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The education ministry announced on Monday that free afternoon Greek language courses will be made available to Turkish Cypriots that hold a valid ID card...
One in five leave school with very low Greek skills says minister
One in five children finish public school with insufficient knowledge of Greek, Education Minister Prodromas Prodromou said on Monday while highlighting the importance of evaluation...
Drug smuggler who transported 64kg of cannabis jailed for 14 years
A 54-year-old was on Wednesday sentenced to 14 years in prison by the Limassol criminal court which found him guilty in a case involving 64kg...
Greek detained for drugs in north
A Greek national has reportedly been placed in pre-trial detention in the north, following his arrest for possession of narcotics. According to Turkish Cypriot media,...
Thank a certain female minister for Greek-only instructions
Until, perhaps, 15-20 years ago, instructions on packages were mostly in English only, of little use for much of the Cypriot population. A female minister,...
Man dies in violent collision
A 44-year-old Greek national died in a violent head-on collision in Limassol early on Saturday morning, police said. A second driver involved in the incident...
Do you identify as Cypriot, Greek, or Greek Cypriot?
The question of national identity is a fraught and impossible one. Readers’ comments on this website, and on our Facebook page, often get bogged down...
Parents lash out at the church for stealing their children
A proselytising bishop accused of leading a ‘recruitment ring’ to entrap the young has doubled the number of monks and nuns over the last two...
Cabinet scraps charges to the public for PIO’s newspaper archives
The public now has access to over a century’s worth of government newspaper archives free of charge following a cabinet decision on Wednesday, Government Spokesman....
Cyprus-based women’s help website now in Russian language
One Woman At A Time Cyprus (OWAAT-CY) has announced the launch of the world’s first self-help Russian website that provides information and a toolbox for...