The HIV-AIDS Support Centre (KYFA) is organising a fund-raising concert at Kolossi castle on Friday with a special performance by Limassol pianist Tatiana Stupak, ‘Music Through the Ages’. The charity event will be held under the auspices of First Lady Andri Anastasiades, the Honorary President of KYFA. Classical pianist Stupak has arranged a special musical
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The Health Ministry has confirmed that authorities are treating a suspected case of monkeypox involving a 34-year-old Eastern European man working in Paphos. Health Ministry spokesperson Konstantinos Athanasiou said Wednesday the man had turned up at Paphos General Hospital on Tuesday night with a rash on his face and body, similar to the one caused
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By Jeffrey Halley With a dearth of heavyweight data this week until Friday’s US CPI, we are likely to experience choppy trading, driven by swings in sentiment and headlines hitting the news ticker. Sure enough, that is what occurred overnight after US retailer, Target, gave a soft outlook and announced it had too much inventory
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A prominent Famagusta lawyer, implicated in Al Jazeera’s golden passport scandal expose, which ended the citizenship for investment scheme, was fined €4,000 by the Cyprus Bar Association for demeaning the profession. Andreas Pittadjis was found guilty by the Bar Association disciplinary council on two out of five disciplinary charges following social media posts that constituted
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All nations are compelled to take urgent action to address climate change, especially in the eastern Mediterranean, said President Nicos Anastasiades. He addressed the 2nd Ministerial Meeting for Climate Change in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME). The participation of ministers, renowned policymakers and scientific experts indicated the magnitude of the crisis, said Anastasiades.
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The EU Parliament and European Council have agreed on rules to set adequate minimum wages, as national law or collective agreements provide. According to the European Parliament, the new legislation will apply to all EU workers who have employment contracts or employment relationships. EU countries in which the minimum wage is protected exclusively via collective
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Hospital outpatient departments will be operating in the afternoons after nurses’ unions agreed with the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) about overtime pay. Nurses joined doctors in greenlighting a compensation proposal tabled by OKYPY, essentially settling a row with state hospital health workers over pay. Some hospital outpatient clinics will remain open until 7 pm
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Bank of Cyprus is downsizing its network by closing 15 more branches and removing ATMs by next month as it speeds up its digital presence. Phileleftheros daily quoted sources saying the bank will be accelerating plans, closing branches across the island to cut costs by 4 July. BoC will keep 60 out of its 75
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Cyprus cannot lift the growing migration burden as asylum applications exceed 11,000, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, who has asked for emergency help from Brussels. Cyprus has received more than 11,000 asylum applications in the first five months of 2022, putting it on the EU’s frontline of a new migration wave in the Mediterranean. It
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The British pound – already showing ‘emerging market’ traits – faces a difficult time ahead amid political storms in the UK, warned a leading independent financial advisor and fintech CEO. Sterling held gains against the dollar and euro as Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Monday night. At the same time, Bank
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