour inspection (DLI) warned. The average hourly concentration of dust particles should...
Draft bill to check drivers over 75
A DRAFT bill suggests that drivers over the age of 75 will have to undergo annual medical tests in order to have their driving license...
Health services issue heat warning
By Rafaella Georgiou The health ministry on Thursday issued warnings ahead of the over-40C temperatures expected over the next few days, saying some people could...
