North police board bus headed for protest, prevent it from going
The Turkish Cypriot police on Wednesday boarded a bus which was due to take schoolchildren to a protest outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office and prevented ...
Our View: Pulling buses from roads a total over-reaction
Public outrage, understandably, greeted the news that a school bus full of children had caught fire while in motion. Nobody was hurt, but the fire could not be dismissed as ...
More than half of dangerous items reported in Cyprus in 2021 were toys
Fifty eight per cent of dangerous non-food products found in Cyprus in 2021 were toys, the European Commission’s rapid alert system for dangerous items has shown.
Another 16 per cent of ...
Faulty heater withdrawn from market
An electric heater was withdrawn from the market on Wednesday for failing to comply with essential safety requirements.
In a written statement, the department of electromechanical services said the importer ...
Communities in Vasiliko area welcome moves to address safety concerns
Vasiliko area communities on Tuesday welcomed moves to address their safety concerns. including through increased government oversight of projects underway there.
The decisions were taken at an urgent meeting convened ...