The summer forest fires have highlighted a government service (Forestry Department) to which we do not pay the appropriate attention that it deserves. The recent firefighting activities of the Department both in Cyprus and abroad (Israel, Greece) has made us proud. This Department has also recently taken the initiative to give away free saplings to
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Cypriot companies are not riding the digitalisation train, missing out on opportunities created by the exciting new world of online marketing and social media, remaining stuck in the past. As people spend more time working from home, using their mobile phones and social media for entertainment and information, businesses have turned to digital platforms to
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Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths for the second time this month, with a low figure of 153 new cases and 89 hospitalisations lowering the benchmark infection rate to 0.24%, far below the high-risk level. The health ministry said in its daily Covid bulletin that the death toll since the pandemic started remained at 545, of
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Consumers will get a respite from bloated electricity bills, as the government on Friday announced that a 10% discount will be applied on the next two bills, pledging to push forward further savings from renewable energy schemes. Announcing the discount, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will be absorbing part
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Cyprus is introducing measures to make the shipping industry more flexible, competitive, and innovative, with President Anastasiades saying his Cabinet approved a package to enhance “its leadership presence in the European and world maritime sectors.” Speaking at a dinner hosted by the Cyprus Union of Shipowners in Athens on Thursday night, Anastasiades said the digital
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Cyprus will hunt down looters who stole cultural treasures from the Turkish occupied north, was the warning issued during a ceremony in which the Church received looted 18th-century doors. On Thursday, the Antiquities Department handed over to Archbishop Chrysostomos the Royal iconostasis Doors of Ayios Anastasios stolen from Turkish occupied Peristeronopigi village. The wooden doors
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Despite a drop in new COVID-19 cases, August was the deadliest month since the coronavirus outbreak, the Health Ministry said in its latest epidemiological report released Friday. COVID deaths in August have more than doubled compared to July, as they increased by 102%, with 93 fatalities reported. August deaths surpassed the previous records of December
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The number of job vacancies in the second quarter of 2021 has jumped 77.3% as the market starts recovering from lockdown restrictions imposed to contain coronavirus. Increases in job vacancies are driven by demand for labour in the hospitality industry, skilled workers, and financial service providers. According to data released by CyStat, job vacancies at
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Parliament approved a government proposal to postpone local elections to facilitate the sweeping reform project, eventually reshaping local authority administration. Thursday’s postponement of the elections, initially scheduled for December this year, was pushed forward to May 2024 to coincide with the European Parliament vote. Three laws were passed by the MPs, which extended the term
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The new chair of the markets watchdog has pledged to continue to protect the interest of investors while helping the sector grow and adapt to new challenges, primarily in financial technologies. Dr George Theocharides assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) this week, succeeding Demetra Kalogerou, having been
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