Govt lifts final Covid-19 restrictions
The government on Thursday lifted the last remaining Covid-19 restrictions, Health Minister Michael Damianos said.
Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, he said people would no longer be required ...
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State aid ‘should not just be for football clubs’
The government should use taxpayers’ money to support sports clubs outside of football, the Famagusta Nautical Club said on Thursday.
Reacting to the planned submission of a bill to parliament ...
Cabinet approves creation of ‘patient advocate’
Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill which will create the role of a “patient advocate”, Health Minister Michael Damianos said.
Speaking after the meeting, he said there had been a “...
Pachoulides sworn in as national guard’s deputy chief
Major general Neofytos Pachoulides was on Thursday sworn in as the national guard’s new deputy chief.
His swearing in took place at a ceremony at the Presidential palace in ...
Another delivery driver attacked in Limassol
Another delivery driver was attacked while at work in Limassol on Wednesday.
Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou told the Cyprus Mail that the incident had taken place at around 3pm.
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‘Projects’ in pipeline over historic Saint Phanourios cave
There are “projects” in the pipeline over the maintenance and restoration of the historic Saint Phanourios cave near the Kyrenia district village of Ayios Georgios, the bicommunal Technical Committee on ...
Man arrested for crossing illegally to north jailed pending trial
A man who was arrested on Sunday after having handed himself in to the Turkish Cypriot police after he illegally crossed from the Republic to the north was jailed for ...
‘100 people’ living in squalor in Morphou report being trafficked to north police
A total of 100 people who were revealed to have been living in squalor in a camp near Morphou filed reports to the Turkish Cypriot police that they had been trafficked, ...
Govt ponders declassifying Cyprus’ ‘emergent’ energy market
The government is “examining the possibility” of declassifying Cyprus’ energy market from its current status as “emergent”, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Wednesday.
Cyprus’ energy market is currently classified ...
Cyprus ‘has not seen’ financing plan for interconnector
Cyprus’ authorities “have not seen” the financing plan for the Great Sea Interconnector project, the finance ministry’s permanent secretary George Panteli said on Wednesday.
Speaking at an extraordinary meeting ...
North ‘paid Republic $2m for electricity’ in July
By Tom Cleaver
The north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek paid the Republic’s electricity authority (EAC) a total of $2 million (€1.8m) for the supply of electricity during the month of ...
132 chickens killed in dog attack
A total of 132 chickens were killed after being attacked by dogs in a chicken coop near Lapithos, the Turkish Cypriot police announced on Wednesday.
The incident took place at around 7.30...
EU ready for ‘constructive solutions’ on Cyprus problem from Turkey
The European Union is ready for “constructive solutions” on the Cyprus problem from Turkey, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Tuesday, ahead of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s ...
Football clubs’ tax debt repayment plan ‘last chance’
There will be “no other” tax debt repayment plans offered to Cyprus football clubs if they do not repay their debt through the current plan, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said ...
Man arrested for crossing to north with meth in underpants
A man was arrested at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point after having attempted to cross from the Republic to the north with methamphetamines in his underpants.
The man appeared in ...
Goat, sheep milk to ‘surpass’ cow’s in PDO halloumi ‘in 2029’
The quantity of goat and sheep milk in halloumi compliant with the European Commission’s Protected Designation or Origin (PDO) regulations will surpass the quantity of cow’s milk in ...
Cypriot tennis legend Baghdatis to play exhibition match against Agassi
Cypriot tennis legend Marcos Baghdatis is to play a one-off exhibition match against former world number one Andre Agassi in Limassol in September.The match will mark the opening of ...
With newfound fame, halitzia season arrives in Tylliria
With summer in its final weeks, the season for preparing Tylliria’s local halitzia cheese has arrived.
The cheese, so named for its likeness to pebbles, which are also called “...
Report reveals squalid living conditions of migrant fruit pickers in north
An exposé released on Monday revealed that migrant fruit pickers in the north are living in squalid conditions in a camp near Morphou.
The report, released in newspaper Ozgur Gazete, ...
Koumis decries ‘unfair’ tourism competition from north
Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Monday decried what he described as “unfair competition” from the north in the tourism sector.
Questioned by Politis Radio over tour operator Tui’s ...
UCY: ‘Nothing irregular’ about allowing A Level holders to apply
The University of Cyprus on Monday said there is “nothing irregular” in its allowing students who obtained international high school qualifications to apply to study at the university.
The university’...
Electricity authority cancels meeting over ‘violation’ of agreement
The electricity authority (EAC) on Monday cancelled a meeting with the electricity market association (EMA) over what they described as a “violation” of an agreement on the EMA’s part ...
Syrian family of four arrested in north after leaving Republic
A Syrian family of four left the Republic to the north in the early hours of Sunday morning, crossing the Green Line illegally near the Ledra Palace hotel in Nicosia ...
Another teenage girl arrested over robbery of elderly man
An 18-year-old girl was arrested in connection with the robbery of a 64-year-old man, police announced on Monday, as two other teenage girls have already been arrested in connection with ...