Hefty fine and licence loss for young speeder
A 20-year-old man received a €2,000 fine on Tuesday and had his licence revoked for two months after he was found driving almost double the...
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Driver loses his licence as new measures kick in
A 33-year-old driver lost his licence on Tuesday, the first to do so after new measures were announced to crack down on serious road safety...
Five stadiums fail criteria just days before kickoff
Less than a week before the football championship is scheduled to start, authorities have refused permits to five stadiums over various shortcomings, it emerged on...
Banc de Binary renounces licence amid gathering legal storm (Updated)
Customers of the Limassol-based Banc de Binary Ltd (BdB) which renounced its licence obtained from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Monday, will not...
Melios zoo says financial problems could affect animals’ wellbeing
CONTROVERSIAL pet shop and zoo owner Melios Menelaou on Tuesday warned that financial problems piling up due to issues with the veterinary services could risk...
Health warning issued for two brands of processed meats
The state veterinary services warned consumers on Tuesday to avoid two cold cuts and sausage brands as they are produced in facilities that are not...
Cobalt receives commercial licence (updated)
Cypriot airline Cobalt received its operating licence on Tuesday, 27 days after the Department of Civil Aviation issued the company its air operator certificate, a...
Police investigating fox slaughter, Animal Party says (Updated)
Police have already begun investigations into the slaughter of a family of foxes by hunters who bragged about it with photographs on social media at...
Medicines containing fusafungine should have licences revoked, EU health watchdog says
The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recommended that the marketing authorisation for drugs containing fusafungine be revoked, so the medicines can no longer be marketed...
Failed by the health and judicial systems: one man’s battle to receive awarded damages
A LIMASSOL taxi driver has narrowly avoided losing his licence at a disciplinary hearing after he allegedly hurled abuse at a surgeon, with whom he...
14-year-old caught driving on his own in Paphos
A 14-year-old boy was caught driving a car in Stroumbi, Paphos, a police statement said on Monday. According to the statement, a police patrol found...
Central Bank asks Latvia’s Trasta Komercbanka depositors to file claims for compensation
The Central Bank of Cyprus said that it has started to pay depositors at the Cyprus branch of the Latvian lender Trasta Komercbanka their guaranteed...
TUS grounded before its first flight after staff walkouts
The new local airline TUS, has been grounded before its first flight after its air operator certificate was suspended, the Cyprus Mail learned on Tuesday....
Two arrested near Pyla during traffic stop
Two men aged 32 and 27 were arrested on Saturday night after police said they found burglary tools in the car they were driving in...
UK regulators license BAT e-cigarette as quit-smoking medicine
BRITAIN’S drug regulators have given the go-ahead for a British American Tobacco electronic-cigarette vaping device to be sold as a quit smoking medicine, the first...
Previous attempt to murder Tasos Georgiou had failed
By Andria Kades An attempt to murder Tasos Georgiou, 23, had taken place some three weeks before he was fatally shot, it emerged on Wednesday....
Cyprus carrier TUS gets green light
By Nathan Morley A BRAND new local carrier is set to launch after receiving a commercial air transport licence from the government. TUS Airways, based...
Cabinet extends Total’s exploration licence
The cabinet on Thursday approved the extension of energy giant Total’s exploration license in offshore Block 11 for two years. Deputy government spokesman Victoras Papadopoulos...
Limassol court ends further detention for crash driver
A 48-year-old man who drove into the back of a car killing its driver, 25, in Limassol late last month, has been freed until the...
Suspended driver who killed motorist aged 25, remanded during hospital hearing
By George Psyllides A 48-year-old man who drove into the back of a car killing its driver, 25, in Limassol on Friday, has been remanded...