Новости за 04.05.2020

The second phase of Gesy will be introduced on June 1 despite expected complications due to the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. The minister, speaking to state broadcaster CyBC radio, said that despite the initial idea of postponing the introduction of inpatient care until September it...

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are opening up in an intimate series for Facebook Watch in which they discuss their marriage, their problems and their lives together. “The Biebers on Watch” launched on Monday with the first of 12 episodes shot by the couple in and around their...

Police chief Kypros Michaelides confirmed on Monday that the attorney-general has ordered the prosecution of around 20 police officers over the way the force handled the victims of serial killer Nicos Metaxas. The killer claimed the lives of five women and two children. According to Alpha TV, Costas Clerides has...

The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 65 in the last 24 hours to 3,461, Health Ministry data showed on Monday, as a slowdown in deaths and confirmed cases continued. The overall number of cases rose by 1,614 to 127,659, the data showed,...

  Pope Francis told President Nicos Anastasiades during a telephone conversation on Monday that he would visit Cyprus as soon as circumstances allow. During the call, Anastasiades told the pope the Cypriot government would donate €40,000 to the Roman Catholic Community of St Aegidius and the Caritas charity  “as a...

Turkey will start easing coronavirus containment measures as of Monday, President Tayyip Erdogan said, lifting intercity travel restriction in seven provinces and easing a curfew imposed for senior and youth citizens at the weekend after weeks. Turkey has around 130,000 confirmed cases, the highest total outside Western Europe, the United...

Student body Psem accused the education ministry on Monday of including uncovered material in a scheme of study for the Pancyprian final exams, and said it was unacceptable the date of exams had still not been set. The ministry had earlier posted the scheme of study for the exams on...

Energy companies ENI and Total have notified the government they are postponing their scheduled gas drilling operations off Cyprus for approximately one year. Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushios confirmed to the Cyprus Mail that they recently received word of the delay from the two companies. Drilling will be postponed until March or...

Police on Monday said they are investigating the circumstances around the death of a female Rottweiler that was found in a bag in a dumpster last Saturday in Limassol. The dog, Luna, was alive when she was found and was taken to a veterinarian but died on Monday. A 69-year-old...

The British government will recommend a wide range of changes to how people organise their working lives when the coronavirus lockdown is gradually loosened, according to a report on BuzzFeed on Monday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to give more details this week on how his government plans to...

Two men, aged 49 and 52, have each been sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Nicosia district court after being found guilty of repeatedly raping a 20-year-old woman suffering from psychiatric problems who was resident in an unnamed care facility. The 49-year-old used to work at the centre...

Authorities mounted a massive logistical operation on Monday as thousands returned to their offices and shops during the first day of lockdown relaxations, with the government again warning the public against any complacency. About 160 public-sector functionaries were deputised to act as workplace health and safety inspectors, assisting regular staff...

The Cyprus Choreography Platform will return this year for its 20th edition, in November assuming events get given the go-ahead by then. The annual dance choreography event, introduced and established by the Cultural Services of the ministry of education, will take place at Rialto Theatre and has launched an open...

Just two new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Monday, the first day lockdown measures were relaxed, bringing the total to 874. Both cases came from 97 tests processed from people returning from abroad, virologist Leontios Kostrikis said, announcing the testing and cases. He added a total...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) announced the completion of the new intensive care unit (ICU) at the Nicosia general hospital. The ICU was completed five days earlier than expected, Okypy said in the announcement before thanking OPAP for their €1.3m donation towards the construction of the new wing. On...

GoGordian has expanded its portfolio of available properties with further plots of land in Nicosia and Limassol. These include properties close to schools, supermarkets, shopping malls, restaurants, cafes, cinemas, hospitals and sports centres. In Nicosia, the residential plots are situated within the sought-after municipality of Strovolos, while also being close...

The head of the European Union agency for disease control said on Monday Britain was one of five European countries yet to begin a downward trend in its coronavirus outbreak, contradicting the British government’s line. As of May 4, Britain had recorded nearly 190,000 coronavirus cases and almost 28,500 deaths....

The health ministry on Monday issued guidelines on the procedures for patients to visit their GPs on non-coronavirus health issues. Gesy patients may only visit the practices of GPs and specialists for non-emergencies after having first arranged an appointment. It urged members of the public “to follow the advice of...

Mastercard today announced the appointment of Mark Barnett as President of its European business, based in Brussels. In this role, Barnett will be responsible for the strategy, direction and overall success of all aspects of Mastercard’s business across the region. Mastercard’s European businesses, encompassing 53 countries, serving over 950 million...

Hope For Children’ CRC Policy Centre has launched a new helpline offering psychological, social and legal support, counselling and guidance on issues related to child protection, it said on Monday. The helpline, 1466, will operate 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, free of charge. Calls will be transferred to specialised staff including psychologists,...

Players should be given the right to refuse to return to action even if football’s ‘Project Restart’ proceeds amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to former Watford forward Marvin Sordell. The 29-year-old, who retired from the game last summer to help protect his mental health, believes it must be a personal...

Whether it’s the swinging Sixties or the minimalism of the Nineties, every decade has a distinctive style, each championed by certain celebrities. Style icons help encapsulate everything that is fashionable from their time, while not necessarily being the celebrities who had the most out-there or unique style. Instead, they’re individuals...

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation said on Monday it is donating 50,000 pounds sterling to the Turkish Cypriot community to support people on the front-line dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. According to their announcement, the foundation is giving 20,000 pounds to the municipality of Nicosia in the north.  Another 15,000 pounds...

Doubt, rent worries and uncertainty were the words on the lips of Nicosia shop owners as a staggered reopening began islandwide on Monday. A common concern amongst the shop owners in and around Ledra Street was that many people will not venture downtown but instead stick to their neighbourhoods to...

The health ministry will start delivering masks to businesses for employees who will be required to wear them as part of a government decree, an announcement released on Monday said. The distribution is being carried out with the cooperation of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV), the Cyprus Chamber of...