Cyprus

The state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Monday its “effective planning” had proved decisive in the country’s low coronavirus mortality rate. In a written statement, the organisation said ...

The government announced changes in the country rankings for travellers on Monday, downgrading Slovakia to Red, and upgrading Luxembourg from Red to Orange. In a statement, the health ministry said ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Monday reiterated the state’s determination to implement national policies and strategies in the fight against cancer. Demetriou’s comments came after last Saturday’s ...

A new style of education is encouraging self-directed learning through outdoor experiences. ALIX NORMAN finds out how it works I learnt fractions with Marmite toast: this is a whole, this ...

Cyprus’ recent upgrading by the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) to orange was the result of the huge effort made by the overwhelming majority of the population in the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday was updated on the action plan of state health services organisation Okypy regarding the issues of staffing of state hospitals, the extension of operating hours ...

Police and the fire service are investigating arson after a fire broke out at a private lab which carries out Covid-19 rapid tests in the early hours on Monday in ...

Noir detective/thriller series is a much beloved genre of TV and as it turns out, nobody does it better than the Scandinavian countries (we are throwing Iceland in there ...

Paphos police are investigating after a 31-year-old woman reported she lost €3,500 from her bank account. According to the complainant, the amount was withdrawn from her online bank account which was ...

The Journalists Union on Monday said it will take joint action with Turkish Cypriot NGO Basin-Sen after the latter’s leader was prevented from entering Turkey. In a written statement, ...

Bribery in the private sector constitutes a criminal offence, and a court will not allow the recovery of any advantage received on its basis. It is a criminal act against ...

The military can play amid a positive role among wider efforts to alleviate the climate crisis, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides told a climate change and security conference on Monday. Petrides ...

Seemingly unnecessarily, the state-funded Cyprus Olympic Committee spent over €8,000 on consultants in 2018 for the preparation of a letter responding to the audit service, and close to €18,000 to improve its 20-staff ...

Companies that do not adopt the concept of sustainability will find themselves stranded By Yiannis Misirlis At a time when the planet is sounding the alarm, it becomes more necessary ...

One in five children finish public school with insufficient knowledge of Greek, Education Minister Prodromas Prodromou said on Monday while highlighting the importance of evaluation to track performance in schools. ...

Limassol district court was evacuated early on Monday due to smoke caused by a short circuit in a room used for storage. According to police, the building was evacuated after ...

A 51-year-old man has been hospitalised following an injury after his motorised parachute crashed in Cape Greco, police said on Monday. The joint rescue coordination centre of the defence ministry ...

In today’s episode, state hospitals are facing serious issues, as patients say they are suffering the consequences of tensions between health professionals and the organisation in charge of running ...

A 45-year-old man was arrested late on Sunday after causing public nuisance at a Nicosia apartment building. The suspect was arrested after police received information about a man holding a ...

Two men, aged 37 and 38, were arrested late on Sunday on suspicion of illegal possession of property and drugs. Following a tip-off, officers stopped the car of the two men for ...

Police on Monday said they issued 44 fines following 3,014 nationwide checks for breaches in coronavirus measures. The checks were conducted between 6am on Sunday and 6am on Monday. Five businesses and ...

For a short time last year, face masks were viewed as a fashion accessory. That’s all changed What comes to mind nowadays when we hear the word masks? Just ...

One person died and 94 new Covid cases were reported on Sunday, the ministry of health said. The death means 558 people have died since the start of the pandemic, 354 of whom ...

The school year is progressing smoothly but all coronavirus measures must be adhered to to keep the schools open, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Sunday. “And that is very ...