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With money tight and supply chain problems meaning things don’t always arrive a growing number of people are taking to making their own gifts. ALIX NORMAN gets a few ...
Cabinet on Monday gave the green light for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 against coronavirus, which is scheduled to start on Thursday as a surge in cases was recorded ...
In a process of ever diminishing returns, locally made drama is only going one way says CONSTATINOS PSILLIDES
How often did you catch yourself saying: “Man, there is NOTHING good ...
The cabinet on Monday decided on mandatory self-isolation for Omicron cases or any other future variants as of this Wednesday in an attempt to prevent the spread of new variant ...
Argentina and Chile have been moved from Orange to Red the travel categories, the health ministry said on Monday.
The change will come into effect on Thursday.
The classification for ...
A Human Library will be organised by the House of Representatives in collaboration with the NGO Human Library – Cyprus on Thursday afternoon, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
“The ...
Direct and indirect deaths related to Covid could be higher in Cyprus, according to the State of Health in the EU report.
In 2020, Covid accounted for 131 deaths in Cyprus, or 2 ...
Lefkara has been recognised as one of the ‘Best Tourism Villages’ by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
The initiative was launched to advance the role of tourism in ...
A 32-year-old woman and 22-year-old man were arrested in Paphos this weekend for illegally staying in the Republic, Paphos police said on Monday.
The first arrested was the woman, in ...
Strict application of rules and regulations could many times be harmful to public interest, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday, a shot at the auditor-general whose annual report he received.
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A 26-year-old assaulted a police officer during his arrest, Paphos police said on Monday referring to a man arrested for illegal possession of drugs.
According to the police, members of ...
The transport ministry on Monday called for tenders for the provision of 32 electric vans to be used by state services as part of its efforts to promote clean energy and ...
The A Technical School in Limassol was to remain closed on Monday as a precautionary measure after the first three cases of Omicron reported in Cyprus on Friday were among ...
In today’s episode, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, will present to the European Union Foreign Affairs Council the options document for the Union’...
High concentrations of dust were recorded in the atmosphere in most parts of the country on Monday morning, according to the department of labour inspection.
The department urged the public, ...
Paphos police were investigating on Monday after 15 people reportedly assaulted two men in the Dasoudi area the night before.
The case was reported to the police by the two victims ...
Seven businesses and 16 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures after 3,046 checks in the government-controlled areas, police said on Monday.
About half of the checks, 1,536, were carried out in the ...
The health ministry announced that two people had died from Covid-19 on Sunday and that 393 had tested positive from 64,507 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.61 per cent.
The ...
Self tests will be available in Cyprus from December 20, the health ministry announced on Sunday.
The tests – five per pack – will be available free from pharmacies for people who have ...
Donations of gifts, toys and chocolate are desperately needed to fill up gift bags for children of families connected to the Learning Refuge that are living in the district of ...
A volunteer group on social media was trying to gather donations on Sunday to help a grandmother, aged 82, after a group of teenagers flung a firecracker at her front door, ...
We have lost many things to Covid-19 over the last two years, including the festive spirit. Gina Agapiou visits some of the Christmas villages in the mountains in the hope ...
It shouldn’t be such a grim Christmas this year, but socialising will be a confusing, rule-laden affair – and subject to change
A second Christmas under coronavirus measures is hardly ...