Cyprus ranks in the top 10 on a list of civilian gun ownership countries compiled by the Small Arms Survey, as one out of three Cypriot households has a firearm. The Swiss survey notes that the high number of weapons possessed by Cypriots is attributable to the fact that reservists were handed military rifles following
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Cyprus authorities Thursday located a man’s body at sea after a new group of Syrian migrants said a person went overboard as they arrived on the island by boat on the rocky northwestern Paphos coast. Police said 44 Syrians – including two women and four children – were found wandering in the Peyia area after
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By Jeffrey Halley Oil markets are on the move Thursday morning, with oil prices dipping by 2.0% in early trading after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia has indicated to western allies it could raise production to cover any substantial fall in Russian production. That follows our earlier comments that this week’s OPEC+ meeting
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The policy response of governments and central banks to the pandemic was massive and unprecedented. In the USA, the Federal Reserve Bank put out $3 trillion in high powered money between March and June 2020, equal to what it did in its first hundred years, 1913-2013. In the UK, the Chancellor asked Parliament to approve
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The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Cyprus decreased to 5.4% in April, from 5.8% the month before and 8.4% a year ago, according to Eurostat. Unemployment rates in the eurozone and the EU were at 6.8% and 6.2%, respectively, in April, stable compared with March and down from 8.2% and 7.5%, respectively, in April 2021. Eurostat
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Cyprus has fully embraced the pioneering General Healthcare System; the government said to mark the third anniversary of the GHS. For most of its early life, the national health service has managed an unprecedented pandemic since 2020. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said: “In its three years since being launched, the GHS has been embraced by
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Some 15 police officers face sanctions for allegedly botching investigations into the disappearance of seven foreign women and children, later found murdered by serial killer Nicos Metaxas. Three years after the murders of five women and two children at the hands of Cyprus’ first serial killer were revealed, 11 of the 15 officers have received
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Approximately 885,000 passengers travelled through Larnaca and Paphos airports in May alone, a steep increase of 634,000 more than in 2021, airport operator Hermes said. May traffic reached 78.3% of the same month in pre-COID 2019, a record year for passenger traffic at Larnaca and Paphos Airports. During the first five months of the year,
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Authorities will turn up the heat on dairy producers trading Halloumi products that do not meet the required EU standards under the cheese’s PDO (Product of Designated Origin), following a Legal Services ruling. The Attorney General’s office has essentially ruled that products that defy the PDO criteria cannot carry the Halloumi brand. According to reports,
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Turkey’s hostility towards Greece and Cyprus and its non-cooperation as a NATO partner will be challenged, warned US Senator Robert Menendez during the Economist New York-Mediterranean Business Summit. “Despite being an ally in NATO, Turkey is challenging Greek sovereignty with provocative overflights in the Aegean. Violations of Greek airspace with fighters are unacceptable behaviour by
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