Coronavirus: 13 per cent of 16 and 17-year-olds have had vaccine
Thirteen per cent of people aged 16 and 17 had received their first coronavirus jab by July 8, health ministry spokesperson Margarita Kyriakou said on...
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Coronavirus: Mixed response to vaccines for 16 to 17-year-olds (Updated)
The health ministry’s decision to expand vaccinations to minors aged 16 to 17 on Monday was described as a ‘positive development’ by experts but met...
HFC and betting authority join forces to protect children from gambling
Hope for Children and Cyprus’ National Betting Authority have joined forces to create a safety net to help protect children and adolescents from gambling activity....
Teens throw firecracker, fire at Nicosia school
A 13-year-old suffered an eye injury after teenagers threw a firecracker in a Strovolols park, police said on Monday. According to the police, three 17-year-olds...
Boys found trying to steal from water vending machine
Five boys in the Famagusta district, aged between 14 and 16, were found trying to break into a coin-operated vending machine on Thursday night. According...
‘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...
Coronavirus: teens attack police trying to stop them playing football
Three police officers were attacked by a group of youngsters as the authorities were attempting to break up a game of football on Wednesday in...
British tourist injured after being hit by two minors on a moped
A 51-year-old British tourist was in serious condition at Limassol hospital on Sunday after being hit by a motorcycle driven by two minors in the...
Two teens in serious condition after road accident
Two young men are in serious condition after they were injured in a road accident in Limassol on Tuesday evening. According to police, a car...
Police probe into teenager’s drinking death continues
A probe into whether the death of 16-year-old Panayiotis Stefani in Larnaca in April was the result of bullying has yet to be completed, police...
Overnight campaign against Easter bonfires in Limassol
Police arrested several teenagers in the Limassol district between 8pm on Thursday and 4am on Friday during an operation to prevent youths from loitering and...
Police arrest unruly teens
Police have arrested two teenagers men in Nicosia as part of a clampdown on public nuisance and the use of firecrackers. According to police, after...
Trapped teens rescued by helicopter in Napa
Two teenagers were rescued by a helicopter on Friday after they were trapped in between rocks at an Ayia Napa beach, police said. Shortly after...
Boy remanded for robbery of girls at knifepoint
A 15-year-old boy was remanded for seven days in Limassol on Monday to facilitate investigations into the mugging of two girls at knifepoint. Limassol police...
Our View: There is no justification to give gun licences to teenagers
DISY DEPUTY and president of the House human rights committee Stella Kyriakidou, speaking last week about the government bill that would allow children over 14...
Police seize 400 firecrackers from three teens
Police on Saturday afternoon seized ten boxes containing 400 firecrackers from three teens on the Pyla Oroklini road. The three – two 15 years old...
Friendship programme receives over 200 applications
More than 200 applications have been received for the 2016 bi-communal Cyprus Friendship Programme (CFP), compared to around 160 over the two previous years. Sotia...
Teen bikers injured in crash
A teenager is in critical condition and another one injured after they crashed their large motorbike in Peyia on Tuesday afternoon. The 17-year-old and his...
Two teens arrested in connection with car break-ins
Police arrested two 17-year-old boys on Wednesday for allegedly stealing items from nine cars and damaging six of them in Limassol on Wednesday. Acting on...
Teens caught driving illegally
Two 16-year-old boys were arrested during the early hours of Friday after they were caught driving illegally, and for possessing stolen goods, police said. At...