Two arrested for driving almost double the speed limit
Traffic police arrested two drivers speeding on the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway on Sunday evening.
One of them, a 21-year-old man, was stopped near Kosi shortly before 8pm as he was driving 196...
24 lawyers hired to speed up asylum applications
The state Legal Service has recruited 24 lawyers who will be handling asylum cases in a bid to speed up procedures, it was announced on Monday.
The lawyers and five support ...
Driver arrested after large number of rosaries found in car
Paphos police on Sunday arrested a driver in possession of a large number of rosaries who also tested positive for drugs.
At around 7.45pm, following a tip off, officers stopped ...
Coronavirus: Future in all our hands says minister as relaxations come into place
As Monday sees further easing of Covid restrictions in the Republic, with certain school years returning to class, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou urged people to follow measures to avoid any ...
Taxi drivers strike called off after minister’s intervention (updated)
A nationwide strike by taxi drivers on Monday was called off after the intervention of Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and a meeting between representatives of the drivers, head of the ...
Rain, lower temperatures see in March
Cloudy weather with rain or thunderstorms is expected on Monday, while sleet may fall in the higher regions.
According to the Met service, it will be cooler than previous days, ...
Kiosk robbed in Limassol
Police are investigating the robbery of a kiosk in Limassol which occurred on Sunday evening.
According to a police statement, a man wearing a hood entered the kiosk at 10.45pm ...
Coronavirus: Limassol leads in health and safety violations
In the past 24 hours, police carried out 11,493 checks for violations of coronavirus measures and booked 152 individuals, including four business owners.
Most were caught in Limassol, 83, while 20 were fined in Nicosia, ...
Cyprus 4.0: Wealth Management has a ‘special relationship’ with technology
“You have to keep in step with the times,” said an official. “That depends, said the French diplomat Talleyrand, ”on what you have to step in.”
This epigram may seem ...
With strong turnout for vaccines, Paphos residents back Covid passports
With around 90 per cent of eligible people taking up coronavirus vaccinations in Paphos, there is strong support in the area for some kind of Covid passport.
“This is the right ...
‘We are slowly dying here’
Turkish Cypriot traders don’t know how long more they can hang on
A YEAR after the Ledra Street/Lokmaci crossing was closed there is still no sign that any ...
Coronavirus: 283 new cases, no deaths (updated)
No new coronavirus deaths were reported by the ministry of health on Sunday, although a total of 283 new cases were found.
The number who have died as a result of ...
Closures welcomed by trades most impacted by sales of cheap goods in the north
The closure of crossing points a year ago cut off cheap lifelines for many shoppers, putting an end to the “great evil” of those buying cigarettes and petrol from the ...
Coronavirus: All high school students to take weekly tests, gymnasium reopening delayed (updated)
The reopening of gymnasia was put off for a week on Sunday, the ministry of education announced, meaning children will not return to the classroom until March 16. At the same ...
Coronavirus: Where to get tested on Monday
Fifty three locations for rapid tests on Monday have been lined up by the ministry of health.
The ministry reminded that all people going to work must undergo some form ...
Coronavirus: Measures to relax in north from Monday
Measures will be eased in the north on Monday, with bars and restaurants able to open for takeaway and delivery although the curfew from 9pm to 5am will remain in ...
Akel says Ayia Napa marina report just one more government scandal
Akel on Sunday said the Auditor General’s report on Ayia Napa Marina, released on Friday, and the naturalisation of eight executives of companies associated with it brings to light ...
EU recovery funds could be gamechanger for reforms, Petrides says
FINANCE Minister Constantinos Petrides hopes that the recovery and resilience plan being prepared by the government apart from absorbing close to a billion euros from the EU would also help ...
Police campaign sees 11 booked after positive narcotests
A total of 11 drivers were found driving under the influence of drugs during a two-week police campaign that finished on Sunday.
At around 1am on Sunday a 28-year-old driver was ...
Private education in numbers: one fifth of secondary students attend private schools
Roughly one fifth of all secondary students in Cyprus attend a private school, ministry of education figures show, with the 11,546 students continuing the upward trend seen over recent years. These ...
IB vs A levels: time for a rethink?
Among the private English senior schools in Cyprus the vast majority offer the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level, more commonly known as A-Levels. The alternative, the International Baccalaureate Diploma ...
Why education should start young
When parents get to the point of registering their children in a nursery or kindergarten they usually put as a priority the respect shown towards their child. But is this ...
Learning to cope without the ‘magic’ of school
By Melissa Heckers
It may be too early to assess the impact of the pandemic on education, but anyone who has witnessed a child learning online since the closure of ...
Choosing the school with the right fit for your child
Choosing a school can be a decision fraught with worry for a parent. How to choose? What differentiates one school from another? How have graduates faired? How balanced is the ...