Vote on school phone ban bill within fortnight
A bill which would ban the use of mobile phones in schools by law will be voted on in parliament within the next fortnight, House education committee chairman and Diko ...
A tribute to those few who cling to old-style Nokias
It was, as they say, a ‘crossing the Rubicon’ moment.
I was trying to organise a short trip to Rome (speaking of Caesars, and Rubicons), and having trouble finding a ...
Our View: Unesco’s advice on mobiles in schools should be enough to act
The statement of the Child Commissioner to the House education committee during a debate on banning mobile phones in schools could not have failed to raise eyebrows among most parents ...
School mobile phone ban being stifled in parliament
A much-touted cabinet decision to ban mobile phones in secondary schools has fallen at its first hurdle – a discussion in parliament – with the result that it has been put off ...
Education ministry working on mobile phone ban in secondary schools
The education ministry is working on a bill that will introduce the same penalties for secondary school students using mobile phones in class as those currently enforced in primary schools ...
Parliament passes law for prepaid mobile user identification
Parliament on Thursday evening enacted a law that allows the identification of users of prepaid mobile phone cards, with some MPs hailing the step while others called it a damp ...
Mobile phones outnumber people in Cyprus
The number of landlines decreased last year by 27,474 over 2022, close to 10 per cent, while the number of mobiles increased by 4.4 per cent during the same period, according to data released ...
Almost a million mobile subscribers in the north
There are a total of 996,401 registered mobile subscribers in the north, 811,183 of which are active, according to the latest statistics released by the north’s Communications authority (BTHK).
The statistics ...
Justice minister says allegations of prison surveillance unfounded
Justice Minister Stephie Drakou on Wednesday hit back at allegations by a Cypriot MEP about surveillance at the Nicosia central prisons, calling them “misinterpretations” and saying the claims were unsubstantiated.
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Third probe in ongoing prison debacle (Updated)
The Nicosia prison debacle shows no signs of abating after the police on Monday confirmed that they are now investigating the director and her assistant for leaking classified information.
Central ...
Prison director asks to be removed in wake of second probe (Updated)
Central prisons director Anna Aristotelous and the unit’s senior officer Athina Demetriou have asked to be transferred from their positions – a day after the deputy attorney general announced an ...
Justice ministry pursuing surveillance rather than jamming of phones at prison
The incident involving the alleged collusion of a senior police officer with an inmate at the central prisons currently under investigation brought to the forefront the prison department’s year ...
Number of mobile users up by almost 25,000 last year
The number of mobile phone users in Cyprus rose by 24,855 in the second half of 2021 compared with the same period in 2020, the Cyprus News Agency reported, citing figures from the ...
Should smartphones come with pre-installed apps?
by Kyriacos Nicolaou
Both iPhones and smartphones using Google’s Android operating system come bundled with pre-installed applications, but is this beneficial to the consumer?
An increasing number of experts ...