Rebekah Gregoriades

A 46-year-old jeweller was arrested on Tuesday for accepting gold artefacts stolen from a church on August 17. Two men, aged 47 and 44, are already in custody since August 18 for allegedly selling ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) says the aim of all involved in the competitive electricity market was to contribute to the lowest possible price of electricity for all consumers, ...

There is a “positive climate” in discussions with trade unions for the renewal of the collective agreement in the hotel industry, Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) director general Philokypros Roussounides said ...

Three tobacco busts were made by the customs department last week, which saw 174 cartons of 200 cigarettes each and over 12kg of rolling tobacco, as well as a packet of rolling ...

Faced with ever-increasing discouragement at home, Greek doctors are seeking work in Cyprus, and according to a press report this weekend flooding Gesy. Understaffing, poor infrastructure and low wages are ...

US ambassador Rodger Davies was remembered on Monday during a memorial ceremony to mark 50 years since he was killed in Nicosia, during the events of 1974, along with embassy employee and ...

The Green party has filed a formal objection to a massive photovoltaic plant proposed for the Mathiatis-Analyontas-Lythrodontas triangle, in the Nicosia district. In a press release announcing the action, the ...

August and September are the worst months for blood adequacy, especially this year, when demands are unchanged but donations are fewer due to the holiday season. Head of the health ...

Cooperative banks are set to make a comeback, with regional meetings to inform the public scheduled for October, during which people will be able to sign up. Learning from the ...

The government will propose professor Costas Kadis for Cyprus’ EU commissioner, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. Kadis’ experience from serving the Republic of Cyprus in various posts, as ...

From the very outset, Cyprus’ flagship waste treatment facility at Pentakomo was beset by official indifference and negligence, says its former manager The “state-of-the-art” municipal waste treatment facility at Pentakomo ...

Will it be a good year for rain or will the drought continue? If you’d like to predict the weather for the rest of the year, August is the ...

Russia has expressed its opposition to direct flights to the north of Cyprus and the militarisation of the eastern Mediterranean. Director of the Fourth European Department at the Russian Foreign ...

Chairman of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) Andreas Poullikas has handed in his resignation, which reportedly has nothing to do with major energy issues still pending, the finalising of ...

A fire that broke out on Thursday at the edge of the Kelia state forest is believed to have been intentional. The Forestry Department reported on Friday that the fire ...

The carob – sit in its shade and enjoy its sweet pods, but not before August 15 You may know the carob tree from its ‘fat shade’ or pashia skia – as the ...

A red alert for forest fires has been issued by the Forestry Department for Tuesday. Lighting fires without permission is an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to ten ...

The Palestinian embassy in Nicosia has demanded emergency international intervention to stop atrocities against the Palestinians, the continuation of which is “proof of the failure of the international community” to ...

The Supreme Court ordered that a Syrian, in custody for the past 18 months pending his deportation for reasons of national security, be released. In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court ...

The 64-officer mission set to fly to Greece in the early hours of Tuesday has been called off. Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the Greek government has changed its request ...

The way the Great Sea Interconnector is being promoted “bears serious risks and many problems,” associations affiliated with the Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (Oev) related to energy matters have ...

Producers and supermarkets have been found to be charging “unreasonably high prices” for fruit and vegetables, the commerce ministry said. The ministry’s Consumer Protection Service carried out checks and ...

A 41-year-old was sentenced to 11 years in prison for possession of 7.5kg of cannabis. Police said the sentence was passed on Tuesday. The 41-year-old had been arrested in March in ...

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two cases of theft and causing malicious damage to property. The police said the man appears to be involved in two ...