Basketball match banner ‘reflects a sad reality’
The banner unfurled at the basketball match between Greek club Panathinaikos and Israeli outfit Maccabi Tel Aviv in Nicosia reading 50 years of illegal occupation, no one forgets “reflects a sad ...
‘No plan for dealing with falling birth rate’
MPs of the House ad hoc committee on demographics on Tuesday lashed out at the National Agency for Demographic and Family Policy (Evdop), saying it has no concrete plans for ...
‘Public outcry to follow court decision on auditor general either way’
A public discussion will be inevitable after the Supreme Constitutional Court issues its decision on Wednesday over Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides’ future in his role, lawyer Achilles Emilianides said on ...
Cyprus participation in GSI green-lit by cabinet
The government on Tuesday green-lit Cyprus’ participation in the Great Sea Interconnector – the commercial name for the mooted subsea electricity cable linking the island to Crete.
The decision was announced ...
Students boycott classes over shorts ban
Final year students at the Laniteio lyceum staged a protest on Tuesday, boycotting the first two lessons of the day to express their dissatisfaction with the classroom conditions due to ...
Trial of German accused of usurping Greek Cypriot land postponed
A hearing against a German woman, 49, accused of usurping Greek Cypriot properties in the north was postponed on Tuesday for a week, so the defence can prepare their case.
According ...
British bases record 382 turtles on beaches
The British bases’ environmental experts recorded a total of 382 sea turtles on their beaches this year.
They said the high number of turtles on the beaches is a result of ...
‘State inaction recipe for environmental disaster’
Things at Pentakomo waste management plant are getting worse by the day because the environment ministry and the involved departments are “refusing to take responsibility for their actions or inactions,” ...
Exercise tests power plant’s security against terrorist attack
The Vasiliko power plant’s capacity to withstand a terrorist attack was put to the test on Tuesday through the Triton 2024 exercise, involving the ports authority, the police, the fire ...
European Commissioners
Kadis named EU’s ‘important’ fisheries commissioner
Cyprus’ Costas Kadis was named as European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans on Tuesday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Von der Leyen announced the roles of her 26 ...
Paralimni marina set to complete first phase by year-end
The first phase of the Paralimni marina is set to be completed by the end of the year, according to Paralimni-Deryneia mayor Giorgos Nikoletos, who visited the site on Monday.
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Okypy has ‘no respect’ for public money, spends on lucrative overtime, fancy hotels, and lavish meals
The state health services (Okypy) appears to have shown blatant disregard for how it spends public funds, particularly by management who have booked fancy hotels and raked in plenty of ...
Cyprus pressed for GSI decisions
The cabinet will on Tuesday continue discussing the Great Sea Interconnector, as reports on Monday suggested the government is now grappling with the issue of whether the Cypriot state will ...
Man who left A&E and crashed car died from heart attack
The cause of death of 43-year-old Alkis Michael, who died early on Sunday morning while driving away from the Limassol general hospital where he reported chest pain, has been preliminarily ...
Cyprus-US step up efforts against money laundering
US tax authorities are in Cyprus this week to provide training on financial investigations and forensic accounting, Ambassador Julie Fisher said on Monday.
“Together, we’re strengthening efforts to combat ...
Safety works on EAC forest cables underway
The replacement of naked electricity cables in the Paphos forest and improvements to the power system at the Stavros tis Psokas forestry station are proceeding according to the set timeframe, ...
What can bring the price of electricity down?
Good news on the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) front, but priority must now shift to implementing measures that will bring electricity prices down between now and 2030, when the GSI is ...
Ael-Apollon match called off amid violent clashes, three police officers injured
Clashes between Ael fans and police ahead of a highly anticipated but ‘high risk’ game with Apollon prompted authorities to call off the match.
The decision was met with only ...
Fewer grapes on table, less wine in glasses – extreme heat takes its toll
It is already evident that tables this year have not be laden with the green and burgundy varieties of sweet grapes we have been used to in Cyprus – another inconvenience ...
Cyprus can become ‘model country’ on combating corruption – President
Cyprus ‘had no other choice’ but to bring in US experts to help with corruption-related investigations, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, as he announced a designated budget would go ...
Laughing doves could be putting local species at risk
If you live in a populated area, you will have seen or heard the laughing dove, the small lilac pigeon with a pinkish underside, which sounds as if it is ...
Xanthou ‘back in the game’ after joining Volt
Former Green party member Efi Xanthou has joined Volt Cyprus, she announced on Saturday.
“It’s time to get back in the game,” she said in a post on her ...
Blood levels back to normal as public responds to plea
The public has largely responded to calls for blood donations, meaning available reserves should be back to normal next week, head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou said on Saturday.
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Fisheries department insists it went by the book amid EU fraud investigation
The fisheries department hit back on Saturday against an audit office report suggesting it may have squandered public funds as a result of an “unacceptable” tender process.
A report has ...