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Vaccinations of vulnerable groups of the population against Type A flu will start at the beginning of October, the health ministry said on Monday. According to the ministry, 180,000 vaccines have ...

Referrals issued by personal doctors for specialists will only be good for two visits from October 6, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday. Until now, general health scheme (Gesy) ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association on Monday called for more substantial help for those affected by high electricity prices, saying the state seems “unwilling to spend a single euro for the ...

Sweden, Portugal and Iceland have been upgraded to the orange category as four other countries have been downgraded in new travel guidelines issued by the health ministry on Monday. The ...

The fire in the Paphos villages of Yiolou and Simou which saw some residents evacuated on Sunday evening was started by human hand, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said on ...

By Savvakis C Savvides Every capital investment whether deemed to have negative or positive Net Present Value has, like a coin, two sides. One is the return side and the ...

By Achilleas Demetriades The citizens of Cyprus are living in uncertainty. They bear witness to a governance that has failed them, and which excels in improvisation, in scandals and in ...

Recreating a traditional clothes-washing ritual in Kritou Terra is part of Paphos’s tourism strategy Paphos is renowned for its top-rated tourist attractions and sun-drenched beaches. A vacation hotspot, the ...

One refugee from Varosha could not wait for the Cyprus problem to be solved before moving home. He now rents a place in the nearby village he holidayed in as ...

The likelihood of seeing meaningful capital statements published in Cyprus is slim On Monday, September 13, the statements of wealth of members of parliament elected in May were uploaded onto the ...

Exact function of EU-funded programme will be clarified soon, no approval given at this stage for clinical trials in Cyprus No clinical trials with coronavirus vaccines have taken place to ...

As of today 80 types of business and service must accept card payment. It is a move aimed at cracking down on tax evasion but smaller operators have lodged objections Starting ...

I MAKE a point of not following the Twitter accounts of our self-important scientists, who have become A-list celebrities of the Covid era, but a few days ago I was ...

The government on Friday announced a 10 per cent discount on electricity bills for the next four months, as well as renewable energy schemes aimed at long term savings for businesses ...

August was the deadliest month since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the island, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed Friday. Covid deaths in August increased 102 per cent over July ...

By Nikolas Grozdanovic Having not read or ever studied the original poem on which it’s based, I cannot write to the faithfulness, or lack thereof, of David Lowery’s ...

Two men with coronavirus were arrested late on Thursday after they were found driving in Limassol with illegal drugs in their possession. The arrests occurred as part of police patrols, ...

Finally someone saw sense. On Wednesday the cabinet decided to drop a disciplinary hearing against headteacher Giorgos Gavriel for his irreverent works that poke fun at Church and State after ...

The health ministry announced one death and 230 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. A 64-year-old woman passed away after being treated in the ICU at Nicosia hospital, raising total deaths ...

Members of Cyprus and Egypt’s special forces took part in joint military drill in Lythrodontas on Wednesday called Ptolemaios 2021. The drill marked the culmination of two weeks of joint ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a sharp mind probing the future of the universe in a bright – in a literal and intellectual sense – astrophysicist who is currently living life long distance, both ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides and Justice Minister Stephie Drakou appealed to MPs for the umpteenth time on Wednesday to pass vital justice reforms, despite the supreme court’s opposition to certain ...

Government departments and the power company (EAC) expect to finalise a discounted rate on electricity bills in the next few days, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday. The minister ...

Excavations near a chapel in Protaras have brought to light archaeological finds that may indicate ruins of a sanctuary of Aphrodite, according to Paralimni Mayor Theodoros Pyrillis. These are being ...