Two major unions and a growing number of police officers seek to challenge plans by the force to drastically reduce annual days off work.
In a joint statement, trade union ...
New Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides on Friday said he aims to attract more young people into the nursing profession.
“The goal is to encourage young people to choose a profession ...
Nineteen of the forty-three killed on the roads this year died because drivers were using mobile phones or not paying attention.
These figures were presented to the road safety council ...
The EU must play a special and enhanced role in efforts to restart negotiations on the Cyprus problem, House President Annita Demetriou said during her meeting on Friday with the ...
Hermes Airports on Friday denied criticism levied at the organisation from the European Commission, after Brussels warned Cyprus over persistent shortcomings in airport security at Larnaca and Paphos airports.
Earlier ...
The personal data protection commission has confirmed on Friday it is investigating a serious breach at the Bank of Cyprus oncology centre.
The authority said it was informed by the ...
Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Friday said that her country understands “what it means to have your homeland divided” during a visit to the Green Line separating Cyprus’ two sides ...
The primary school parents’ association on Friday expressed its “strong satisfaction and indignation” after primary school teachers’ trade union Poed had announced its intention to go on strike next week ...
Restoration work at the church of Saint John the Theologian in the Karpas peninsula village of Flamoudi has been completed, technical committee for cultural heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris said on ...
Controversial Turkish Sufi scholar Ahmet Unlu, colloquially known as ‘Cubbeli Ahmet’, on Thursday night said he regretted praying for Ersin Tatar in advance of October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, ...
MPs on Thursday held a first discussion of the amendments that the political parties will table regarding the government’s tax reform bills, with four of the parties – Disy, Diko, ...
The bank of Cyprus oncology centre on Thursday reported a serious breach of personal data, raising concerns about the security of sensitive patient and employee information.
The centre has filed ...
New Justice Minister Constantinos Fitiris on Thursday pledged immediate steps to address severe failings in the prison system, following a damning report by the European council.
The minister spent more ...
Larnaca was officially named European capital of culture for 2030 on Thursday, following a closely contested process against the rival city of Limassol.
The announcement concludes an arduous battle between the ...
The European Commission on Thursday sent Cyprus a reasoned opinion over its “shortcomings in the implementation of airport security and surveillance”, while also raising wider concerns about the state of ...
Despite recent storms, including some more on Thursday, overall rainfall in December remains below average, the met office has said.
From December 1 until December 11, recorded rain totals 64 per cent of ...
The employers and industrialists’ federation (Oev) expressed deep disappointment on Thursday with an ultimatum issued by the health ministry to private hospitals.
Oev warned that the threat to suspend operating ...
Three former ministers who left the government in last Friday’s reshuffle are now subject to strict restrictions on accepting work in the private sector, as required by Cypriot law.
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Both President Nikos Christodoulides and European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn on Thursday said that “now is the time” for results to be achieved in talks on ...
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday evaluated the landslide election defeat which saw him removed from office in October, saying that the Turkish Cypriot people had refused to ...
Nicosia’s two mayors, Turkish Cypriot Mehmet Harmanci and Greek Cypriot Charalambos Prountzos, met the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem on Wednesday night.
The pair met Hahn ...
Cyprus’ traditional wine, Commandaria, has been officially inscribed on the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The decision was announced on Wednesday by the intergovernmental committee ...
An additional budget will be provided next year to cover the costs for 300 students who have yet to receive their due amount awarded via an Ikyk scholarship, the finance ministry ...
A ten year sentence was handed to a 23-year-old for the possession of at least nine kilograms of cannabis before Limassol district court on Wednesday.
According to the police, the ...