The president has instructed Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides to hold talks with political parties ahead of drafting the state budget for next year, the government spokesman said on Tuesday. His comment followed a meeting at the presidential palace during which President Nicos Anastasiades briefed party leaders on political developments but...
Six architectural firms have been shortlisted in an international competition to design protective shelters for the Paphos mosaics, considered among the finest in the eastern Mediterranean. The department of antiquities said the shortlisted firms will now be asked to submit a concept design for the final selection. The concept design...
Dherynia Municipality is hoping to create an open-air cinema within the buffer zone as part of ongoing efforts to encourage young couples to make the community their home. With two thirds of Dherynia’s land and its 2.5km coastal front under Turkish occupation, the municipality has struggled to boost tourism. Housing,...
Police on Tuesday appealed for information on the whereabouts of 22-year-old Nicos Evangelou from Paphos. Evangelou was last seen at his home in Paphos on Monday lunchtime. He is 1.60m tall with short black hair and a beard. When last seen he wore grey tracksuit bottoms and a black t-shirt....
By Julie Gordon Canada’s health minister on Tuesday said she could not rule out another full lockdown if needed amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases, but added Ottawa was significantly more prepared to manage the virus than during the first wave. Patty Hajdu’s comments followed a pledge she made...
Police on Tuesday issued a missing person bulletin for 12-year-old Christophoros Constantinou from Nicosia. Constantinou was last seen at his place of residence at lunchtime Tuesday, police said. He is 1.50m tall, slim, with closely cropped dark brown hair. When last seen, Constantinou wore a white polo shirt, long grey...
The cabinet on Tuesday approved the founding charter for the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (Emgf), to be digitally signed on behalf of Cyprus by the energy minister on September 22. The signing ceremony will take place over the internet. Taking part will be the forum’s founding members: Cyprus, Egypt, Greece,...
By Andreas Rinke Germany has agreed to take in 1,553 migrants stranded on Greek islands after a fire destroyed an overcrowded camp, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said on Tuesday, in a gesture of solidarity with its fellow European Union member state. Merkel’s decision follows a rise in opinion polls by...
Τurkey said Tuesday it had extended the operations of its Yavuz energy drill ship in disputed Mediterranean waters off Cyprus until Octοber 12. Yavuz will be accompanied by three other Turkish ships, according to a maritime notice that added “all vessels are strongly advised not to enter” the area. Turkey...
Intense diplomatic activity will continue on Wednesday with a visit to Cyprus by European Council President Charles Michel, ahead of a crucial EU summit later this month focusing on Turkey’s brinkmanship in the eastern Mediterranean, the government said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at the presidential palace, assistant government spokesman Panayiotis...
The government announced on Tuesday it would instal air-conditioning units in schools as soon as possible, powered by the sun. The decision was announced during a meeting between Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou with stakeholders on Tuesday. “Our intention is to draft a plan immediately, which will be environmentally friendly, that...
President Nicos Anastasiades is positively eyeing the participation of patients on boards and committees concerning health issues, deputy government spokesman Panayiotis Sentonas said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a meeting of the president with representatives of the federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) to discuss the problems faced in...
AstraZeneca has resumed COVID-19 vaccine trials in South Africa, more than a week after tests were paused due to serious side effects in a participant in Britain, an official at the country’s Department of Health told Reuters on Tuesday. The move, confirmed to Reuters by director of affordable medicines in...
Another six people tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday – four of them from contact tracing, bringing the total number to 1,540, the health ministry said. Four of the new cases were from 92 tests among contacts of previously confirmed cases. Three were from the environment (friends and family) of...
Lionel Messi was denied a potentially money-spinning move away from Barcelona this month after a contract-dispute but the Argentine maestro remains the world’s richest football player. According to a list compiled by Forbes, Messi’s total earnings this year are $126 million – $92 million from his salary and $34 million...
Two upcoming events at Technopolis 20 will combine music, coffee and cake. On Friday and next Friday, this Paphos Cultural Centre will organise a slightly different event than what people are used to. Between 10am and 12pm, visitors will be able to enjoy a morning coffee and home-made cakes while...
The head of the civil servants union Pasydy said on Tuesday they intend to take recourse with the European Court of Human Rights over pay cuts imposed on the broader public sector in 2012. General secretary of the union Glafcos Hadjipetrou said in a speech that they had no choice...
Greece said on Tuesday it was ready for talks with Turkey over contested Mediterranean waters if Ankara continues “disengaging itself” from the crisis, following the withdrawal of a Turkish exploration vessel from a disputed region. The long-running dispute between the two NATO members flared last month when Turkey sent a...
Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis has rebuffed criticism about traffic congestion in the capital, saying that it is over reliance on private cars and not road works that are to blame. The mayor has found himself in the line of fire of irate drivers stuck in long traffic queues each morning...
Result from the Cyprus football championship on Monday night: Ethnikos Achnas 0-2 Ermis Aradippou
