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A total of 354,264 vaccines had been administered in Cyprus by Saturday, the ministry of health announced on Sunday, representing 40.3 injections per 100 residents. Of these 270,101 (36.5%) were the first dose and 84,163 (11.4%) the ...

The ‘safe pass’ -the colloquial term for documentation allowing people unfettered access to any venue – will be used “long term” and can be displayed in either electronic or print form, ...

After the fiasco of Geneva, which officially confirmed no common ground existed between the two sides, we have been witnessing obligatory exchange of accusations and insults aimed at the respective ...

THERE is an expression that officials use to highlight the lunacy of executive decisions that are provisional, as a way of reassuring affected parties that asserts “nothing is more permanent ...

Turkish Cypriots have a legitimate complaint they have not received equal attention from the EU’s institutions To square the circle is an impossibility in geometry but in politics it ...

Two people died from Covid-19 and 397 new infections were detected in the past 24 hours after 71,251 tests, a positivity rate of 0.56 per cent, the health ministry said on Saturday. The ministry ...

EU leaders are clear that Turkey`s position on Cyprus solution cannot be accepted or tolerated, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. The president who is in Porto for the EU ...

A parliamentary candidate accused of rape committed over 10 years ago denied the crime Saturday and blamed it on political expediency. In a post on Facebook, Andreas Ttaouxis, a Larnaca municipal ...

As of Monday, May 10, people will have to display a so-called Safepass to be allowed entrance in certain venues and facilities, in line with government measures to stop the spread ...

Police said Saturday they reported 11 people for driving under the influence of drugs in the past 10 days with three also being over the alcohol limit. The force said 11 people tested ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted that conflict prevention and mediation was a key element of his activities and gave the example of the Cyprus 5+1 informal meeting that took place in ...

The health ministry said Saturday that from May 10 onwards, people with valid Covid vaccine certificates arriving in Cyprus, irrespective of country of origin, will be exempted from testing and quarantine ...

By Stella Kyriakides Vaccination is picking up the pace across the EU with the numbers increasing by the day. Last week we saw the largest deliveries of safe and effective ...

Cyprus is ready to welcome the first cruise passengers on the basis of a health protocol that was announced by Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and the Deputy Minister of Shipping ...

Recognising that the voters may have tired of listening to their daily tirades about the golden passports, opposition parties found a new angle of attack on the government – the vaccination ...

The health ministry announced four deaths and 324 new Covid-19 positives on Friday from 56,420 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.57 per cent. The deaths concerned four men aged 69, 72, 67 ...

Britain on Friday announced that just 12 countries qualified for its ‘green’ travel list, with Cyprus being placed in the ‘amber’ category. The tourism industry in Cyprus is set for another ...

Changes have been made to the vaccinations portal to allow the booking of 10,000 slots per half hour, Deputy Minister for Innovation Kyriakos Kokkinos said on Friday amidst reactions and criticism ...

Police will carry out coronavirus related checks where and when necessary, adapting their procedures according to the new measures. The ‘coronapass’ is expected to be introduced with the lifting of ...

Tourists will be able to move around freely in Cyprus using the flight pass obtained before travelling here in lieu of a ‘coronapass or ‘safe pass’, the tourism ministry told ...

Final exams are going ahead at private and public schools this year, despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s Pancyprian exams are a big challenge for ...

The 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate for coronavirus in Cyprus remains high despite a small decrease from last month with the majority of cases being people under 60, the health ministry said ...

Paphos Municipality on Thursday signed a €916,300 contract for a ‘smart’ system to manage parking areas in what mayor Phedonas Phedonos hailed as another substantial step in the town’s transition ...

There seems to be no end to the erosion of our personal liberties by the government in the name of public health protection. While the house arrest that we have ...