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Fuel price drop slow to kick in first thing Tuesday, first day of tax cut
Petrol prices have fallen by six cents per litre as previously announced by the government, and may even fall further, though it may have taken some pressure from the consumers association to get...
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Majority of tourists satisfied with Cyprus holiday, would return – survey
The majority of tourists who visited Cyprus between June and September 2018 said they were satisfied to a great extent with their stay, a survey commissioned by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO)...
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Old GSP makeover to start by end of next year
By Lizzy Ioannidou With the signing of the contracts between the Nicosia municipality and four consultants, the planning phase of the makeover of the old GSP stadium is due to start at the end of 2019...
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A big winner, and big loser, at Cyprus casino
The most money won by a person at the Limassol casino in one stroke during a game of roulette was €500,000 while the biggest loser so far went home €130,000 poorer, it was revealed on Tuesday. Neither...
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UK’s P&O re-flagging two vessels to Cyprus ahead of Brexit
British ferry and shipping freight operator P&O is reviewing its UK-registered fleet and is already re-flagging two vessels to keep European Union tax arrangements ahead of Britain’s departure from...
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‘Not all doctors are dishonest’ medical association says
Not all doctors are dishonest and under-declare their income to the taxman, while those who do should be found and penalised under the law, the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) said on Tuesday. CyMA...
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Why private doctors have so little faith in Gesy
People and businesses will start making monthly contributions to the national health scheme (Gesy) fund from March next year with the aim that the first stage of the scheme – free primary healthcare –...
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‘Unfair for Cyprus to be singled out for golden visa criticism’
It is unfair for Cyprus to be singled out for its citizenship-by-investment programme, while other EU countries have similar schemes in place, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. “It cannot be that...
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Government in talks for building to house court for asylum cases
The government on Tuesday decided to initiate discussions with a private company with a view to purchasing a building owned by the company to house the new International Protection Administrative...
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Snow falls on Troodos (Updated with video)
Snow fell on the highest points of Troodos on Wednesday, as rain and hail caused power cuts and agricultural damage in various parts of the island. Police warned roads on Troodos were slippery because...
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Cyprus, UK sign double taxation deal on government service pensions
Cyprus and the UK on Wednesday signed a double taxation elimination protocol which will allow individuals to choose within a set period of time, which basis of taxation they want to apply to their...
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Education ministry strongly condemns Elam over donation to ‘Greek children’
The education ministry on Wednesday “strongly condemned” far-right party Elam’s apparent attempt to score political points by announcing it had donated jackets to a primary school in Paphos for the...
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State pledges to shelter evicted Nicosia tenants, many refugees
Tensions rose on Wednesday morning in a rundown apartment building near Ohi roundabout in Nicosia when a group of tenants – mostly people from Balkan and African countries, and among them a woman with...
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US will be at Israel trilateral summit, Cypriot, Greek and Jordanian...
THE US ambassador to Israel will be present on Thursday’s trilateral summit between Cyprus, Greece and Israel in Beer Sheva according to reports on Wednesday, following Russian warnings over a...
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Fears over building high-rises on shaky ground along Larnaca seafront
Following the geological survey department’s appraisal of the ground on Larnaca’s seafront as being unable to support high-rise developments such as the planned 22-storey Kition building at...
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Elderly woman dies in house fire
An 86-year-old woman died in Paphos after a fire broke out in her home apparently caused by a kerosene heater. The fire service was notified at 9am of a fire at a residence on Vasileos Constantinou...
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Nissi beach among world’s best city beaches
Ayia Napa’s Nissi Beach has been placed 25th on a list of the world’s top 50 city beaches by Canada’s largest online travel agency Flight Network. To create the list, more than 1,200 travel...
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Tenants evicted without court order, power cut off illegally (updated)
The eviction of some 100 tenants, mostly asylum seekers, on Wednesday from a rundown apartment near Ohi square in Nicosia was conducted without the prior securing of a court order, one of the owners of...
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Cyprus records highest number of first time asylum applicants
The highest number of registered first-time asylum applicants in the EU during the third quarter of 2018 relative to the population was recorded in Cyprus, a new Eurostat report has revealed. The...
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Focus corruption case headed back to court
THE trial proper in the Focus corruption case is to proceed again, after the Supreme Court rejected the latest motions filed by various defendants. To date, three trials within a trial have taken place...
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