What is it about Mercury in retrograde that leads to chaos? Venturing into April 2024, many of us may find ourselves entangled in a web of minor misfortunes – the computer crashing at the worst possible time, emails finding their way to unintended recipients, or a scheduled weekend getaway falling...
An “initially positive response” from stakeholders on the issue of using workers from third countries to fill gaps in the labour market is a “step in the right direction”, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting with the employers and trade unions, he said a final...
Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday that those who care about the party should be “with us and not against us”. Speaking on the sidelines of a press conference, she was asked about a number of recent departures from the party. Departures include Paralimni deputy mayoral candidate Kleanthis Koutsofas...
Cyprus was hit by hailstorms and intense rain for a second day on Tuesday, causing road closures and some power outages. Hail was reported at the entrance to the Nicosia district coming from Larnaca and Limassol, causing delays in traffic. Police called on drivers to be especially careful as the...
Simon Harris became Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister on Tuesday, succeeding party colleague Leo Varadkar with less than a year to boost the coalition government’s bid to halt a first electoral victory by left-wing Sinn Fein. The 37-year-old former health and higher education minister, best known for helping steer the...
Too frightened to travel on dangerous roads that lead to their graveyards in Gaza, Palestinian Christians are lowering their loved ones into the ground in Muslim cemeteries amid the chaos of war between Israel and Hamas. “I’ve been working at this cemetery for almost 10 years and this is the...
Kition Ocean Holdings, which is overseeing the Larnaca port and marina revamp, has filed a case against the government for causing delays and breaching contract, it emerged on Tuesday. According to CEO Oliver Corlette, the government has been unwilling to meet the company to discuss a difference in a financial...
This year’s Christodoula’s March, organised by Sovereign Base Area (SBA) Police on April 7, 2024, has raised over €19,000 for the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association. The charity event, now in its 19th year, featured hundreds of participants, including Agriculture Minister Dr Maria Panayiotou at the march in the Western Sovereign Base...
Disy had warned the ‘situation’ in Gaza would affect the migration crisis, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday, as she called for a collective approach within the EU to tackle Cyprus’ “disproportionate burden.” Demetriou also urged the government to speed up asylum application processing time, and called on the...
In a film festival for everyone, the balance between blockbusters and independent film is in focus at Cyprus Film Days says ELENI PHILIPPOU “There’s definitely a Cypriot film renaissance,” says Argyro Nicolaou, one of the artistic directors of Cyprus Film Days, which this year will see four Cyprus productions battle...
Children required to give evidence in court are now able to do so via video link, after the installation of the requisite equipment at the Children’s House in Nicosia. The equipment, unveiled on Tuesday, was installed by telecommunications company Cyta in collaboration with the Foni children’s rights NGO and the...
Germany denied on Tuesday that it was aiding genocide in Gaza by selling Israel arms in a suit to the top U.N. court by Nicaragua reflecting mounting legal action in support of Palestinians. Germany has been one of Israel’s staunchest allies since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas militants and...
The “Educational Leadership and Policy” postgraduate programme of the Open University of Cyprus (OUC), and the Cyprus Association of Educational Leadership, are co-organising a hybrid talk titled “Implementing the Total Quality Management (TQM) Model in Higher Education: Potential Applications in Primary and Secondary Education” on April 17, 2024. The talk’s invited...
The Range Rover House was designed to inspire and provoke, offering a range of elegant experiences to its guests. Meanwhile, more desirable than ever, the new Range Rover Sport exemplifies modern luxury, thanks to its exclusive features, unmatched on-road performance and renowned off-road capabilities, as well as a range of...
The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Tuesday released a report showing the total imports and exports of goods in January-February 2024. In February the import was €841.1 million, representing an increase of 9.2 per cent compared to €770.5 million in February 2023. Specifically, imports from other EU Member States amounted...
By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves. The European court’s decision on the case,...
The appeals court on Tuesday reserved its decision over an 82-year-old grandfather jailed for shooting a man who was attempting to steal electricity cables. The pensioner’s lawyer Maria Neophytou explained that he is still under observation at the Limassol general hospital, and also produced medical records regarding doctors’ instructions for...
The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) has released a report ‘Registration of Motor Vehicles’ for January-March 2024, highlighting a market where electric and hybrid cars, along with motor coaches, buses, and cargo-carrying vehicles are on the rise, while petrol and diesel cars, rental cars, and passenger saloon cars are experiencing a...
Since UBS rescued its stricken rival Credit Suisse a year ago, it has been waiting to hear how authorities will protect Switzerland from the risk of the country’s only remaining big bank also imploding. It is about to find out. The Swiss government is this month due to publish its recommendations for...
The Deputy Ministry of Shipping will participate in the ‘Sea Japan’ international shipping exhibition in Tokyo, from April 10 to 12. In an announcement, it said that ‘Sea Japan’, an international maritime exhibition, which is held every two years, has established itself among the most important such exhibitions in Asia....
With less than 2 weeks until Bitcoin halving, investors are anticipating significant market growth. Bitcoin has passed $72,000, and altcoins like Solana and Pullix are primed for huge gains. As investors eagerly await the outcome of the event, cryptocurrency experts are doubling down on Solana, Bitcoin, and Pullix. Here’s why. ...
A man died in a traffic accident on the Palaichori-Nicosia Road, police said on Tuesday, as they continued investigations into the mysterious traffic accident the day before. The traffic accident occurred on Monday, when a car crashed into a water tanker on the road. Police said that they found a...
The Amalthea plan, Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, is to continue despite Israel’s “reprehensible attack” on aid workers, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking at Nicosia’s 14th economic conference, he said Cyprus has “succeeded” with the creation of the Amalthea initiative, “to be part of the wider effort...
The Great Sea Interconnector project will offer triple benefits to Cyprus, with better energy security, a ‘green mix’ of power generation and cheaper energy for all consumers, the Greek Independent Power Transmission Operator (Admie) said on Tuesday. “The Greece – Cyprus – Israel electricity interconnection will lift the energy isolation of...
By Simon Demetriou I’m tempted to start this review with a reference to Charles Lamb’s exhortation to retain our childishness always, so that we never lose the capacity to respond to life’s ‘earliest enchantments’. But I wouldn’t want it to seem like I need to justify reading – and loving...
