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President, Archbishop call for peace at Epiphany celebrations (updated)
No solution is acceptable that “provides guarantees, has the presence of troops and rights that violate any democratic principle,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday. Speaking in Paphos during...
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Film showcases a dream-like beauty of Cyprus
Through their unique filming and editing techniques, the two female creators behind The Flamingo Society have taken it upon themselves to showcase Cyprus in all its often taken-for-granted beauty....
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Paphos bus driver is also psychologist and friend to passengers
An unassuming Cypriot father of two from Marathounda in Paphos is a rare creature: a bus driver who’s much loved by all of his passengers. Over the last 15 years, Panicos Chrysanthou, 41, has loaded up...
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Revealing the secrets of Cyprus’ trees
From rainfall to architecture, the rings of a tree reveal far more than just its age Dendrochronology has more relevance for Cyprus than just the Greek roots of the word. As all Greek speakers know,...
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All roads to Troodos closed
ALL roads leading to Troodos were closed on Monday because of continuing snowfall while more storms were expected to hit the mountains during the day. Police warned there is ice on many parts of the...
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Assets worth $1 trillion to shift from UK to EU due to Brexit
By Huw Jones LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Assets worth nearly 800 billion pounds ($1 trillion) are being moved from Britain to new financial hubs in the European Union ahead of Brexit, consultancy EY said...
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Opposition parties slam Estia scheme
Opposition parties on Monday criticised the government’s Estia scheme for not offering any support to vulnerable groups of citizens that did not have the incomes to apply to join the scheme, which will...
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Spehar underscores goal of a united Cyprus while welcoming UNFICYP’s new...
Elizabeth Spehar, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), underlined the goal for a united Cyprus while welcoming Monday new Force...
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Cold snap expected to last until Wednesday (Updated)
Due to heavy rainfall and snow many roads are dangerous and drivers are urged to be extremely careful, police warned on Tuesday morning. In the Paphos district, the Kelokedaros – Amargetis – Natas and...
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Paphos bus drivers to strike again on Wednesday
Paphos bus drivers announced yet another strike for Wednesday, bus company Osypa said on Tuesday. The reason, the drivers said, was the non-payment of wages for December. “We have been waiting until...
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Gesy: differences remain but discussions to intensify
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) and the medical societies agreed on Tuesday to enter an intensive dialogue in an effort to bridge differences on the...
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Unficyp chief to meet leaders before UN Security Council vote
Head of Unficyp Elizabeth Spehar is to meet the two leaders this week before her trip to New York where she is to brief the UN Security Council on the peacekeeping force ahead of a vote for the renewal...
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‘No final decision’ on merging local authorities yet, ministry says
No final decision has been taken yet on which municipalities will be merged as part of the drive for local government reform, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, as media reports suggested that the...
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The newly revamped Attikon Hall, previously an abandoned cinema, will be inaugurated by President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday. The official opening ceremony of Attikon’ Hall, now used as a cultural...
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List of roads closed due to bad weather grows even longer (Updated: closed...
Many roads in all areas of Cyprus remain closed or are open only to vehicles with four-wheel drive or snow chains after heavy rain and snowfall throughout Tuesday evening and early hours of Wednesday...
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Exxon completes drilling at ‘Delphine’, moving on to ‘Glafcos’
Drilling activities on behalf of ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum in the Delphine target in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 have been completed but there will be no announcements until after the end of...
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Turkish FM says no talks before European elections (Updated)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu believes it is not realistic to restart Cyprus talks before the European parliament elections in May, he said on Wednesday. Speaking during a briefing to the...
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Facebook user fined for insulting couple who adopted Asian girl
A woman has been fined €800 after being found guilty of spreading racist and xenophobic material online for describing a couple as ‘idiots’ on Facebook for adopting children from Asia, it emerged on...
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Private practice ban on Gesy doctors could be unconstitutional
The Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) announced on Wednesday that it would investigate whether it was unconstitutional for the government and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to forbid doctors...
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Raising age of primary school entry will ‘improve literacy’
The plenum could vote into law on Friday a bill raising the primary school enrolment age to six, and pre-school to five, the chairman of the House education committee said on Wednesday. Speaking after...
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