‘Devil song’ opponent shouting ‘atheists’ outside Cybc fined for not sending Covid SMS
A man entered the premises of state broadcaster Cybc on Saturday yelling “atheists” over the song choice ‘El Diablo’ which was picked as Cyprus’ entry...
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Coronavirus: More than 1 million SMS approvals sent over weekend
The government’s SMS service for outings granted more than one million such requests over the weekend, with shopping and exercise accounting for more than half...
Coronavirus: number of SMS requests up on last week
The number of SMS sent for permission of movement has not changed much over the past three days but has increased from last week, statistics...
Coronavirus: More SMS requests on Sunday than other days
Most people ask to leave their homes via SMS message on Sundays, when they tend to exercise but also shop, data published by the deputy...
Coronavirus: As SMSs part of relaxation discussion, how much ire did they provoke?
The cabinet will meet later today to draw up a plan of action for the coming months for the expected gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions....
Coronavirus: Sunday popular day for messages to leave home
More people requested outings via SMS on Sunday than Friday and Saturday, the deputy ministry of research, innovation and digital policy announced on Monday. While...
‘Illegal outing’ by teens ends in car chase, injured police and a remand hearing
Paphos district court on Saturday remanded two teenagers, 19 and 17, for three days and one day respectively after they injured two officers while trying...
Migrants to be warned by SMS Cyprus not a gateway to Europe (Updated)
Cyprus is launching a multilingual SMS campaign to head off more migrant arrivals by dispelling the mistaken belief it is a gateway to the rest...
Coronavirus: more than 16 million SMS approved during movement restrictions
More than 16 million SMS were approved between March 26 and May 20, the last day when such approval was needed. According to the deputy...
Coronavirus: numbers to call for those unable to use 8998
The deputy ministry for research, innovation and digital policy is introducing a new call centre service in order to facilitate the movement of people who...
