President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday unveiled the government’s €4.4 bln roadmap to economic recovery in the post-coronavirus era. At the Presidential Palace, President Anastasiades presented a vision of Cyprus the day after the pandemic The five-pronged plan is projected to add another 7% to the gross domestic product over the next five years and at
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Taking advantage of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle being in the Eastern Mediterranean region, Cyprus will conduct an air exercise called “TALOS 2021” on Tuesday. The military exercise, involving land territory and airspace of the Republic, is part of implementing the defence cooperation program between Cyprus and France. There will be flights of
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Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has condemned discrimination, hate speech, violence against those due to sexual orientation and gender identity in marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. She assured her continued support for every policy and action aiming to fight discrimination due to sexual orientation, gender identities, or sex characteristics. In a written statement,
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The national vaccination plan has reached people aged 18-24, with already 44% of the adult population receiving at least one jab of a COVID-19 vaccine. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou will hold a news conference on Tuesday to reveal how the vaccination rollout will continue. It has gone through all the age groups since starting in
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Cyprus Casinos reopened to customers for the first time in six months as the island unlocks from COVID-19 restrictions. Due to COVID lockdowns and restrictions, the Limassol and Paphos casinos have been closed since 12 November, while the Nicosia and Ayia Napa casinos suspended operations on 30 November. The company said it “is ready to
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Cyprus on Monday lifted more COVID-19 restrictions with weddings back on, a later curfew and no safe pass needed for outdoor activities. The safe pass is no longer necessary for enjoying outdoor facilities at restaurants, cafes, theatres, cinemas, while the night-time curfew has been pushed back to midnight from 11 pm. The easing of measures
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Cyprus and Jordan Foreign Ministers agree that once de-escalation is achieved in the Middle East, the international community must swiftly resume peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. Israel conducted dozens of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday after Palestinian militants fired barrages of rockets at southern Israeli cities. The pre-dawn raids on Gaza were
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By Charles Ellinas The International Energy Agency (IEA) published a special report earlier this month on ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transition’, a subject that has not received the attention it deserves. The key conclusion reached by the IEA was that in the transition to clean energy, critical minerals would bring new
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Cyprus said there were no deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Sunday for the second day in a row, with the number of new infections and patient hospitalisations slightly up from Saturday. The health ministry said that after four people died because of the virus on Friday, the death toll for May rose to 34 and
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I don’t assume people wake up one morning with the burning desire to become a politician, a disciple of democracy ready to defend the public and serve a greater cause. There’s also the age-old issue of whether politicians are made or born to lead us as intelligent, honest and humble specimens of our race. What
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