Polis stages protest over lack of police and medical facilities
Polis Chrysochous municipality staged a demonstration on Saturday to protest the understaffing of the local police station and hospital following the death of a man...
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Probe launched into taxi death of sick pensioner on way to hospital
Police on Wednesday launched an investigation into Polis Chrysochous hospital for possible medical negligence after a pensioner who visited the facility died in a taxi...
Taxi drivers protest customs checks in Nicosia
Taxi drivers held a strike on Tuesday to protest the customs department’s decision to check whether they filled their tanks with fuel from the north,...
Urban taxi drivers to block roads, start indefinite strike on Tuesday
Urban taxi drivers on Monday announced they will proceed with an indefinite strike starting Tuesday citing discrimination against them and saying that officers are trying...
Stolen taxi car chase leads to arrest of escaped attempted murder suspect
A 43-year-old detainee who escaped after being transferred to the Paphos hospital when he complained of feeling unwell, has been re-arrested after a car chase...
Two men remanded over armed robbery, police seeking third suspect (updated)
Two men arrested following an armed robbery attempt in Nicosia on Monday were remanded for eight days on Tuesday, while police continued a search for...
Eight years jail for dealing cocaine
A 50-year-old Limassol man was jailed for eight years on Friday after admitting to trafficking close to one kilo of cocaine. The man, who owns...
Paphos taxi drivers seem to think they don’t have to turn on meters
As a frequent visitor to Paphos from the UK I was aghast, over a long weekend Friday to Tuesday 14-18 September, that from the airport on arrival,...
Taxi driver reports attack after Apoel match
A Turkish Cypriot taxi driver told police he was attacked in Nicosia while driving past the clubhouse of Apoel, whose fans were out celebrating the...
Man killed in accident in north identified
A man who was killed on the Nicosia to Tymbou road on Sunday was identified as Andreas Alexandrou, 68, Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Thursday....
