Arrested child porn suspect worked as high-school guard
Concerns were expressed on Friday by parents after news got out that a 28-year-old man arrested this week for allegedly obtaining child porn material by...
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Toddler found wandering alone in Emba late at night
A 23-month-old toddler was found wandering around unattended in the central square of Emba on Tuesday evening, police said. A member of the public told...
Cypriot teens consume more alcohol than EU counterparts
Cyprus minors consume a lot of alcohol compared with those in other European countries, and little is done to regulate the sale of alcohol to...
Students protest garners little sympathy
Around 2,000 students protested amid rain showers outside the ministry of education on Thursday against the introduction of four-month exams. Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris strongly...
Parents at odds with student body over new planned protest
The secondary-schools parents association on Tuesday expressed their disagreement with a protest pupils have planned for Thursday. Student group Psem called on all students to...
Government bows to parents, postpones exam plans (Updated)
By Evie Andreou and Lizzy Ioannidou The government on Friday announced that it would postpone for a year the introduction of four-monthly exams in secondary...
New headache for education sector with exam plans
The education ministry’s decision to go ahead with plans to implement exams on a four-monthly basis is threatening to disrupt the return of peace...
Children with special needs getting a raw deal at schools, parents say
By Evie Andreou Parents of children with special needs lashed out at the government on Wednesday because some of their children have yet to go...
Talks with teachers union to wrap up over the weekend
Consultations between teaching unions and the education ministry on the streamlining of state schools are expected to wrap up within the weekend or Monday the...
Week-long discussions to solve education crisis to begin on Monday (Update 1)
THE education minister and teaching unions will begin as of next week a new, intensive dialogue aiming at the smooth opening of schools in September,...
Parents in dead baby case plead not guilty
The parents of a three-month-old baby who died from severe head injuries in February, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges concerning causing death through...
Private schools on board with informing parents on total fees
By Evie Andreou THE association of private schools agrees with a provision in a proposed bill which calls for parents to be informed on the...
Parents say 10,000 pupils will be affected if all-day school teachers strike
By Evie Andreou Organised parents of primary pupils on Monday urged the association of teachers of optional all-day schools not to act hastily and risk...
Parents face criminal trial in baby’s death
The parents of a three-month-old baby who died from severe head injuries were on Friday referred to trial before the Paphos criminal court. The pair,...
Japan woman, confined by parents, found frozen to death – police
Japanese police said on Wednesday they have arrested a couple whose 33-year-old daughter froze to death in a tiny room where they had confined her...
Efi Herodotou’s parents found guilty of influencing a witness (updated)
The parents of Efi Herodotou, who was found guilty last month of killing 17-year-old Emilios Ioannou when she ran a red light in December 2007,...
Police caution parents about uploading children’s photos
With beach season in full swing, police on Sunday cautioned parents against uploading photos of their young children to social media where they can be...
Police seize cocaine, arrest man and his parents
Police on Friday arrested a 24-year-old man and his parents after finding around 850 grammes of cocaine at their home in Nicosia. A 27-year-old was...
Outcry over death of Indian girl, 13, after 68-day fast
By Neha Dasgupta A children’s rights group has called for Indian police to arrest the parents of a 13-year-old girl from the minority Jain community...
Health minister asks parents for green light to administer HPV to girls at school
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis on Friday urged parents to give their consent for their daughters to be given the free human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine...
