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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mobile phone users near Nicosia prison warned of possible interference
Authorities on Monday announced that mobile phones signals in areas near the Nicosia prison might be affected because of tests to the jamming system installed...
Test of jamming system in prison causes Ayios Andreas phone shut down (Updated)
By Nick Theodoulou and George Psyllides Mobile telephony connectivity problems in the Ayios Andreas area of Nicosia were caused by a jamming system being installed...
Confidence building measures agreed (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci agreed on Tuesday to link the two sides’ mobile telephony networks, a confidence-building measure (CBM) decided...
Number of households with internet now over 86%
By Lizzy Ioannidou This year saw a 6.8 per cent increase in the number of households with internet connection compared with 2017, the statistical service...
