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Supreme Court hints on Sunday shopping News Supreme Court hints on Sunday shopping The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed against Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, saying she acted lawfully when she issued decrees allowing shops to stay open on Sundays. The decision is significant as ...
EU’s Turkey migration deal hinges on Cyprus News EU’s Turkey migration deal hinges on Cyprus The European Union warned on Wednesday that a deal with Turkey to curb mass migration to Europe hinges on Ankara acting to support peace talks with EU member Cyprus. European Council President Donald Tusk, who will chai...
Bicommunal workshop on audiovisual media News Bicommunal workshop on audiovisual media The Leading By Example project offers a bicommunal workshop aimed to educate the public on the creative sector’s potential in audio-visual media in a post-solution Cyprus. The heads of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber ...
Nicosia taxi drivers want more support News Nicosia taxi drivers want more support Members of Nicosia’s Urban Taxi Driver Association on Tuesday afternoon gathered outside the Road Transport Department’s offices in the capital to demand more state support for their sector. According to a p...
Armenian President visits Cyprus News Armenian President visits Cyprus Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday evening for an official visit and began talks in Nicosia with his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades. On Wednesday, he is scheduled to meet with the Hou...
Nicosia town hall goes green News Nicosia town hall goes green For the second year, Nicosia’s town hall was lit up green on Tuesday evening as part of the global celebrations to mark St Patrick’s Day, Ireland’s national day on March 17. The event is part of a grow...
Russian tour operator plans Cyprus boost News Russian tour operator plans Cyprus boost Giant Russian tour operator OTI is planning to bring more than 35,000 tourists to Cyprus in 2016 via its subsidiaries Coral Travel and Sunmar Tours, it announced on Tuesday. In Cyprus, the company, which has included Cy...
Mega building gets Limassol approval News Mega building gets Limassol approval Plans to build a 30-storey building on the outskirts of Limassol have been given the green light from the Department of Environment, according to media reports. The €200million project – which is being undert...
Cobalt expects first aircraft within days News Cobalt expects first aircraft within days Cobalt air will be flying to 16 cities from Larnaca when it begins operations, while the first of its three Airbuses will arrive within the next few days, chairman Grigoris Diakou said on Friday. “Our aim is to be...
Entries invited to Commonwealth essay contest News Entries invited to Commonwealth essay contest Entries to the annual Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, won last year by a Cypriot, are being invited from pupils around the island. Open to anyone under the age of 18 from or living in a Commonwealth countr...
Police to launch seatbelt campaign News Police to launch seatbelt campaign Police will start an island-wide campaign on Monday to ensure those travelling in cars wear seatbelts. In co-operation with the European Traffic Police web TISPOL, the police policy aims to see a reduction in the number...
Young voter apathy ‘tragic’ yet expected News Young voter apathy ‘tragic’ yet expected An alarming 77 per cent of young Cypriots have said they will not vote in May’s parliamentary elections mostly because they don’t trust political parties, a study by the Cyprus Institute of Statisticians reve...
EC President Tusk to meet with President Anastasiades News EC President Tusk to meet with President Anastasiades European Council President Donald Tusk will meet on Tuesday, in Nicosia, with President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, ahead of an EU-Turkey meeting on the migrant crisis, scheduled for March 18. The two men will meet at...
Forty fake invoices worth €200,000 found at Helector offices, Paphos court hears News Forty fake invoices worth €200,000 found at Helector offices, Paphos court hears Ioannis Kokotsis, the sixth suspect in the case of alleged overcharging related to the Marathounda waste management plant in Paphos, was remanded for eight days on Thursday. The suspect, a Greek national, who was a...
Cyprus and France to conduct joint search and rescue exercise News Cyprus and France to conduct joint search and rescue exercise A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise, titled “CYPFRA-01/16,” will be conducted on Friday, south-east of Cyprus, with the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of Cyprus and Franc...
Green light for casino from Parliament News Green light for casino from Parliament The House on Thursday gave the nod to the regulations governing the establishment and operation of an integrated casino resort, paving the way for the government to start negotiations with the companies shortlisted for t...
PASYDY nurses distance themselves from disgruntled colleagues News PASYDY nurses distance themselves from disgruntled colleagues Nurses affiliated to the civil servants’ union PASYDY explicitly distanced themselves from their colleagues of the PASYNO union who are planning to go on strike next week. Following union meetings held in all the ...
Law on specific sales periods abolished News Law on specific sales periods abolished By a unanimous vote, parliament on Thursday amended the law on sales, abolishing provisions that set specific periods for retailers to sell their products at a discount. Retailers will still be obliged to list both the ...
Hope For Children and University of Nicosia medical school sign deal to help kids News Hope For Children and University of Nicosia medical school sign deal to help kids The International Humanitarian and Independent Institution Hope For Children (HFC) UNCRC Policy Centre and the Medical School of the University of Nicosia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to aid children. ...
Electricity cable theft leads to small outage News Electricity cable theft leads to small outage Thirty metres of cables were stolen from two electricity poles in Psematismenos early on Wednesday. According to Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) spokeswoman Christiana Papadopoulou, the control panel at Vasilikos ...
Environmental scientists to be brought in from professional wilderness News Environmental scientists to be brought in from professional wilderness A new bill is in the works that provide for the recognition of environmental scientists as professionals in the field, MPs at the House environment committee heard on Wednesday. The issue was discussed at the committee ...
North spending more on alcohol News North spending more on alcohol Money spent on alcohol in the north has jumped by nearly €6 million from 2014 to 2015. According to recent figures, €33 million was spent on importing alcohol in 2014 with this figure rising to €39 millio...
New rule on dog training News New rule on dog training The Game Service is about to announce a new rule on training for hunting dogs, delimiting both areas and time periods, which overrules a decision earlier this year. Currently, following a recent decision, people can tak...
Cyprus and Israel in joint military exercise News Cyprus and Israel in joint military exercise Cyprus and Israel are engaged in the annual Onisilos-Gideon military drill which has gotten underway and will carry on until Friday. The drill is a joint military exercise that includes aerial manoeuvres by Israeli Air ...
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