UK releases population statistics
In 2017, a total of 64,000 UK residents were born in the Republic of Cyprus and 10,000 in the north of the Cyprus, according to...
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Circulatory disease and cancer two main causes of death
The two main causes of death in Cyprus in 2016 were circulatory system diseases and neoplasms caused by cancer, according to figures published on Friday...
Department of lands and surveys sitting on all sorts of useful data
By Antonis Loizou FRICS The Department of Lands & Surveys is the recipient of much information regarding sales and other matters relating to real estate....
Competitors leave Twitter in the dust
While Twitter has a loyal and active community of users, the microblogging service is struggling to attract new people and get to the next level...
Irish passport applications from Britain soar after Brexit
Following the UK’s referendum vote to leave the EU, many Remain voters scrambled to grasp hold of the Irish branches of their family trees, obtain...
Apple claims title of most valuable brand
According to the latest edition of Interbrand’s annual ranking of the best global brands, Apple once again claims the crown for the world’s most valuable...
Over five million litres of beer delivered in August
A total of 5,648,552 litres of beer were delivered in August by the breweries, of which 5,553,595 was for local consumption and 94,957 for export,...
Building permits increase in first five months of 2016
Building permits were up in the first five months of the year, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Statistical Service. It said that...
Outbound tourism up 5 per cent this year
Outbound tourism chalked up a five per cent rise this year, with the island’s residents mainly headed to Greece, and several other European countries. According...
Household, company debt drop slightly in Q1
Household debt fell slightly in Q1 2016, compared with the previous quarter, to 127.3 per cent of GDP, or €22.2bln, the Central Bank said on...
Tourism revenue up 10.8 pct in May
Revenue from tourism rose 10.8 per cent year-on-year in May, to €224.1 million, compared with €201.1 million in 2013, the statistical service said on Friday....
Our View: Puzzling stats call for healthy skepticism
A NEW rather novel report – the Good Country Index – has ranked Cyprus 18th globally in terms of the nation’s contribution to humanity and...
Scepticism greets Greek Cypriot minority claim
By Constantinos Psillides A former DISY leader, Yiannakis Matsis, will meet officials from the government’s Statistical Service tomorrow to discuss his highly controversial claim that...
The wrong debate on demographics
By David Officer EARLIER THIS week the Cyprus Mail reported on research produced by the grand sounding, but little known, ‘Institute of Demographics and Migration...
Tourism down but losses can still be contained
By George Psyllides TOURIST arrivals are down 6.6 per cent year-on-year, the chief of the island’s tourism organisation (CTO) said on Monday, but losses could...
