Новости за 16.06.2020

A group of Limassol-based owners of clubs and other businesses offering dancing and music entertainment that still do not know when they can reopen on Tuesday called on authorities for financial support as they face an uncertain future. The group said they are owners of businesses offering music and dancing...

More than 160 services offered by the public sector will go online as part of the civil service’s digital reform, MPs heard on Tuesday. Research and Innovation Minister Kyriacos Kokkinos told the House commerce committee that digital reform would save the state money and human resources, adding speed to the...

A near island-wide bus strike planned for Wednesday has been cancelled, representative of the Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Intercity and Famagusta companies Haris Therapis said on Tuesday. He said after an intervention by Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, who scheduled meetings with the companies to solve their problems, the companies decided to...

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it would extend existing restrictions on non-essential travel at land ports of entry with Canada and Mexico due to continued risks from the novel coronavirus pandemic. “This extension protects Americans while keeping essential trade and travel flowing as we reopen the American economy,” U.S....

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday called on the public to visit an art exhibition showing works returned to the Greek Cypriot community after 46 years. The Rebirth exhibition at the State Gallery of Contemporary Art SPEL will present these works until August 1. “It is worth it for all...

Work is to begin on putting Cyprus potatoes on the EU list of protected geographical indications (PGI) products, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio broadcast, Kadis said: “We believe Cyprus potatoes need to be recognised as products of protected geographical indications.” He added a...

Security is not a commodity to be traded, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Tuesday in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany. On Monday, Trump accused Germany of being “delinquent” in its payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...

President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday aimed at improving police practices and said that “Americans want law and order.” After weeks of protests against racism and policy brutality prompted by the death of George Floyd, a black man killed on May 25 in police custody in Minneapolis, Trump...

At the 46th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, Hellenic Bank Chief Executive Officer Ioannis Matsis outlined the bank’s strategy to overcome the effects of the novel coronavirus crisis. The shareholders meeting took place digitally due to the pandemic. Addressing the shareholders, Mr. Matsis named the basic weapons that...

A study to create two linear parks costing millions in the district of Paphos was presented by the mayor at a meeting on Monday evening. Mayor of Paphos Phedonas Phedonos described the project as one of the most important ever seen in the district for the municipalities and communities involved,...

A bust of William Shakespeare made by a Turkish Cypriot artist and placed outside the Othello Castle in Famagusta has been stolen, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday. According to reports, the bust created by Umit Inatci has been missing since June 12, the last time it was seen by...

The state-controlled areas need to be wary over whether or not the countries from which travellers are allowed into the north are ‘red-flagged’ after flights restart there, Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Virology at the University of Nicosia Medical School Dr Petros Karayiannis said on Tuesday. Speaking ahead of a meeting of...

Noble Energy, the primary concession holder on the Aphrodite gas field, has signalled they are putting on hold plans to develop and monetise the reservoir, while reiterating their commitment to the project. In a statement provided to daily Politis, the US company said that tumbling commodity prices due to the...

A cheap and widely-used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save lives among COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a “major breakthrough” in the coronavirus pandemic. Trial results announced on Tuesday showed dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases...

The environment department said Tuesday the foul smell in Nicosia over recent days came from animal waste dumped in the north. In a written statement, the department said it had confirmed after an investigation with the UN that a large quantity of animal waste, mainly from cow farms, had been...

A young donkey was left standing in the sun without any shelter for at least a week, the Animal Party said on Tuesday, raising questions on the procedures followed by the veterinary services. According to the statement, a resident told the Animal Party on June 8 that a donkey was...

No new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday, leaving the total at 985. The ministry said a total of 912 tests were processed, 128 from repatriated individuals, 298 from private initiative, 91 from contact tracing, 195 from state hospital laboratories, and 200 referred by a personal...

A 44-year-old Larnaca man was jailed for seven years on Tuesday for torching a car in August last year. The arson took place at around 3.40am on August 2, destroying the car belonging to a 42-year-old man. It had been parked outside an apartment block in Larnaca. Investigators determined that...

A 28-year-old Georgian national was jailed for 12 years on Tuesday after he was found guilty of robbing an elderly man of over €120,000 in 2017. The defendant was with two other men when they robbed a 73-year-old man in his home in the village of Paramytha on August 11,...

By Katie Wright Shortly after lockdown began and hair salons closed, a surprising hair trend emerged. Instead of attempting to bleach dark roots blonde or achieve salon-worthy brunette balayage at home, many people opted to disguise their #lockdownhair by going pink instead. The trend is still going strong, with Boots...

The mayor of Paphos said on Tuesday his accusations of ‘black market’ prices and profiteering by some private clinics undertaking coronavirus testing have been vindicated after the ministry of health’s latest round of tests will cost €50. The ministry is offering tests for only €50 when the previous ceiling was...

While Rialto Theatre gets ready to kick off its summer series of events with an open-air drive-in cinema starting on June 17, inside the theatre a unique kind of performance is taking place for two evenings. Though not open to the public, Rialto’s stage will host four dancers, challenged to...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday appointed Supreme Court Judge Stelios Nathanael, 67, as the new President of the Supreme Court. Judge Nathanael succeeds Judge Myron Nikolatos, who has been President of the Supreme Court since 2014 and is soon retiring. The swearing in ceremony will take place on Thursday at...

The Premier League’s chief executive, Richard Masters, said he supported the move to have the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ on player’s shirts in this week’s games, saying it represented an ethical stance rather than a political one. The Premier League resumes on Wednesday, and teams will have logos supporting the...

A female porcelain figure emerges, so to speak, from whole and smashed chinaware amassed on top of a laundry basket. The items are placed on a round mat which renders some kind of breadth to the entire work in terms of both form and symbolism. The circular base (the mat)...