Tom Cleaver

Small shopkeepers’ association Povek has issued a list of demands to the government, covering issues including working hours and sick pay. The group called for shop hours to be regulated ...

Shoppers need to be vigilant as the sales season has begun in Cyprus in order to avoid overpaying or paying more than expected for items they wish to buy, the ...

The funeral of 20-year-old Cypriot soldier Giorgos Hadjionna took place on Tuesday morning at the Ayia Sofia church in Strovolos. At the funeral, his brother Charalambos made a speech in ...

The trial of a man accused of killing 16-year-old Turkish Cypriot Zehie Helin Reessur in the north in January has been postponed again, this time until July 11. The trial of ...

A Turkish Cypriot with American citizenship has been awarded €345,000 in compensation for loss of use of his property in Limassol and also had ownership of the property returned to him. ...

The three men who escaped from custody after being arrested in the north were rearrested later on Monday after a search was carried out in the village of Lysi. Ibrahim ...

The children’s oncology ward at the Makarios hospital is set to be permanently staffed by a psychologist and a social worker. The move was announced by Health Minister Popi ...

Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou has told ministerial representatives that equality issues “require urgent improvement” but commended the importance the government has placed on the issues in question. Christodoulou told ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has come out in favour of opening new crossing points during a meeting of municipal representatives at the Presidential palace. Dherynia mayor Andros Karagiannis, who is also ...

Diaspora parents should “ensure their children learn the Turkish language, history, culture and traditions,” Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said this weekend. Speaking at the Turkish Cypriot cultural festival in ...

Four people have died as a result of a head-on traffic collision which took place in the north this morning. The incident happened at 3:40am on the road between Kyrenia ...

Customers who refuse to download the apps say they are discriminated against Smartphones may be pervasive – that extra appendage we never knew needed – but there is a still a significant ...

The first Israeli cruise ship of the summer, named the Crown Iris, arrived in Larnaca on Friday with a total of 1,600 tourists on board. The boat left the Israeli port ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou met with representatives of the lifeguards’ association on Friday to discuss issues such as infrastructure, equipment, and staff numbers. One of the main points of discussion ...

Teenagers from the Children’s rights protection commission met with Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday to discuss the issue of bullying in schools. The teenagers presented their findings and ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari has announced her intention to put into law new regulations on rehabilitation centres. Kanari said that the purpose of the proposed new law “is to regulate ...

The Greek and Turkish Cypriot mayors of Famagusta met in the town recently in a show of friendship, it emerged on Friday. Turkish Cypriot mayor Suleyman Ulucay invited his Greek ...

Police in Limassol have arrested a man who had been on the run for nearly two years after escaping from the Germasogeia police station in September 2021. The man, aged 26, had ...

Various representatives of the Larnaca district, including mayors, mukhtars, and members of parliament, have come together to voice their opposition to the proposed relocation of the Dali asphalt plant to ...

With summer now almost in full swing, labour inspection officer Evangelitsa Tsoulofta has reminded employers of their responsibilities regarding working in hot weather. Speaking on Thursday, she said that rising ...

The positions of the Paphos chamber of commerce and industry regarding the region’s planned new marina have been adopted by the deputy ministry of tourism, the chamber’s chairman ...

The health ministry honoured the outgoing chairman of the national thalassaemia commission Panos Englezos, with a prize-giving ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Health Minister Popi Kanari, who congratulated “the ...

The University of Cyprus has climbed 105 places to 368th in the QS World University Rankings. As a result, it is now ranked in the top 25 per cent of universities in ...

A stretch of beach in Famagusta which was allegedly closed by the Turkish military has now been confirmed as open to the public. The area, which spans three kilometres and ...