Новости за 11.06.2020

State health services organisation Okypy, which runs public hospitals, expressed optimism on Thursday that consultations with doctors and nurses would soon bear fruit. Doctors’ unions officially turned down a proposal by Okypy on Wednesday concerning monetary incentives for state specialists aimed at keeping physicians in the private sector. In the...

The C2 Cyprus Casinos will be welcoming back guests on June 13, although safety restrictions will apply. Devi Kerr, Vice President, Gaming Operations of Cyprus Casinos, said the casinos in Limassol, Nicosia and Paphos are to reopen for business at 7am on Saturday, June 13, and the outlet in Ayia Napa...

The administrative court this week ruled in favour of Bank of Cyprus, voiding a €4,000 fine slapped on the lender by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) for alleged violations of proper investment practices. The case concerned bonds issued by Bank of Cyprus itself in 2009. In June 2012 the...

The bicommunal Technical Committee on Health is to meet next week with the participation of epidemiologists from both sides dealing with the coronavirus. The Greek Cypriot head of committee, Leonidas Phylaktou, told the Cyprus News Agency that they would be holding a teleconference on June 17 at noon to continue...

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday took part in a second teleconferencing session with EU counterparts discussing ways to coordinate the gradual opening up of the tourism industry. In his remarks, Christodoulides outlined the steps taken by Cyprus to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. He said the island, having acted...

The head of the Bar Association, Doros Ioannides, on Thursday called for amending procedures to allow filing cases on Sundays and  public holidays after the debate which has arisen over the inability of police to seek a court order last weekend after a pub in Protaras was repeatedly caught violating...

The government will support the agricultural sector with additional measures following the coronavirus crisis, one of which is to subsidise the export of watermelons, agriculture minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday. In statements after a visit to cooperative growers union SEDIGEP in Dromoloxia, Larnaca, he said he was happy to...

The European Investment Bank on Thursday approved a project proposed by Cyprus Public Natural Gas Company (Defa) for the import of LNG to the island. The Cyprus Public Natural Gas Company made the following comment, through its spokesperson: “Following a meeting of the Board of Directors of the European Investment...

Eight police officers were being treated for injuries on Thursday after being pelted with rocks by migrants from inside the Pournara camp in Kokkinitrimithia, protesting their prolonged detention there. The incidents broke out around 2pm. Several police officers were deployed to the site, at which point migrants started hurling rocks...

The health minstry announced one new case of coronavirus on Thursday as a result of 2,518 tests. The confirmed case has a history of travel, the ministry said. The total number of cases now stands at 975.

A 10-day old baby was flown by emergency air ambulance from Larnaca for life-saving heart operation at Sheba hospital in Israel, Israeli Ambassador to Cyprus Sammy Revel announced on Thursday. Revel tweeted that the transfer of the infant, who is from Syria, was made possible through “vital cooperation” with Cyprus’...

Europe could face a surge of COVID-19 infections in the coming weeks caused by mass protests in the continent over the last days, European Union officials and experts said on Thursday. Tens of thousands of protesters have crowded together in Europe’s big cities in recent days to demonstrate against racism...

A symbolic raising of the Blue Flag, representing clean bathing quality water, took place on Thursday at Mackenzie beach in Larnaca. According to a statement from Larnaca municipality, Mayor Andrea Vyras raised the flag in the presence of representatives of the deputy ministry of tourism and members of Cyprus marine...

The European Commission has approved a €33 million Cypriot aid scheme deferring VAT payments to ease the liquidity constraints of companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2020, as amended on 3 April and 8 May 2020. Executive Vice President...

By Sarah Coyne You’ve got to feel sorry for a restaurant that puts up a sign one week before lockdown saying ‘Opening Soon’. This was the fate of the new Jimmy’s Killer Prawns, which finally opened in Paphos just over a week ago on the site of a previous fish...

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli will miss the Premier League restart after being suspended for a match by the Football Association on Thursday, having been found guilty of misconduct after mocking the novel coronavirus outbreak. Alli, 24, was charged with breaching FA Rule E3 (1) after posting a video on...

History cannot be erased no matter who wants elements of it to disappear, however, matters that some find uncomfortable can easily, these days, be sidelined where the influence of the media is so strong. Never mind Jefferson, Washington, Lee et-al what about the Cummings incidents, Trump’s utterances, Erdogan’s actions etc,...

The European Union should gradually reopen its borders to non-EU travellers from July and draw up a list of countries outside the bloc for which restrictions can be removed, the European Commission said on Thursday. The EU executive said the list of countries with access should be based on three...

By Kristian Gray As we enter what I can only hope are the final phases of the coronavirus lockdown, it is safe to say that we are returning to a very different world to the one we lived in when this all started many months ago. Social distancing has become...

Ignoring health measures could damage the positive epidemiological outlook in Cyprus, an expert warned on Thursday, lambasting the “careless behaviour” of individuals and businesses seen over the long weekend. Member of the advisory committee on coronavirus and Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Virology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, Petros Karayiannis,...

After some initial reticence from customers, the two main malls in the capital, the Nicosia Mall and the Mall of Cyprus, are now reporting encouraging and growing numbers in terms of visitors. Malls in Cyprus reopened their doors to the public on Tuesday and despite all the safety measures in...

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The Turkish Cypriot side on Thursday announced that as of June 22, people working in the south but live in the north, will be able to cross daily between the two sides. The announcement was made by ‘deputy prime minister’ Kudret Ozersay who said that this would apply as long...

”Minister of justice, Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday resorted to imploring the political parties to approve the government bill for tougher punishments on businesses that violated the coronavirus decrees” Is this not the absolute admission that the ”politicians” and ”lawmakers” of this place live in a parallel universe far away from...

Airlines don’t need to compensate passengers if a flight is delayed by one person biting another as it is an “extraordinary circumstance”, the EU’s top court ruled on Thursday after a customer sued Portuguese airline TAP over such an incident. However, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg called on...