Jean Christou

Sometimes in moments of boredom, retired old Cyprob junkies with nothing better to do and to keep themselves amused however briefly on a rainy December morning might decide to ask ...

The top issue for most Cypriots, according to a new poll, is inflation, which concerns almost two thirds of the population. The local Cypronetwork ‘barometer’ found that after inflation, 45 per ...

By Jean Christou The House on Monday voted by majority to limit cash transactions over €10,000 after the previous internation had been referred back to parliament by the president. The amended ...

Former Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides plans to remain independent of political parties in his endeavour to contest the next presidential election in 2028, he said over the weekend. Michaelides made the statement ...

Three new apps have been created to enhance the virtual tourism experience of Larnaca, the local development and promotion board announced on Monday. The first concerns a virtual tour focusing ...

The House ethics committee on Monday unanimously accepted the referral by the president of a law passed on December 5 to limit large cash transactions. The issue will now be tabled ...

The funeral will take place on Monday of veteran lawyer and former Edek MP Efstathios Efstathiou, who died on Sunday aged 88. Efstathiou served as an MP from 1985 to 1996 in the ...

A fire broke out on Monday morning in a truck being driven along the Nicosia to Limassol highway, resulting in the closure of one lane, police said. According to a ...

Farmers’ organisations on Monday said their right to cultivate their lands within the buffer zone was non-negotiable and called on the foreign ministry and the UN to resolve the issues ...

Following a coordinated manhunt, police recaptured a Swedish fugitive in the Larnaca area almost 24 hours after he escaped from a private clinic while supposedly under guard. He was found on ...

Despite progress in healthcare since the advent of Gesy in 2019, a number of gaps remain, particularly in terms of preventative medicine and long-term care, a new report shows. The 170-page ...

Cyprus will respond in the coming days as to whether it will accept Chevron’s development and production plan for the Block 12 Aphrodite gas field, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...

The prison employee branch of the public servants’ union (Pasydy) on Wednesday lauded changes to the prisons system, which it said would also lead to better working conditions and an ...

The Nicosia court on Wednesday postponed until March next year, the case brought against a German real estate agent charged on 44 counts related to the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property ...

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has said the new infusion of €2.6 million from the EU would aid in identifying and returning the remains of the missing in 2025. Thanking the ...

A pilot AI designed to interact with the public was launched on the government’s portal on Wednesday to answer questions people may have but for now, only general social ...

Over 2,600 traffic violations were recorded nationwide during traffic stops last week, police said on Tuesday. The were offences clocked outside of the automated traffic cameras system. According to police, between ...

Four new buses, from an order of nine specially designed for people with disabilities, were delivered to the transport ministry on Tuesday. The buses with lifting platforms have the capability ...

The cumulative results of decades of work and advances in medicine are reflected in the increased survival of thalassaemia patients, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Tuesday. “Cyprus has perhaps ...

A fast-track process for low-impact developments has come into force for building permits filed before July 1, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. The measure is being implemented by decree for ...

A detention centre for juvenile offenders is to be up and running by January 1, 2026 at the latest, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. The minister joined a round-table discussion ...

A large number of complaints are received every day by her office every day with allegations of human rights violations, Commissioner for the Administration and Protection of Human Rights, Maria ...

The floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Prometheas, which will form part of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Vasiliko, is expected to sail for Cyprus from Shanghai any ...

Almost three in ten Cypriots up to age 74 continue to work after retirement, the vast majority due to financial necessity, a new Eurostat survey has found. The official retirement age ...