Former Kition Bishop Chrysostomos was acquitted of rape charges on Friday after the Criminal Court found him not guilty of attacking a woman in 2011. The 83-year-old former bishop was acquitted after the court found the woman’s testimony to be unreliable. “I feel vindicated. Justice has prevailed,” Chrysostomos told the Cyprus News Agency. The court
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Scientists warn that it’s just a matter of time before the more contagious Delta+ variant of COVID-19 finds its way to Cyprus. Believed to be 10%-15% more transmissible, the Delta Plus mutation, an offshoot of the Delta variant, has scientists on their toes across the globe. In the UK especially, scientists are investigating whether the
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After being upgraded to orange two weeks ago, Cyprus has returned to the red zone on the COVID-19 epidemiological risk map compiled by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The latest epidemiological risk assessment list was uploaded on ECDC’s website on Thursday. The island struggled to bring the country out of the
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Research vessel Nautical Geo, under the Maltese flag, has entered block 1 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) despite threats from Turkey. The Italian operated vessel departed Larnaca to conduct operations south of Limassol. It will conduct seismic surveys until 23 October in line with the navigational telex (Navtex) issued by the Republic of Cyprus.
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Cyprus property sale values in Q3 increased by 0.9% for apartments, but decreased by 1.1% for houses, 1.4% for commercial properties, 1.5% for warehouse and office space, according to the WiRE Index. Sale values of holiday apartments and holiday homes increased by 0.3% and decreased by 1.7%, respectively. Nicosia stands out, as sale values of
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The government has announced its new action plan for attracting foreign businesses to establish or expand their activities in Cyprus. The announcement came a year after the abolition of the previous investment programme in the wake of adverse publicity that put Cyprus in the spotlight for the way it granted citizenship. The new strategy, to
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There were no deaths attributed to Covid-19 on Thursday as Cyprus saw a stabilisation in daily cases that rose marginally to 144, while hospitalisations dropped to 58. The health ministry said in its daily Covid bulletin that the death toll since the pandemic started remained unchanged at 566, of whom 14 died in October. After a
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World-renowned British Bases entomologist Dr Kelly Martinou urges nature lovers to download the recently launched Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Count application to learn more about pollinators and help scientists collect data on them. The FIT Count mobile application was launched for the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme four months ago. After its huge success, it is now
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One-year-old baby Asya Polatli is undergoing a rare gene treatment in Nicosia for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) following the arrival of her medication. News of the arrival of Zolgensma medication was posted on the Asya Bebek Facebook group page, set up by volunteers to support the Turkish Cypriot baby. Baby Asya, as is she now
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Plastic shopping bags will soon be a thing of the past in Cyprus, as the parliament is ready to approve legislation prohibiting businesses from giving or selling single-use plastic bags to their customers. Three and a half years after the surcharge on bags charged five to six cents at supermarkets and other retail establishments, MPs
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