Concrete makers strike for overtime pay
Concrete manufacturers and traders went on strike on Thursday, demanding to be paid for overtime worked and a return to their pre-2013 collective labour agreement conditions.
The workers gathered at ...
Nexans conducting seabed survey for interconnector cable
French company Nexans is conducting a seabed survey as construction of the Great Sea Interconnector cable continues, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency ...
Athienou reiterates demand for crossing point in Pyroi
The Athienou municipality on Thursday demanded a crossing point be opened in the nearby village of Pyroi, ahead of a planned meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides.
A delegation of seven ...
Memorial to be erected for serial killer Metaxas’ victims
A memorial service and inauguration of a memorial bench will take place on Sunday in remembrance of the seven foreign women and girls who were murdered by serial killer, Nikos ...
Hospital CEO investigated for harassment claims
The state health services (Okypy) is carrying out a disciplinary investigation over its CEO for the Larnaca-Famagusta directorate after allegations of inappropriate conduct, it was reported on Thursday.There is ...
Some school buses may be cancelled due to vandalism
Cyprus Public Transport on Wednesday night announced its intention to cancel school buses on some routes in Larnaca and Nicosia because buses are being continuously vandalised.
The company said it ...
Cyprus’ Kadis sails through EU commission post hearing
Costas Kadis, Cyprus’ commissioner-designate, sailed through Wednesday’s confirmation hearing at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee (PECH) in the European Parliament in Brussels and secured its backing for the job, ...
Troodos observatory wins prestigious architecture award
The National Observatory of Cyprus, known as the Troodos observatory, has won the Civic Building of the Year award at the World Architecture Festival 2024 in Singapore.
The observatory, designed by ...
Law change will not impact ex-presidents’ perks, MPs told
Perks that former presidents receive – including a limousine and a €3,000 monthly secretary stipend – will be for life and cannot be scrapped even if the law changes, the House ethics committee ...
Key Nicosia road opened, to ‘ease traffic congestion’
The formal inauguration of Phase A of the Nicosia ring road – due to ease massive traffic congestion – was marked on Wednesday, in a ceremony attended by officials from Cyprus, Greece ...
Fertility rate increase measures a ‘top priority’
Measures to promote the country’s demographic recovery are being implemented as a top priority, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday.
Reiterating President Nikos Christodoulides’ TV announcement on the ...
Record payout for parents of brain-damaged child
Record compensation has been awarded by the Nicosia District Court in a case involving medical negligence during the delivery of a child 12 years ago, it was reported on Wednesday.
The ...
Midwives warn of dangers of unregulated home births
The absence of proper infrastructure in Cyprus makes home births too risky, the nurses and midwives association (Pasynm) warned on Tuesday, as it urged the public to report concerning instances ...
State to spend €9 million on clerics pay next year
In 2025 the state will spend about €9 million on the salaries of clerics, based on an agreement between the government and the church dating to the early 1970s.
The finance ministry ...
Bid for UN office in Cyprus discussed
The possibility of creating a UN office in Cyprus, as an incentive for reaching a solution to the island’s national problem and to facilitate peace and security in the ...
Thousands of cars in Cyprus ‘may have defective airbags’
Thousands of cars in Cyprus may have defective airbags, it was heard in parliament on Tuesday.
The matter was raised during a discussion about recalls at the House commerce committee, ...
Life expectancy for women remains higher than for men
Women had a higher life expectancy compared to men in all EU regions in 2022, including Cyprus, according to data released by Eurostat on Tuesday.
In 2022, life expectancy at birth in ...
US navy helps construct heliport at Mari
Construction works are well underway for a multi-use heliport at the site of Mari naval base, reports said on Tuesday.
Taking part in the earthworks and soil removal is the ...
Work begins on new refugee homes
The government’s Ktizo plan, which aims at improving living conditions in refugee estates, is progressing according to schedule, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday visiting a construction site ...
Seniors to discuss living conditions at Elders’ parliament session
Decent living standards and the problems faced by pensioners in mountainous and other areas were the focus of discussions on Tuesday at a preparatory meeting for the 25th session of ...
Reform must succeed to ‘improve peoples’ lives’
Local authority reform must succeed for the good of municipalities and their residents, Disy leader Annita Demetriou and Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos agreed on Tuesday.
They discussed challenges surrounding local ...
Employers’ organisation condemns concrete workers’ strike
The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) and the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Tuesday condemned the indefinite strike by workers in the concrete industry.
The strike started ...
Winston now keeps babies company at Dhekelia cemetery
Hundreds of babies laid to rest at Dhekelia military cemetery, who died in the 1950s and 60s, now have Winston to look over them.
A statue of Winston the bear ...
Measures to deal with ‘alarming demographic problem’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday announced a €50 million tranche of measures aimed at tackling the “national challenge” Cyprus is facing with its ‘alarming demographic problem’, where fertility rates have dropped ...