A&E departments of private hospitals to join Gesy
September will see a range of changes in the national health care system (Gesy) with the health insurance organisation (HIO) ready to implement several decisions drawn up in recent months, ...
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Chlorakas complex under police guard as migrant count rises (Update)
The number of migrants recorded as living in the Ayios Nikolaos complex in Chlorakas has reached 246, Paphos CID head Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday.
“The majority of the inhabitants are ...
Clinic under fire following Gesy system fraud
Management and doctors at a clinic operating within the national health service (Gesy) are under scrutiny by the authorities for fraudulent billing registrations.
An investigation by the health insurance organisation (...
UCy set to pioneer first large energy storage system on the island
The University of Cyprus (UCy) on Thursday announced a tender for the development of the first phase of a photovoltaic (PV) park on its premises.
The ‘Apollo’ project, part of ...
Two arrested after construction items stolen in Paphos
Police in Paphos have arrested two men on suspicion of theft after the victim pursued his case and located his stolen property.
According to police, the case began with a ...
Sixty new migrants found in Chlorakas complex, one illegal
Additional migrants have been located at the condemned Chlorakas building complex, police reported on Thursday.
According to police spokesman and head of Paphos CID Michalis Nikolaou, police forces carried out ...
British MP adds voice to condemnation of Pyla incident
Attacks on UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus are completely unacceptable, British Conservative MP Theresa Villiers said.
The British MP added her voice to the international condemnation of the episodes in ...
‘Ageism by public service employees a dishonour’
State services are plagued by ageism, the head of the Third Age Observatory, Dimos Antoniou, told the CyBC.
The watchdog organisation rep’s statements came in the wake of an ...
Diaspora conference: US federal democracy can be model for Cyprus
The US system is a “perfect example” of a federal state to be emulated, president of the Pancyprian Association of America, Philip Christopher, said at the annual conference for Cypriot ...
Migrant arrest for serious injury to officers during Chlorakas eviction (Update 2)
A 34-year-old migrant has been taken into custody for seriously injuring two people during the relocation operation in Chlorakas, police reported on Wednesday, while some migrants have already been bused ...
New Covid-19 and flu shots available in October
The updated Covid-19 vaccine will be offered for simultaneous administration with the influenza vaccine starting in October, health ministry permanent secretary, Christina Yiannaki, announced.
Yiannaki, who heads the national vaccine ...
Relocation operation of Chlorakas migrants completed (update 3)
The relocation operation of migrants housed in the troubled Ayios Nikolaos apartment complex in Chlorakas has been completed Paphos CID chief Michalis Nikolaou told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday.
The ...
Two women detained for theft, resisting arrest
Police in Ayia Napa on Monday arrested two women, aged 20, theft, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
According to police statement, a shop owner spotted one ...
Postal service warns of new SMS scam
The postal services on Monday warned of a new attempt to defraud the public with text messages using name of the ‘Cyprus Post Office’.
The department said that recipients are ...
Hunter found dead ‘died of natural causes’, police say (updated)
It is believed that the hunter who was found dead on Sunday afternoon “died of natural causes”, according to the police.
An investigation is underway, with police currently saying it ...
No further works underway on Pyla road, says Unficyp (Update)
Unficyp spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Monday that there was no change at the Pyla to Arsos road construction site in the buffer zone, despite Turkish Cypriot media claims that ...
Peak of Perseid ‘shooting stars’ visible this weekend
The peak of the Perseid phenomenon, known in lay terms as shooting stars, started on Friday and will last through Sunday.
During this time up to 100 shooting stars per hour ...
Fisheries department addresses concerns over turtle nesting on Gialia beach
The fisheries department on Friday responded to a social media post picked up by news sources, following the publication of a photo showing turtle tracks on an organised beach in ...
Police have ‘no intention to silence anyone’
The cybercrime police on Friday said it had made no request for the parody social media account Jho Low Presidential Godson to be closed.
“Our aim was not to silence ...
Man arrested with copper pipe haul
Police patrolling the green line on Thursday intercepted a man who appears to have been stealing copper.
According to the police, officers stopped the 66-year-old man for a check in ...
New dialogue to be launched in ‘3+1’ context forum
The next meeting within the ‘3+1’ framework, that is Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United States has been agreed, it was reported on Friday.
The news comes following the postponement of ...
Child neglect and abuse case to go to court in Larnaca
A disturbing a case of child neglect and abuse is pending trial on Thursday by the Larnaca criminal court.
Particulars of the case, reported by Philenews involve accusations of physical ...
Jordanian firefighters leave Cyprus after battling Limassol fire
Three Jordanian Royal Air Force crews sent to Cyprus to battle the recent fire in Limassol departed from the island on Thursday.
Jordan had supplied the firefighters, as well as ...
Animal party calls for FIP meds to be supplied for free
The Animal party has called for covid meds repurposed to treat feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) to be made available for free to volunteers and animal shelters.
The veterinary services on ...