Hybrid/remote working has been the most discussed topic in the business world, especially in the HR space. The acceleration for a digital and wider business transformation due to COVID-19 has created the need to redefine and re-engineer working spaces and challenge the status quo. While organisations seem to have adapted to this hybrid way of
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Hospital outpatient clinics are to begin working longer hours, catering to patients on weekday afternoons and weekends from 9 July, the Health Ministry announced. According to the ministry, plans to operate outpatient clinics outside normal hospital working hours will be implemented on the condition that differences between state hospitals’ management and health workers are resolved.
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Tourists from Cyprus’ three largest markets, the UK, Russia, and Israel, must pay to enter the island next year after an EU decision subjecting all third-country nationals to a visa waiver fee. Under the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), charges are expected to be enacted in May 2023. Plans to introduce a visa
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Cyprus will beef up its Air fighting capabilities as the Defence Ministry proceeds with the purchase of six French light utility H145M helicopters to replace its fleet of Russian MI35s, which have been sold to Serbia. Following the parliamentary approval of a €53 mln budget earmarked for the purchase of the French aircraft, representatives of
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The recovery of European air connectivity from the COVID-19 pandemic is uneven and still difficult, according to the Airport Industry Connectivity Report for 2022. This reflects the combination of yet not fully lifted travel restrictions, the impact of the war in Ukraine and structural changes in the aviation market, said ACI Europe. “The results are
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A senior police officer has been suspended due to an alleged blackmail attempt against central prisons governor Anna Aristotelous and a female colleague with a compromising video. According to local media, the head of the anti-drug squad, Michalis Katsounotos, has been suspended over the latest corruption scandal to shake public confidence. Still, the name of
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Kyrenia villages in the Turkish-occupied north are being evacuated as a wildfire spreads, with the Israeli and Cyprus governments sending firefighting aircraft to help. The two Israeli aircraft were expected to fly to Larnaca on Thursday before joining Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot firefighting forces under the coordination of UNFICYP. The British Bases have also
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Nicosia backs Ukraine’s application to enter the European Union, which is on the agenda of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday. Ukraine is set to be approved as an EU candidate at the summit after the European Commission gave the green light. CNA said Cyprus is positive regarding the proposal to give Ukraine candidate member
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By Jeffrey Halley Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill was the centre of attention overnight. Speaking to Congress on Wednesday, Powell finally dispensed with soft landings, describing them as challenging, and instead said that a recession is “certainly a possibility.” That should have been enough to spark a somewhat counterintuitive risk
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The English School students and faculty warmly welcomed Prince Edward to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. The Earl was received by Headmaster David Lambon and the Board of Management. The Nicosia school was founded in 1900 and is the oldest of its kind outside the United Kingdom. “This unique status was on full display during
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