The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has banned all off-duty military personnel from going to the north following a ‘drunken romp’ at a Famagusta beach involving British soldiers. A UNFICYP spokesperson confirmed the ban is temporary, pending investigations into allegations that two drunken British soldiers sunk jet skis and caused trouble at Glapsides beach
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Cyprus’ banking network has shrunk by a quarter in the past three years, as many branches have closed and the workforce reduced as banks go digital. According to the Association of Cyprus Banks, the number of Cypriot bank branches decreased to 260 in 2021 from 282 in 2020 and 328 in 2019, meaning that the
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Afternoon outpatient clinics go live on Monday, two months after opening during weekends, to help relieve pressure on Accident and Emergency departments. It follows an agreement between the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) and the doctors’ and nurses’ unions. Talking to state radio CyBC, OKYPY spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said most doctors were willing to also
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Rating agency Standard and Poor’s has upgraded Cyprus’ long-term credit rating by one notch to BBB from BBB- assigning a stable outlook, citing the economy’s resilience to external shocks. “The upgrade reflects the Cypriot economy’s relatively strong performance over the past decade and our expectation of this continuing, notwithstanding the effects from the war in
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Expect the British pound to fall even further and more radically this week should frontrunner Liz Truss be named Prime Minister, warned the CEO of leading independent financial advisory and fintech deVere. Nigel Green’s warning comes as the UK currency has registered its most dramatic monthly decline against the dollar since October 2016 – the
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If we are lucky enough, we might spot the zombie government slowly waking up from its summer hibernation combined with effortless inertia to leave the country on auto-pilot. It seems to be a given that government departments, the civil service and the public sector can all shut up shop in harmony and let the island
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The last Soviet leader, Michael Gorbachev, passed away on Tuesday at a Moscow hospital after being treated for a long and serious illness, according to his doctors. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called him “a one-of-a-kind statesman” and that “the world has lost a towering global leader, committed multilateralist, and tireless advocate for peace.” Gorbachev set
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Thousands of Cypriots are returning home and back to work from the summer break, many having travelled overseas for their holidays, the first time in two years after pandemic travel restrictions were lifted. For Cyprus holidaymakers, natural destinations are Britain because of friends and family, bargain packages in Europe and Greece, which share the same
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During the last few days of the transfer window, Cyprus football clubs splashed millions as teams tried to strengthen their squads in the fight for the title and a golden ticket to European tournaments. Despite being battered by two years of the pandemic, Cypriot football has emerged fairly unscathed from the coronavirus crisis and back
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Cyprus’ film industry made its international debut in the dark genre of horror films, as the first major scary production to be filmed entirely on the island made its UK premiere. Another Olivewood milestone, The Ghosts of Monday, was screened at the prestigious FrightFest held in London, convincing a thrill-thirsty audience that Cyprus can make
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