Parents and teacher unions are concerned over a spike in incidents of violence and bullying at Cyprus schools, calling on authorities to step up measures to protect students and staff. According to the Federation of Cyprus Parents Associations, some worrying incidents have taken place in high schools in the past month, including sexual harassment and
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Turkish Cypriots are angry over the latest financial protocol signed by authorities in the Turkish occupied north and Ankara, with trade unions threatening an indefinite general strike. The protocol signed on April 14 is the latest in a series of financial bailout agreements, much like the memorandum Cyprus had with international lenders. However, the breakaway
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Drawing up a management and action plan by the Ministry of Health to deal with the possible detection of monkeypox cases in Cyprus is in its final stage. The Vaccination Committee is meeting on Friday to discuss the need for vaccination for certain population categories to tackle the disease. The competent services had a teleconference on
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Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon has delivered silverware in his first season in charge of Nicosia giants Omonia, who celebrate their 15th Cyprus Cup after beating Ethnikos Achnas in a penalty shootout. The Greens lifted the Cup on Wednesday night after a 5-4 penalty shootout victory at Nicosia’s GSP Stadium. Lennon, 50, only stepped into
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Moody’s has lowered global growth projections for 2022 and 2023 as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and pandemic lockdowns in China add to supply shocks and stoke inflation. Advanced economies will expand 2.6% in 2022 and emerging market countries will grow 3.8%, down from March forecasts of 3.2% and 4.2%, respectively, Moody’s Investors Service said in
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Economic sentiment in Cyprus improved slightly in May, with the monthly Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) up by 1.1 points from April due to stronger business confidence in services. However, at 106.1 points, the ESI-CypERC index compiled by the University of Cyprus Economic Research Centre is still far short of the 111.5 in February. This was
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Wearing a face mask in Cyprus will soon be a thing of the past, as most government scientists have urged authorities to suspend the COVID-19 mandate for indoor facilities from next week. According to the Health Ministry, the majority of the government’s advisors on COVID favour lifting the requirement to wear face masks indoors, except
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The value of fleet management data analysis and digital technology to improve vessel operations is ever more important as the maritime sector faces challenges requiring new processes and tools, an IT expert told the Cyprus Marine Club. “We understand maritime transport needs while feeling responsible for safeguarding the industry and promoting the sector as a
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By Jeffrey Halley The FOMC Minutes, released overnight, settled a few nerves, temporarily signalling another couple of 50bps rate hikes in June and July before a pause in September. The dreaded 75bps hike threat was off the agenda and with some slowdowns in recent US data, notably in the housing market, it was enough to
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AstroBank posted a net profit of €3.3 mln in 2021 and €18 million before provisions, against a net loss of €18.1 mln in 2020. The bank attributes its profitability to the new, more rationalised organisational structure and focused business efforts. The results were presented by the bank’s CFO, Andreas Artemiou and CEO Aristidis Vourakis. AstroBank
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