One remains in hospital after Kyrenia ferry disaster
A single person remains in hospital six days after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Sunday, confirming that 131 of ...
Holguin cancels Cyprus visit due to illness
UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin has cancelled her planned visit to the island on September 10 for health reasons, according to reports on Saturday.
Sources told ...
Paphos man loses more than €77,600 in cryptocurrency scams
A 61-year-old man in Paphos has lost more than €77,600 after falling victim to two linked cryptocurrency scams, police said on Saturday.
According to a complaint filed with Paphos CID, the ...
President denies knowledge of €595,000 armoured limousine
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday denied all knowledge of plans to purchase a new armoured limousine, costing €595,000, for his use, accusing someone in parliament of deliberately leaking the information ...
Christodoulides hopes convergences document ready ahead of Holguin visit
President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday expressed hope that a document setting out existing convergences on the Cyprus problem will be ready ahead of UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin’s next ...
€3.5bn in projects planned for Cyprus under next EU funding period
Projects worth €3.5 billion are expected to be carried out across Cyprus during the EU’s next seven-year funding period, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, calling on local authorities to ...
Keravnos welcomes Morningstar DBRS positive outlook for Cyprus
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Saturday welcomed Morningstar DBRS’ decision to revise Cyprus’ credit outlook from stable to positive while affirming the Republic’s long-term rating at ‘A’, describing it ...
More prison guards to be brought in after reported assaults
Fifteen new prison guards have been hired and another 14 recruited as the justice ministry seeks to address staffing shortages at the central prisons, where two guards have been assaulted in ...
Two more bodies from Kyrenia ferry wreck identified, death toll remains at 12
The two bodies which were recovered on Friday from the wreck of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia were identified as Serife Ozdemir and Nazmiye Ozbolat, Turkish ...
Cyprus hoping for Schengen decision ‘as soon as possible’
The government is hoping for a political decision to be made on whether it will be able to join Europe’s border-free Schengen zone “as soon as possible”, President Nikos ...
€2.3m Nicosia flood prevention project to begin
A €2.3 million infrastructure project to repair and reinforce a 50-year-old stormwater culvert beneath Digeni Akrita Avenue in Nicosia is set to begin, the Nicosia district government organisation (EOA) announced on ...
Cyprus problem, Schengen in focus as Christodoulides meets Costa
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday reiterated his readiness to take part in an expanded conference on the Cyprus problem, calling on the UN Secretary-General to convene a meeting at which ...
Farmers demand more support from agriculture ministry
The distribution of water and delays in the payment of subsidies were among complaints raised by farmers on Friday as Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis visited the Strovolos farmers market.
“We’...
Two more bodies pulled from Kyrenia ferry wreck, death toll rises to 12
Two more bodies have been pulled from the wreckage of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia, bringing the total number of confirmed dead to 12, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime ...
Crew ‘locked doors of passenger cabin’ as Kyrenia ferry took on water
The crew of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday “locked the doors” to the boat’s passenger cabin as it began to take on water ...
761 school buses cleared for new school year
A total of 761 school buses have passed mandatory inspections and are ready to operate at the start of the new school year, while 40 that failed the checks will not be ...
Government moves to restrict foreign property purchases
Government officials and MPs on Thursday revisited the matter of restricting property and land purchases by non-EU nationals, with one lawmaker saying that foreign nationals account for one-half of such ...
Akel seeks answers on GSI viability
In a letter published on Thursday, the leader of opposition Akel has asked the finance minister how the entry of a French asset management firm in the Great Sea Interconnector (...
Unions push for changes to pension penalty
The 12 per cent pension reduction imposed on people who retire at 63 dominated discussions at the Labour Advisory Board on Thursday as negotiations over the government’s pension reform continued.
The ...
Building MOT scheme proposed to tackle dangerous properties
A regular inspection system for buildings, similar to that of an MOT test for cars, is being proposed as parliament examines new measures to tackle dangerous properties.
The proposal was ...
Support teachers’ unions claim victory over unemployment benefits
Teachers working in support programmes run by the education ministry staged a demonstration in central Nicosia on Thursday, calling for access to unemployment benefits during periods when the programmes are ...
Labour ministry announces crackdown on illegal employment
The labour ministry on Thursday announced that it will be carrying out nationwide inspections to combat illegal employment in the industrial sector throughout the month of September.
It said that ...
Kyrenia ferry captain ‘bought Honduran licence for $3,500’
Mustafa Oz, the captain of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia, bought his Honduran captain’s licence for $3,500, a police representative said in court on Thursday, with ...
Ninth body from Kyrenia ferry wreck identified, rescue efforts continue
The ninth body which was pulled from the wreckage of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia was late on Wednesday night identified as Ismail Kurt, one of ...