British man finds hidden Cypriot family roots
For many, a grave is a tangible anchor, allowing us to preserve relationships with loved ones long after they have passed. It is both a symbolic representation of enduring presence ...
The church’s fertility plan: selective blessings for selective families
By Flora Alexandrou
The Cyprus church has recently urged us to procreate, to set our fertility in motion. Through its new Plan of the Holy Archdiocese of Cyprus for Tackling ...
Cypriots leave home at age of 27, data shows
Young people in Cyprus move out of the family home at the average age of 27.2, making them some of the oldest youngsters to leave home within the EU, Eurostat data ...
Family benefits in Cyprus among lowest in the EU
At €277 per person, Cyprus is amongst the three countries with the lowest spending on family benefits within the EU, data published by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat on Monday ...
Making – and losing – friends in Cyprus
In Cyprus, family has always come first.
On this island, over half of all Cypriots – the highest percentage in Europe – are in daily contact with their kin according to the ...
Housing plan relaunched with enhanced criteria for young couples
The housing plan offering financial assistance to young couples under 41 has been relaunched with improved criteria, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced on Wednesday. Following a cabinet meeting, Ioannou explained that ...
Funds disbursed for single-parent families
The Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare announced Monday that support for single-parent families had been disbursed.
This decision was made during the ministry council meeting on February 21st.
Eligible recipients ...
Grant of exclusive use of a family home
The Family Court has power to temporarily regulate the issue of family housing
Lack of understanding, communication and interest between spouses creates alienation that results in separation and interruption of ...
Easing of divorce law under discussion
MPs agreed during a House legal affairs committee meeting on Wednesday that reforms to family law are necessary to modernise the legislative framework and better protect children’s rights.
Disy ...
MPs call for measures to encourage people to have more children
MPs on Tuesday called for support measures to encourage couples to have more children, citing the low birth rate which is well below the replacement level of 2.1.
The House ad ...
Families reunited at last
From Monday British expats in Cyprus can visit family back home without 10 days self-isolation
Pandemic travel restrictions forced Peter Morton to miss his sister’s funeral last year. Claire Williams ...
Cabinet approves financial package for families of four men who perished in fire (Updated)
By Jonathan Shkurko and Evie Andreou
The labour ministry has announced it will financially compensate the families of the four Egyptian seasonal workers who lost their lives on Saturday in ...