Man jailed for employing illegal workers
Limassol court has handed down a two-month jail sentence to a 46-year-old man after finding him guilty of employing illegal workers, police said on Tuesday.
Another man, aged 37, was jailed ...
Coronavirus: €6,000 in fines for violating health protocols
Police handed out fines totaling €6,000 to six businesses for violating health protocols to contain the spread of coronavirus in the 24 hours to 6.00 am Tuesday, the Cyprus News Agency reported.
The ...
Second victim scammed in fake hospital scenario
A 75-year-old woman was duped into giving €7,000 to a man who claimed a relative of hers needed urgent surgery, the second victim of such a scam in the past few ...
UK in a first awards offshore wind power a contract to help stabilise grid
Britain’s National Grid ESO (NG.L) has for the first time awarded a contract to an offshore wind farm to help keep voltage levels in the power network stable, ...
Alpine skiing-Austria’s Mayer claims historic gold in men’s super-G
Austria’s Matthias Mayer became the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games after winning the super-G at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.
...
Canadian police seize fuel, remove oil tanker; court silences protesters’ horns
Police in Canada‘s capital said on Monday they had seized thousands of liters of fuel and removed an oil tanker as part of a crackdown to end an 11-day ...
Bahrain introduces ‘golden’ permanent residency visas to lure talent
Bahrain on Monday introduced a new permanent residency visa to attract talent and investment, part of a trend in Gulf states to offer more flexible and longer-duration visas amid regional ...
Hospitality industry unable to find workers
Restaurants and other hospitality venues in Paphos are struggling to find the workers required to keep their businesses in operation, Paphos Leisure Centre Owners Association (Sikap) president Angelos Onisiforou said ...
Cyprus Business Now
The volume of credit card transactions rose by 72 per cent between September and November of 2021, according to data provided by credit card processing company JCC to the Cyprus News Agency (...
Nicosia municipality installs ‘smart city’ cameras along main roads
High-tech cameras have been installed by Nicosia municipality along key urban arteries under the “Smart Cities” plan, which will record average vehicle speeds, pedestrian flows and “prevent vandalism”.
Monday’s ...
Our View: State nurses and teachers feel duty bound to exploit the pandemic
On the day primary school teachers held a one-hour work stoppage because they were not satisfied with the government’s response to their demand for full-time replacement staff, nursing unions ...
Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust (Update 2)
The coming days will be crucial in the Ukraine standoff, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a meeting on Monday with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who suggested some progress had ...
Greece protests to Turkey over disco band at Sumela monastery
Greece’s foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey were “offensive” and “a desecration” of ...
US offers reward for information on ISIS-K leader, Kabul airport attack
The United States said on Monday it was offering a reward of up to $10 million each for information leading to the identification or location of ISIS-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari and ...
Twelve more arrests in Chlorakas
Paphos police on Monday said they have arrested another twelve people who were found violating the interior ministry decree which prohibits the settlement of additional migrants in Chlorakas.
The arrests ...
NATO mulls longer-term military posture in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says
NATO is considering a longer-term military posture in eastern Europe to strengthen its defences, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, as tensions remained high over Russia’s military build-up near ...
EU, US pledge gas cooperation as tensions rise over Ukraine 9U
The United States and the European Union pledged on Monday to work to ensure gas supplies can respond to disruptions in pipeline gas flows, as tensions rise over the massing ...
Coronavirus: Doctors, lawyers join forces to protest ‘scandalous’ pandemic measures
A group of doctors, lawyers, educators and scientists gathered outside the attorney-general’s office on Monday to demand explanations regarding what they described as “scandalous” management of Covid-19.
Professionals from ...
Coronavirus: Four deaths, 3,374 new cases (Updated)
The health ministry on Monday announced four more coronavirus deaths, including two people in their 40s, as 3,374 new infections were recorded.
The deaths concerned a man, aged 40 and a woman ...
MPs work on making VAT on houses EU compatible
Lawmakers on Monday discussed how to tweak a government bill on VAT on houses so as to make it compatible with EU law.
The matter relates to a bill tabled ...
Stories of Intimacy to be told at Limassol exhibition
A new exhibition opening in Limassol this week presents the works of various artists. The Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Apothikes Papadaki is hosting the group exhibition Stories of Intimacy curated ...
Limassol football teams accept smaller capacity stadium
The new Limassol football stadium is being completed as planned, government said on Monday, adding the three Limassol teams are willing to follow new Uefa specifications for wider spacing between ...
Energy minister says state will press for best terms over delayed LNG contract
The government said Monday it will use any safeguards afforded to it in the contract governing the LNG import terminal, sounding an upbeat note that any differences with the contractor ...
With eye on 2023, Diko to reach out to opposition parties
Diko has established a political framework within which it will move in the run up to the 2023 presidential elections, leader Nicolas Papadopoulos said on Monday following the centre-right party’s ...