Air conditioning to be installed in schools
The government announced on Tuesday it would instal air-conditioning units in schools as soon as possible, powered by the sun. The decision was announced during...
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Coronavirus: isolation areas earmarked in schools for anyone showing symptoms
Staff or students presenting suspected coronavirus symptoms at schools will be taken to an isolation area until seen by medical authorities, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou...
Pupils to be given environmentally-friendly utensils on return to school
Pupils will be given a bamboo drinking straw, a water bottle and a cloth school bag when they go to school on Monday as part...
Primary parents to meet education minister next week to discuss air conditioning
The primary school parents’ association will meet with the Education Ministry on Tuesday September 15 to discuss the issue of air-conditioning in schools, a ministry...
Coronavirus: opening of schools still fluid, Prodromou says (Update 2)
The government will seek to ensure classroom instruction as far as possible, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday, though a lot would depend on...
Government has abandoned 522 boys over UK college fee hike say parents
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou was on the defensive on Thursday as parents of 522 soldiers attacked the government, a day after it was announced that...
Coronavirus: Education minister reiterates lost teaching hours will be caught up next year
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday said teaching hours lost due to the pandemic will be compensated for in the next academic year. Speaking after...
Coronavirus: education ministry to meet parents and unions in coming days
The education ministry will have meetings with parents and unions over the next few days to discuss details regarding the return of students to school,...
Coronavirus: EU Ministers discuss challenges during teleconference
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou joined his EU counterparts on Tuesday in a teleconference to discuss the most important challenges that education and training systems have...
Coronavirus: Prodromou pledges to support those in cultural sector
Education minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday the state would take measures to support professionals and businesses working in the cultural sector, due to the...
‘Too soon to talk of closing schools’ Prodromou says (Update 1)
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday there were no plans as yet to close schools after two people tested positive for corona virus. Speaking...
Francophonie month to kick off next week
International Francophone Month will kick off on March 3 including contests, lectures, discussions, dance, concerts, exhibitions, films and film festivals, and even food tasting, education...
Psem to quiz all students over four-monthly exams
Student body Psem on Tuesday announced they would carry out a referendum among high school pupils on what their next move should be over the...
Church and state want more anti-drugs messages in schools
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou and Archbishop Chrystostomos on Monday discussed the possibility of including anti-drug messages in the school curricula including as part of religious...
Turkey’s stance ahead of Berlin meeting ‘remains to be seen’ spokesman says
It remains to be seen whether the Turkish side will abandon its intransigent stance by the time the leaders meet with UN chief Antonio Guterres...
Consultations ongoing with UN to set up tripartite meeting, spokesman says
President Nicos Anastasiades is focused on his cooperation with the UN Secretary-General, whose initiative for a tripartite meeting on Cyprus problem is ongoing, government spokesman...
Cyprus eyes outcome of EU Council meeting to counter Turkey’s EEZ violations
The government is waiting for the outcome later in the week of the European Council which is expected to also discuss Turkey’s violations in the...
‘Ask the government’ online platform gives occasional opportunity to the public
Government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou and his team on Friday answered more than 120 questions from the public on the Cyprus problem, submitted through an online...
Guterres’ comments ‘a message about Turkish side’s tactics’
The government on Thursday said the statements made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the Cyprus issue were a message about the Turkish side’s tactics....
Cyprus is fighting a ‘communications war’, spokesman says
THE government has been forced to fight a “communications war” when it comes to the resumption of Cyprus talks, spokesman Prodromos Prodromou told overseas Cypriots...
