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Cyprus shamed by high breast cancer deaths News Cyprus shamed by high breast cancer deaths Cyprus holds the unwanted record of the highest shares of deaths due to breast cancer among the sole female population in EU member states, alongside Malta, according to information released by Eurostat, the statistical ...
AFIS President: Serious effects on health and environment if batteries are not recycled News AFIS President: Serious effects on health and environment if batteries are not recycled Recycling batteries is not only a matter of environmental consciousness. It is also a tangible example of the direct impact that environment pollution may have on humans. Batteries, although small and innocent in their ...
Support Centre for Voluntary Return or third country nationals begins operation News Support Centre for Voluntary Return or third country nationals begins operation The Information and Support Centre for Voluntary Return began operation in January this year, aiming to contribute to the integrated management of migration in Cyprus through voluntary return and the encouragement of the...
Hospitals running out of doctors News Hospitals running out of doctors State hospitals across Cyprus are suffering from a big shortage of doctors and the ministry is unable to make up the numbers, according to a leading health official. Public hospital staff – most notably doctors an...
North’s dairy industry in disarray News North’s dairy industry in disarray The dairy industry in the north is said to be teetering on the brink of collapse as a result of low milk production among small animals and the downturn in the Turkish economy. The recent militant attacks, combined with...
Cold weather and rain to return News Cold weather and rain to return Meteorologists are warning members of the public to prepare for a return in cold weather with rain, snow and even dust expected to home in on the island. Following a week of relative sunshine and warm weather, the cold ...
Thomas Cook seeking to expand Cyprus market News Thomas Cook seeking to expand Cyprus market One of the UK’s biggest tour operators, which plans to bring in more than 250,000 tourists in 2016, has said that although prospects are good for this year, Cyprus should be doing better. Uli Sperl, the group comm...
UK and Cyprus boost military ties News UK and Cyprus boost military ties Cypriot Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides and his UK counterpart Michael Fallon have signed a deal outlining better military cooperation between the two countries. Fokaides and Fallon held a meeting on Tuesday in L...
Cypriot tennis player Baghdatis scores opening win in Montpellier News Cypriot tennis player Baghdatis scores opening win in Montpellier Marcos Bagdatis notched a 7-5, 7-5 victory in his Montpellier debut on Monday, downing Lukas Lacko at the Open Sud de France. He triumphed after one hour and 38 minutes in what was his first match of the 2016 ATP World ...
Nearly 100% of school pupils to learn a foreign language News Nearly 100% of school pupils to learn a foreign language Nearly 100 per cent, to be exact 99,9%, of lower secondary pupils in Cyprus have studied a foreign language during 2014, a Eurostat report says, issued today in Brussels. According to the statistical office of the Europ...
Re-designing the island’s tourism News Re-designing the island’s tourism Cyprus’ tourism should be based more on its own competitive capabilities and less on external or geopolitical factors, Undersecretary to the President Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday as he outlined a sweeping...
Zika mosquitoes not found in Cyprus News Zika mosquitoes not found in Cyprus The species of mosquito that acts as a host for the tropical Zika virus have not been found in Cyprus according to public health service official Pambos Charilaou. “A study carried out by the health services in 20...
Cyprus Airways only aircraft now been sold News Cyprus Airways only aircraft now been sold The only aircraft that had been owned outright by the now-defunct national carrier Cyprus Airways (CY), has been sold for €2.5m, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Tuesday. Speaking during a meeting of the ...
Game service warns people to keep distance from flamingos News Game service warns people to keep distance from flamingos Bothering flamingos – or any wild birds – and accessing Larnaca’s salt lake is illegal, the game and fauna service warned on Tuesday. In light of photo competitions for best flamingo shot, people have ...
Researchers harness €63.9m in EU funding News Researchers harness €63.9m in EU funding CYPRUS researchers have collectively harnessed some €63.9 million in EU Research and Innovation funding in the 2007-2013 programming period, Cyprus’ Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) has said. “Over t...
21 years of cancer support News 21 years of cancer support Paphos charity, Cancer Patients Support Group (CPSG), is celebrating its 21st birthday this year and is marking the event with an expansion of support services. The CPSG is marking over two decades as the fundraising ar...
Volunteers keeping up the good work News Volunteers keeping up the good work Fundraising is continuing for the construction of a park with equipment for disabled children in Larnaca, which the Rotary Club of Larnaca-Kition is undertaking. The park will include swings and a roundabout that wheelch...
EU money for students who want to work News EU money for students who want to work Changes are underway for tertiary education in Cyprus with the Finance Ministry gearing up to unveil a new student-employment program after securing EU funds from the Youth Guarantee scheme. According to the new plans, ...
Most pupils in Cyprus learn extra language News Most pupils in Cyprus learn extra language Nearly all secondary school pupils in Cyprus learn a foreign language with the island ranking second in the EU according to figures released by Eurostat. A total of 99.9%, of secondary pupils on the island learn a forei...
Minister upbeat over recovering economy News Minister upbeat over recovering economy Cyprus is completing its reform programme agreed with the European Stability Mechanism and the International Monetary Fund in March having utilised less than €8 billion out of the €10 billion available to it in...
Free Greek language lessons for third country nationals News Free Greek language lessons for third country nationals Several municipalities will be offering free Greek lessons to third country nationals in all areas of the Republic, it was announced on Wednesday. The lessons will be offered by Dherynia, Paphos, Ayios Dhometios, and Ay...
Choirs come together in Paphos for charity News Choirs come together in Paphos for charity FIVE different choirs from Cyprus will take part in a musical evening in Paphos next month, raising thousands for their chosen charities. ‘Voices of Cyprus’, was the idea of amateur singer, Laurence Doughty,...
Unemployment rate stable at 15.7% in December, Eurostat says News Unemployment rate stable at 15.7% in December, Eurostat says The unemployment rate in December remained unchanged at 15.7 per cent, compared with the month before, and fell from 16.5 per cent a year before, the European Union’s statistical office said. The seasonally adjust...
Supreme Court prepares to rule on lifting immunity of serial speeder MP News Supreme Court prepares to rule on lifting immunity of serial speeder MP The Supreme Court said on Monday that sometime over the next few days it will rule on the lifting – or not – of the parliamentary immunity of DISY MP Andreas Themistocleous to face prosecution for traffic off...
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