Akinci stresses culture of peace during visit to flag-theft school
TURKISH Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday stressed the importance of a culture of peace in education as he was delivering a flag and photo...
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Two in ten teens victims of bullying
By Lizzy Ioannidou Approximately two in every 10 teenage students are victims of bullying in Cyprus, the worrying results of a cross-national survey on health...
Teens injured after crashing motorbike into parked car
A 15-year-old is in critical condition after a road accident which happened in Limassol on Tuesday evening. Around 10.55pm, a motorcycle with two 15-year-old boys...
Woman, 20, and two teen girls arrested for car theft
Police have arrested a woman aged 20 and two teenage girls, 16 and 17, in connection with the theft of a car and using the...
Cypriot teens consume more alcohol than EU counterparts
Cyprus minors consume a lot of alcohol compared with those in other European countries, and little is done to regulate the sale of alcohol to...
Teenagers arrested after theft from pub
Police arrested three teenagers on Thursday in the Famagusta district in connection with a theft from a pub and the illegal possession of burglary tools....
Police arrest teenagers in school break in
Police arrested two 15-year-old teenagers in connection with breaking into a school in Paphos over the weekend. The arrests followed that of another boy, 16,...
Paphos teens end up in hospital after joy ride
Two teen boys ended up in the hospital after they crashed a pick-up truck in the village if Yiolou in Paphos on Friday night, police...
Drunk, drugged students causing havoc on Kakopetria weekends
Some of the thousands of students who descend on the mountain village of Kakopetria over the winter months are ‘terrorising’ the villagers, the community leader...
Underage moped drivers booked in Paphos
Police charged two minors who were riding illegally modified motorbikes without lights on Monday evening in Mesogi, Paphos. The two youngsters, both 16, were charged...
Teen remanded for bag snatching
A 16-year-old boy was remanded for six days on Saturday while a 19-year-old was arrested in connection with several cases concerning snatching handbags from women...
Teenage offenders to be given alternative to court
Criminal offenders aged 14 to 18 will be dealt with outside the judicial system, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Tuesday, announcing a cabinet-approved decision...
Teens’ easy access to alcohol a ‘huge problem’
MPs sounded the alarm on Wednesday over the ease with which minors have access to alcohol as they pondered a bill to raise the...
Draft law suggests raising age to buy alcohol
A draft law on raising the minimum age for buying alcoholic drinks from 17 to 18 years was discussed on Monday by the House interior...
Limassol police holding three youths, seek fourth following stoning
Limassol police are still looking for a teenager after arresting two youths on Wednesday in connection with stoning a police car which arrived outside a...
Teenagers arrested for possession of burglary tools
Famagusta police arrested two teenage boys after stopping their vehicle for a check early Tuesday and finding burglary tools. The car, being driven by a...
Cyprus placed high in European survey on teenage drinking habits
Cyprus was placed third among 48 countries for alcohol consumption among students, putting it well above the EU average, according to a report by the...
Police arrest teens for moped theft
Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested two 15-year-old boys and were seeking two more, 16, in connection with a moped theft in Limassol. While the owner...
Child commissioner concerned over hunting licences for teens
Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba expressed concerns on Tuesday as to the interior ministry’s bill to grant teenagers learners’ hunting licences and said that any...
Human rights committee calls for joint discussion on hunting licences for teens
Head of the House Human Rights Committee, DISY deputy Stella Kyriakidou said on Thursday they would ask the environment committee to jointly discuss a bill...