€370 mln more for rural areas

The government will be sticking to its ten-year action plan to support the island’s mountain communities, pumping in some €525 mln through 350 activities by the end of 2030, President Nicos Anastasiades

Fourth largest dam overflows

The Kannaviou dam in Paphos became the eighth dam in Cyprus to overflow this year, as the island’s total reservoir capacity reached 89% due to generous rainfall throughout the winter months. Kannaviou

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No buses in Nicosia, Larnaca

Public buses in the island’s capital and Larnaca has ground to a halt after drivers went on strike to protest the laying off of 36 colleagues, causing major disruption mainly in the

New chair for Creative Women Cyprus

Creative Women Platform, an international networking group for female leaders and entrepreneurs, has appointed local artist and design consultant Maria Ignatiou Shiakalli as new chair for the organisation in Cyprus. The appointment

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We shall overcome

It’s been two years since the pandemic struck Cyprus, initially with a general sense of confusion among authorities at home and the rest of the world, as well as frustration dominating within

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COVID19: No deaths as cases still high

Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths on Friday, the third time this week, as new daily cases remained well above the 3,000 mark and dipped from the previous day to 3,859, with hospitalisations