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...
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Coronavirus: SMS requests for movement up by 33 per cent, most rejected
SMS requests for movement sent to 8998 rose by 33 per cent to 298,000 on Tuesday, the first day of the stricter measures on movement...
Coronavirus: Almost 300,000 SMS requests approved over the weekend
More than 288,000 approvals for moving outside where granted via SMS messaging platform 8998 over the weekend, head of the office of the deputy ministry...
Coronavirus: Digital Security Authority issues fraud alert via SMS
The Digital Security Authority (DSA) on Wednesday issued a general alert via SMS to mobile phones in Cyprus warning people against fake news or requests...
Coronavirus: 31 booked, two arrested in first night of lockdown, SMS system offline (Update 1)
In total, 31 people were booked islandwide and two arrests were made in Nicosia in the first clampdown on freedom of movement which came into...
Some candidates, fearing low turnout, flout law to send out campaign SMS
Presidential candidates have apparently shown no qualms in breaking the law in a bid to safeguard their chances of leading the country. Complaints have been...
Paphos hearing into threatening SMS adjourned until next January
A hearing in the trial of former Paphos mayor Savvas Vergas and three others over the sending of threatening text messages to various individuals was postponed on Wednesday after he...
Nicosia reinstates SMS parking payments
NICOSIA Municipality announced Friday that from July 19 people will again be able to pay for parking by simply sending an SMS message though their...
Free SMS reminders for passport and ID expiry dates
The civil registry and migration department has introduced two free SMS services, an automatic update and information service for passports and ID cards and one...
Roaming charges within EU cheaper as of this month
Telecommunications companies have already taken actions to comply with EU regulations that call for further reductions of roaming prices at the end of April, the...
