Suspect held in cocaine possession
A 39-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days on Saturday in Nicosia on suspicion of possession of 50 grammes of cocaine. A woman,...
Nicosia
Restaurant Review: Scale, Nicosia
What on earth is going on? The moment I suggest that Covid has devastated our capital’s once shabby mediocre range of national cuisine outlets, an...
Main road in Nicosia to partially close on Sunday
Roadworks will take place on Sunday from 6am to 6pm on the central lanes of Stasinos Avenue, near the municipal parking Davila, partially closing the...
Nicosia mayor: over reliance on private cars causing traffic chaos
Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis has rebuffed criticism about traffic congestion in the capital, saying that it is over reliance on private cars and not road...
More road works for Nicosia this weekend
Road works on Themistoklis Dervis street in Nicosia are likely to mean more traffic chaos for the congested capital this weekend. The department of public...
Support services for children with migrant background in Nicosia
A specialised social services programme for children of migrant backgrounds is set to begin in the 2020-21 academic year, offering opportunities for both the children...
More sections of Kyriakou Matsi to open on Saturday
Works on a section of the Kyriakou Matsi avenue in Nicosia have finished and the section of the road will be opened to the public...
Be patient, a public transport revolution is coming
By Annette Chrysostomou Cyprus has been pledged a revolution in public transport, but it is proving extraordinarily difficult. On July 5, a brand new fleet...
Nicosia orbital motorway first phase ready in three years
The Nicosia orbital motorway will be completed in five phases and the first phase is expected to be finished by the end of March, 2023,...
Transport minister signs contract for Makarios Avenue and Digeni Akrita revamp
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos signed a contract on Wednesday authorising a revamp of Makarios Avenue and Digeni Akrita in Nicosia for a total cost of...
€12m in state funds to rejuvenate green line areas
Close to €12 million in state aid will be given to the Nicosia and Ayios Dhometios municipalities as part of a four-year Green Line rejuvenation...
Half of Nicosia’s Makarios avenue closed for facelift
Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis asked for patience on Monday as half of Makarios avenue was closed to traffic for roadworks set to last 13 months....
Nicosia mayor calls on residents to be patient as two-year-long roadworks begin on Monday
Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis called on the residents of the capital to be patient as roadworks in Makarios avenue are set to begin on Monday,...
Road works around the capital, traffic disruptions expected
By Constantinos Iacovides Road works started on Wednesday in various parts of the capital, in some cases continuing up until Saturday. Work began on Grivas...
Greening the city
A planned community garden in Nicosia’s old city is the launch pad for more ambitious scheme By Annette Chrysostomou Gardens of the Future, an impressive...
Nicosia mayor says necessary to bolster police presence in old town (Updated)
Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis considers it necessary to bolster police presence on the streets of old Nicosia as well the number of Arabic speaking social...
Revamped pedestrian area plagued by illegal parking
The recently revamped Stasikratous Avenue in Nicosia has been plagued by illegal parking and the municipality is looking at ways to address the issue. An...
Greens slam ‘excessive’ tree-pruning in Strovolos.
By Becky Kammitsi The Green Party has slammed what it has called “the excessive pruning” of trees in the Strovolos suburb of Nicosia calling the...
Section of main Nicosia road subsides
A stretch of the Limassol Avenue in Nicosia has subsided, causing the temporary closure of the left lane of the road towards the capital. The...
Government investigating source of bad smell wafting over Nicosia
The environment department is investigating the cause of a strong smell in Nicosia with the help of the Unficyp and the Nicosia sewage board, an...
