ICU traffic down compared to March As positive tests for Covid-19 have spiked in recent weeks, with an uptick in hospital admissions trailing shortly later, the Sunday Mail sought to get a sense of the stress on the healthcare system. Though by no means an exhaustive investigation, it appears...
An 82-year-old woman died from coronavirus on Sunday, the ministry of health said as it announced 127 new cases. The cases were the result of 3,333 tests and bring to 7,178 the total number of cases recorded on the island so far. The woman who died had underlying health conditions....
The programme to check workers who need to move in to, out of or between Limassol and Paphos for coronavirus will continue over the next few days because of the large demand, the health ministry said on Sunday. CPR tests for those who are deemed exempt from the ban on...
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By Joey Roulette SpaceX, the rocket company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, was due on Sunday to launch four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station, NASA’s first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft. The company’s newly designed Crew Dragon capsule, which...
Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ray Clemence has died aged 72, the Football Association (FA) said on Sunday. Clemence, who played 61 times for England, began his professional career with Scunthorpe United before joining Liverpool and he made over 450 appearances in 14 years at Anfield. He was part of the...
Just 3.3 per cent of farmers in Cyprus are below the age of 40. A new project hopes to change that An innovative – and much needed – plan to get the younger generation interested in agriculture was presented at a conference in Nicosia this week. The ‘CAPture the...
A new period is beginning in Varosha for the benefit of all, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday evening, during a visit there. Those who are disturbed by the developments develop the victim’s narrative, he added. Repeating that the Turkish Cypriots have been the only victims in Cyprus, he...
As part of its efforts to track the spread of Covid-19 the ministry of health on Sunday announced that free antigen rapid tests will be available in all towns as of Monday. Mobile units will carry out the tests and their exact locations will be announced beforehand, and priority given...
Joe Biden has pledged to put climate change driven policies at the centre of the US energy industry During the US presidential elections, president-elect Joe Biden made many far-reaching promises regarding the future of US energy, and in particular a pledge to spend $2trillion, spread over four years, to...
By Sarah N. Lynch and Susan Heavey President Donald Trump backtracked after appearing on Sunday to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election, saying he conceded “nothing” and repeating his unfounded claims of widespread voting fraud. Biden defeated Trump by winning a series of...
By Sherna Noah Des O’Connor – an “ultimate entertainer” who “shared the laughs” – has died at the age of 88, just days after he suffered a fall at his home. The TV star, who lit up screens with shows like Today With Des And Mel and Des O’Connor Tonight,...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots will no longer tolerate “diplomacy games” over rights to offshore resources in the Eastern Mediterranean. On a visit to the north, which only Ankara recognises as a state, Erdogan said peace and stability cannot be achieved in...
The people of Famagusta must remain united to prevent the new position Turkey is trying to impose, mayor of the town Simos Ioannou said on Sunday. Speaking after an extraordinary meeting of the municipal council held at the same time as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the north where...
By Tuvan Gumrukcu Britain’s Lewis Hamilton took a record-equalling seventh world championship and became Formula One’s most successful driver of all time after winning a wet and slippery Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday. The 35-year-old Mercedes driver matched Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s seven titles in style, lapping sole rival and...
We’ve discovered new ways, and times, to socialise The name of the game during the pandemic has been social distancing and yet – despite curfews and other restrictions – people are finding new ways to hang out. “It’s actually working out well for me since I’d rather go out...
The solution to the Cyprus problem was always there, ‘outside the box’ By Christos Panayiotides Three to four thousand Turkish Cypriots demonstrated last Tuesday evening with slogans such as, ‘Cyprus is and will remain secular’, ‘The last word in Cyprus belongs to the Cypriots’, ‘Ankara, take your hands off...
The Limassol centre where PCR tests were being carried out on workers who need to move in and out of the district closed at lunchtime on Sunday because the tests ran out. As of Wednesday those moving to and from Limassol and Paphos for work in addition to having a...
At the lowest point on earth, in the middle of a giant salt lake where animals and plants have no chance of surviving, a jolly man dressed in red with a flowing white beard stuck a Christmas tree in the ground and went for a swim. Santa Claus came to...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the north at about 12.30 on Sunday, where he is to view a parade to mark the 37th anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence of the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’. Erdogan was accompanied by his wife Emine, former president of the Turkish...
The pandemic has brought extraordinary circumstances and no-one knows what will happen by the end of the year, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Sunday, saying that more than 2,000 students from Limassol have gone into quarantine. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency, Prodromou said that 31 of...
There has to be a breakthrough in Brexit talks this week, British and Irish ministers said on Sunday, ahead of the expiry of Britain’s transition deal with the European Union on Dec. 31. Britain and the EU are struggling to agree the terms of their future relationship in trade and...
Cyprus established an anti-corruption body back in 2003. It has never functioned Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras This article focuses on the state’s role in creating an anti-corruption culture and what the Cypriot state has done so far towards this end. The state functions in the same way a founder/leader/ manager...