‘Unacceptable’ that patient health used as bargaining chip
It is “inconceivable and unacceptable” for trade unions to use patient health and safety as a tool to force their employers to accept their demands, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ ...
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TV shows we love: The Menendez Brothers
Do you watch a docudrama and spend half your time Googling to see how much of it was true? Perhaps with this in mind, a couple of weeks after Monsters: ...
Paphos municipality officially changes name
The municipality of East Paphos has been officially renamed as the municipality of Ierokipias (Holy Garden), mayor Nicos Palios said on Sunday.
The move follows an official announcement in the ...
President to meet Biden at the White House
President Nikos Christodoulides has been invited to meet American President Joe Biden at the White House, CyBC reported on Sunday.
According to the channel’s correspondent in Washington Petros Kasfiki ...
Former advisors take president to court
Two of four advisors to the president and ministers who were dismissed due to a change in the law are taking the matter to court, it was reported on Sunday, ...
‘No middle ground between legality and illegality’
There is no middle ground between legality and illegality, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said, adding that nothing will be discussed in terms of the Cyprus problem outside the agreed framework.
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Police cadet died from severe head injury
The cause of death of a police cadet who died in a traffic accident on Friday was on Sunday given as a severe head injury.
The 22-year-old cadet was named ...
‘Traffic bans will only be implemented after schemes to promote greener transport’
Any measure to regulate the movement of fuel guzzling vehicles will not be made until a series of measures are implemented to promote the use of low and zero emission ...
Fourth remand after delivery driver attacked
A fourth person arrested after a delivery driver was beaten up on Thursday in Limassol was on Sunday remanded into police custody for five days by Limassol District Court.
The 26...
Labour minister remains positive about peace in hotel industry
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Sunday reiterated his aim of avoiding a deadlock in negotiations with the hotel industry.
He said he had met with the unions – who on Friday ...
Cyprus problem plan ‘bringing results’
We have a specific plan for the Cyprus problem, which we have been implementing since day one, and is slowly bringing results, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday without downplaying ...
‘Cyprus becomes part of the space elite’
Cyprus is part of a group of countries that will cooperate with NASA for the return of humanity to the moon and then for the giant effort to send the ...
Almost two tonnes of waste collected in Paphos clean-up
Around two tonnes of rubbish were collected during a clean-up on Saturday which included that found in the sea off Paphos.
A total of 180 children took part in a clean ...
Arrests after thefts from cars
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Saturday night in an ongoing case of conspiracy, theft, illegal possession of property and drugs.
According to police, at 11.40 on Saturday night ...
Hope for hotel labour peace as employers accept proposal
Employers have agreed to a labour ministry proposal in the ongoing negotiation for the renewal of collective agreements in the hotel industry, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday.
He ...
Women’s a capella chorus performs live in Paphos
A unique musical evening is coming to Paphos this weekend as the Cyprus-based choir Spellbound performs live on the Markideio Theatre stage. The women forming the chorus will not be ...
TV shows we love: Eric
I am not really a fan of Benedit Cumberbatch’s acting. He always seem to play the same character, stuck on the right (or wrong?) side of the UK’s ...
President fires police chief, deputy director of prisons
Arriving back in Cyprus on Sunday night, President Nikos Christodoulides fired the police chief and the deputy director of prisons.
The move follows the escape last week – and subsequent arrest ...
Convicted murderer arrested in Limassol
Police on Sunday afternoon arrested the convicted murderer who has been on the run since Thursday after he was spotted on the Limassol sea front.
He was arrested at around 5.30...
US lifts arms embargo on Cyprus for one more year
The lifting of a US arms embargo against Cyprus for another year has been branded a “grave mistake” by the Turkish foreign ministry, it emerged on Sunday.
The Turkish Foreign ...
‘Greece will not recognise the pseudo-state’
‘Greece will not be drawn into a discussion of recognising the pseudo-state,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.
In a post on social media, and referencing his recent ...
Hundreds demonstrate against bases role in Gaza war
Hundreds of demonstrators lined up outside the base of Akrotiri on Sunday to protest about the ongoing killing in Gaza and calling on the government to take action against military ...
Government to focus on care for the elderly
The Cyprus government recognises both the benefits of longevity and the challenges that arise in caring for the elderly, deputy welfare minister Marilena Evangelou said on Sunday.
Speaking at the ...
Remand after man found with drugs
A Nicosia man has been remanded in police custody after officers found him with 450g of cannabis.
According to the police, while officers were on patrol on Saturday they stopped ...