NASA has chosen the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) to be among the organisations to simulcast the long-awaited first images from the colossal James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The presentation in Cyprus is on Tuesday at 5.15 pm, at CSEO Discovery Alpha in Nicosia, with the support of NASA, ESA and the Town Hall. The biggest premiere
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Officials are passing the buck over two incidents of collapsing balconies in Paphos in which seven people were injured, four of them seriously. The incidents occurred 24 hours apart last week, triggering a showdown between Paphos Mayor Phedon Phedonos and Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, who claim the other is responsible. On Friday, three young Nepalese
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Cyprus’ Supreme Court has upheld a 10-year sentence, one of the heftiest convictions ever to be handed down to a defendant found guilty of possessing nearly one kilo of cannabis with intent to supply. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a man convicted to eight-year in jail for transporting 996.8 gr of cannabis, plus
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Authorities will not hesitate to reinstate more COVID-19 measures following the reintroduction of face masks if cases continue to rise, Health minister Michalis Hadjipantela warned. “We are waiting to hear scientists’ feedback, and if we need to step in with more measures, we will not hesitate to do so. Just like we did not hesitate
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Some 200 Bank of Cyprus employees have pushed the ‘exit’ button taking the ‘generous’ offer for early retirement with compensation, as the bank seeks to offload 500 staff before resorting to redundancies. The Bank of Cyprus said this is its final early retirement scheme, while if the desired number of employees leaving is not reached,
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The Cyprus Consumer Association is calling on authorities to impose a freeze on hiking electricity prices, as they fear that bills covering June and July will increase by up to 25% compared to previous months. In comments to the Financial Mirror, the head of the association, Marios Drousiotis, said that based on their calculations, the
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Cyprus paid tribute to the 13 soldiers and firefighters who died after badly stored Iranian munitions exploded at the Mari naval base on July 11, 2011, shocking a nation and causing rolling power cuts. Monday marks 11 years since the tragic event, the island’s biggest peacetime disaster, with the state holding a memorial service at
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Cyprus’ TUS Airways has increased its flight frequency to Paris for August, going from two to three weekly flights out of Larnaca due to “strong passenger demand”. The company said it would connect Cyprus and France (Paris CDG Airport) with four weekly flights, every Monday, Friday, and Saturday from Larnaca and every Sunday from Paphos,
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An Icon depicting Jesus sitting on a throne, dating from the 15-16th centuries, has returned to Cyprus after being stolen from the Antifonitis church in Kyrenia following the 1974 invasion. After years of efforts, this very complex repatriation case has been completed with success, the Cyprus Department of Antiquities announced. The Turkish occupying army looted
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While Boris Johnson was in denial that he could hang on to being Prime Minister as his government abandoned ship, it was confirmed Cyprus Presidential elections would be on 5 February. There was little interest in the date among Cypriots as the choice on offer to be their next leader was varying shades of grey.
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