Новости за 05.06.2020

THE education ministry announced on Friday that the exhibition of more than 200 artworks returned by the Turkish Cypriot community 46 years after they were left behind by their fleeing owners will take place between June 16 and August 1 in Nicosia. The exhibition, called ‘Rebirth’ opens at the State...

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the military to remove nearly 9,500 troops from Germany, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, a move likely to raise concerns in Europe about the U.S. commitment to the region. The move would reduce U.S. troops numbers in Germany to 25,000, against the...

Parliament on Friday voted to return the authority on regulating shopping hours back to the labour minister, thus ending a row spanning over five years. There were 30 votes in favour and 18 against the bill which outlines the labour minister would have the power to regulate shop opening hours...

Parliament on Friday approved €220m to cover labour ministry employment support schemes and funding for small businesses. The supplementary budget was passed unanimously and carries a budgetary burden of 1.1 per cent of GDP. Some €120m will be used by the labour ministry while the rest is earmarked as direct...

The Republic on Friday was helping the north battle a fire that broke out near the village of Kalivakia, in Kythrea. Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci called President Nicos Anastasiades asking him to assist with a firefighting aircraft, government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said. Anastasiades gave the order that help be...

GoGordian has made two very desirable commercial plots in Ayios Pavlos in Nicosia available. The two plots are situated opposite each other. Ayios Pavlos avenue is a pivotal section in the area since it boasts services and amenities. The plots are 490 metres away from the Ayios Dometios gymnasium and...

The Thalassemia Federation urged the government Friday to overhaul the forensic medicine department after it emerged that state pathologists refused to carry out post-mortems because of the coronavirus, infuriating MPs who had discussed the matter the previous day. “We are calling for an immediate review of the existing, outdated forensic...

The recent circumstances the Nicosia museum found itself in were far from a fairytale and closer to a nightmare for owners and fans. Largely supported by the museum founders themselves, the dead period over the lockdown with zero profits took its toll on the Fairytale museum which was, as a...

The oldest and largest state in Germany, Bavaria is a place of superlatives. There’s the 3,000-metre Zugspitze, the highest mountain in the country; the largest and most famous fair in the world (the Oktoberfest); and what is possibly the most fairtytale-like castle ever built – the 19th-century Neuschwanstein. It’s also...

Ireland will accelerate the cautious reopening of its economy, with the fourth and final phase of easing restrictions to start on July 20, three weeks earlier than scheduled, acting Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday. Facing growing pressure from business to accelerate one of Europe’s most conservative reopening plans,...

Greek Alternate Minister for Migration and Asylum, Giorgos Koumoutsakos in a letter to the Vice-President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, and the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, has called for an emergency and flexibility clause to be integrated into the new European Pact on Immigration and Asylum....

There is keen interest from EU citizens in visiting Cyprus once the country opens to tourists, according to what emerged from a teleconference in which Foreign Minister, Nicos Christodoulides, and Deputy Minister for Tourism, Savvas Perdios, participated on Friday with the ambassadors of EU member states accredited to the island....

The U.S. economy unexpectedly added jobs in May after suffering record losses in the prior month, offering the clearest signal yet that the downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic was probably over, though the road to recovery could be long. The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday also...

Police on Friday issued a missing persons bulletin for two teenage girls last seen on Thursday afternoon at their homes in Paphos. Police said Stephania Christou, 13, from Greece, and Nur Bouguerra, 14, from France, have been missing from their homes since Thursday afternoon. Christou is 1.57 metres tall, slightly...

Laughter really is the best medicine, and the clever and brilliantly written shows Yes Minister, and Yes, Prime Minister, which first appeared on our screens in the 1980s, remain a firm favourite today. All of the realities, intricacies and nonsensical bureaucracy that politics entail, along with topics that are still...

Two new coronavirus cases were reported by the health ministry on Friday, bringing the total to 960. The ministry said one case arose from 136 tests on repatriated individuals, and the other from 295 tests conducted on private initiative. In total the ministry received results from 1,836 tests on Friday...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has released its revised set of rules on player transfers, loan agreements, and player registration for next season. These were approved after a vote by the CFA managing committee. The transfer window will begin on June 9 and end on August 31 of the applicable...

The transport ministry on Friday announced that the repatriation of Cypriots from countries not in the two groups from which passengers will be allowed from Monday, will continue until June 19. Following a cabinet decision, the repatriation of people from countries that do not fall under categories A or B...

The 1997-8 season for the Chicago Bulls acts as the lens from which the documentary series The Last Dance chronicles Michael Jordan’s storied basketball career. Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls during his 15-year career. His popularity and...

The department of fisheries and marine research released a new warning on Friday after the appearance of jellyfish on the east coast of the island. The announcement calls for the public to remain vigilant and, if possible, to avoid swimming in those areas. Ten days ago the department issued a...

Limassol municipality put an end to warnings for those found polluting the city and introduced steep fines instead, it was announced on Friday. Individuals who pollute the town will have to pay extrajudicial fines starting from €200 while fines for companies start at €500 and can be as high as...

An overwhelming majority in parliament on Friday shut down a proposal by nationalist party Elam seeking to close the crossings until the Cyprus problem is resolved. The proposal was rejected with 35 votes against the idea, two votes in favour and two abstentions. More later

The contract for the construction of phase A1 of the Limassol–Saittas motorway was signed on Friday. The deal was signed at the transport ministry by the department of public works with the contractor, Cyfield Construction Ltd for €26.12m plus VAT. Works will start in September and the first phase is...

The government’s priority is to support employment and it is determined to do whatever possible within its means to preserve jobs, the deputy government spokesman said on Friday. As part of this policy, President Nicos Anastasiades held a broad meeting with employers, unions, and tourism stakeholders to discuss further measures...

The measures implemented by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), a nine-month loan repayment moratorium and a €1.4 billion capital release issued to the banks, gave time both to the banks and the economy to recover part of their cash flow as lockdown measures enforced to curb the spread of...