#Cyprus

The state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday that it will generate a small surplus next year, following an uptick in revenues – and insisted that the key objective of ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday called for an overhaul of the way in which the state provides grants to various entities, as in many cases taxpayer money appeared to disappear ...

The House on Thursday rejected the president’s veto on a law expanding the list of public officials needing special permission to be employed in the private sector after they ...

President Nicos Anastasiades met former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday during the final day of his official visit to Berlin. Following the private meeting, Anastasiades took to Twitter to ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday said the area surrounding Paphos airport is in dire need of refurbishment and that expansion works for the facility are also set to be ...

The forestry department on Thursday announced that its ‘Tree Week’ will run from the end of this week, with events held in all districts. An inaugural event at Ayios Dometios ...

Members of the public have reported that shops are taking advantage of Black Friday to enforce some shady pricing practices, the consumer protection service of the ministry of commerce said ...

And companies need to do more about packaging By Charalampos Theopemptou Among the business world, I often hear the discussions and worries about the new Environment, Sustainability, Governance (ESG) criteria ...

Amendments to legislation to make space for glamping, a proposal that had previously been rejected by the House, were discussed by the House commerce committee on Tuesday. The issue of ...

Lawmakers said on Tuesday that legislation introducing a ‘household basket’ – a weekly list of lower-priced staple goods – would be delayed to next year as stakeholders hammer out the details of ...

The government clarified on Tuesday it will impose a special levy on suppliers and producers of electricity, but will tax them in a rational way that does not disincentivise the ...

“Dangerous medicine” is not being practiced at Paphos general hospital, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday after criticisms were levelled against it. “We categorically do not accept statements ...

Cyprus does not have enough trained professionals specialising in elderly care and treatment, the health ministry’s technical committee on old age said on Tuesday after submitting a draft of ...

Six bishops on Tuesday registered themselves as candidates to become the new archbishop. Commissioner for the archbishopric elections Ioannis Charilaou said that there are officially six candidates. The candidates that ...

Candidates for the seat of the Church of Cyprus’ top position will have to submit their formal application in writing on Tuesday, the head of archbishopric elections committee said on ...

A little over a third of the interior ministry’s budget for 2023 will go to development projects, as the administration works to push through a number of reforms, including in ...

The large-scale Christmas village which will be held in Polis Chrysochou this year has given shops and tourist-related business the incentive to remain open in the winter for the first ...

Former Turkish rear admiral Cihat Yauci has recommended banning Turkish Cypriot unions which he said support Greek Cypriot interests and proposed measures to promote Ankara’s role in the north. ...

The Department of Forests denied on Monday that it got a raw deal in relation to the leasing of two firefighting helicopters, after a local newspaper published fresh allegations about ...

The National Guard is upgrading its weapons systems so as to become a strong force of deterrence, while expanding defence and security cooperation with friendly nations, the defence minister said ...

MPs at the House interior committee were on Monday discussing the possibility of out-of-court procedures to deter businesses from causing noise pollution, as court proceedings take too long to be ...

Parents, the union for the disabled (Kysoa) and others held a protest on Monday morning outside the school of an eight-year-old pupil who they claim is being discriminated against by ...

Conditions at Paphos general hospital are “tragic, appalling and utterly shameful”, Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Monday. Citing examples he had witnessed himself, Phedonos said that both the management ...

Since the beginning of the year, the Animal Police investigated 57 criminal cases, head of the department Vyron Vyronos said on Sunday. He said the number of cases of animal cruelty ...