Новости за 05.04.2020

Cyprus appears bent on investing millions of euros on the most expensive option to import natural gas Hoegh LNG submitted a formal application to Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) on March 31 for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure ownership, operation and development licence in Cyprus. This, together with the...

The United States enters one of the most critical weeks so far in the coronavirus crisis with the death toll exploding in New York, Michigan and Louisiana and some governors calling for a national order to stay at home. New York is the hardest-hit state with more than 40% of...

Twenty new coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday, bringing the total to 446, with the decreasing daily numbers allowing experts to sound a hint of cautious optimism while stressing there was no room for complacency. One death was also reported, that of a 76-year-old man. He had contracted coronavirus, but...

For some, working from home has provided the chance to skive, but spare a thought for those who are working harder than ever   For years we’ve had to listen to so-called experts tout the virtues of working from home, but for those juggling demanding jobs and young children in...

The Animal Party on Sunday announced that ACS delivery company has offered to transfer feed donated to animal shelters free of charge island wide. The party said the courier company responded positively to their call for the free delivery of pet food to animal shelters and volunteers feeding stray cats...

Singapore reported 120 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, by far its highest daily rise, and quarantined nearly 20,000 migrant workers in their dormitories. Of Sunday’s new cases, 116 were locally transmitted and many were linked to two dormitories that house migrant workers, who will now have to stay in their...

Strong winds in the Paphos district on Sunday blew away a solar panel from a house and caused other minor damage. In Mouttalos, the winds blew away a solar panel and damaged another in Kouklia. Light metal structures were also damaged. Monday is expected to be less windy but there...

Police on Sunday said they booked 17 persons who held a gathering in an apartment earlier in the morning in Strovolos, Nicosia. They were each fined €300. Police said they had received a call that there was a gathering in the apartment. Between Saturday evening and 6am Sunday, police booked 98 people;...

Open letter to the heads of the civil service on how their workers can be gainfully employed while working from home By Andronicos Zervides Dear Permanent Secretaries While your departmental ministers and our government are doing their very best to deal with the Covid-19 emergency, an opening has arisen to...

Italy’s health minister outlined plans on Sunday for broader testing and beefed-up heath services as part of a package of measures that would follow a future easing of the country’s coronavirus lockdown. Roberto Speranza said it was too early to say when Italy would be able to lift the measures...

Four men aged 39, 33,30 and 27 and a 25-year-old woman were remanded on Sunday for eight days in connection with a case concerning 2.3 kilogrammes of cocaine sent from Greece via a courier services company. The parcel arrived at the offices of the service in Limassol, from Greece. It...

RCB Bank (Cyprus) has donated 12 ventilators, as well as medical face shields, to the Cypriot government in an effort to assist the National Health System during this difficult time. The ventilators were purchased from China and were first handed over to the representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, before...

Pope Francis marked a surreal Palm Sunday in an empty St. Peter’s Basilica, urging people living through the coronavirus pandemic not to be so concerned with what they lack but how they can ease the suffering of others. The service, kicking off Holy Week events leading to Easter, usually attracts...

A mobile application to help people who cannot work from home track their previous contacts and locations in case they test positive to coronavirus has been launched, it was announced on Sunday. The CovTracer app is only intended for employees and workers who need to work outside and cannot stay...

Fifty years ago this week a Varosha hotel gave free board and lodging to four Swedes to entertain Unficyp soldiers. Neither the singers nor the audience had any idea what the future had in store   Swedish pop group Abba’s official main web page opens with the words, “It began...

President Nicos Anastasiades will preside over a meeting of the ministerial committee on coronavirus on Monday to assess the results of the measures taken, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushios said on Sunday. Kousios refrained from saying whether more measures would be announced as has been the case for the last few...

Three Turkish Cypriot students who were in quarantine in the north after being repatriated have tested positive for coronavirus, it was announced on Sunday. All three students had arrived from the UK and were in quarantine in hotels in Karavas and Famagusta. This brings the total number of confirmed cases...

By Paul Sandle Britain will have to impose further restrictions on outdoor exercise if people flout lockdown rules designed to curb transmission of the coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday. “I don’t want to have to take away exercise as a reason to leave home…if too many people...

House president Demetris Syllouris said on Sunday that he has reported to the police a news website that reported his children had received preferential treatment by catching a flight home last week. Syllouris said on a social media post that a website has been spreading fake news concerning the arrival...

The central bank has instructed banks not to compound interest during the suspension of loan repayment brought in as part of series of measures to offset the economic fallout of the coronavirus lockdown. A general implementation on loan repayments will not be considered as restructuring and the banks are not...

By Les Manison The adverse economic impact of the coronavirus is likely to be severe and prolonged with some commentators now predicting a depression in many advanced countries. For Cyprus in the short-term, while disruptions to supply will have negative effects on economic activity, it will be demand shocks that...

An 85-year-old man from Britain was found dead on Saturday evening in his apartment in Mesa Yitonia in Limassol where fire had broken out. The man’s body had no sign of burns, reports said. The fire broke out at around 11.15 and was put out around half an hour after...

The collection of samples by Paphos residents for free coronavirus testing continued for the second day on Sunday after it emerged the area is a hotspot for the virus, along with Aradippou in the Larnaca district. Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos told the Cyprus News Agency that 186 people responded to...

The Cyprus hunters party said they have requested special permission from the agriculture minister to be allowed to travel to the areas where they keep their dogs so that they can feed and exercise them. The party said they had sent the minister a letter asking for permission as many...

The father of 28-year-old Demetris Antoniou from Paphos who has been missing since March 15, made a plea to anyone who may have any new information on his son to contact him directly, saying he believed he is injured and helpless somewhere. The search for Antoniou resumed on Sunday morning...