Conservationists want authorities to extend a hunting ban across the Larnaca Salt Lake network to prevent migrating flamingos from swallowing lethal quantities of lead shotgun pellets. Martin Hellicar, director of Birdlife Cyprus, said flamingos are at risk of ingesting the tiny pellets lying on the lakebed as they feed. Like other birds, flamingos swallow small
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Cyprus’ Animal Party has urged the government to intervene and rescue hundreds of sick cattle on a ship anchored off the island’s northern coast. The party said the shipment of animals loaded in Spain in December had ended up off the Turkish-held north of the island because no country would receive them. It called on
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Cyprus reported a second day of no coronavirus deaths on Sunday, with patient numbers and new infection rates remaining the same throughout the week. With 229 deaths since the pandemic started, 28 were reported in February. December and January remained the deadliest months on record with 76 each. Of these, 153 were men (67%) and
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By Alon Ben-Meir Human rights abuses in Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdogan are beyond the pale of inhumanity and moral decadence. The list of Erdogan’s violations and cruelty is too long to numerate. The detention and horrifying torture of thousands of innocent people for months and at times for years, without being charged, is hard
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There is a heavy cloud of uncertainty permeating the air even though the authorities are confident that Lockdown II can be eased out of the way in the coming weeks. The pandemic has seen the economy carved into pieces to save and protect lives. Some will say the sacrifice has been too great, with people
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As the world’s largest social networking platform, Facebook has witnessed a significant increase in the number of users and revenue amid the coronavirus outbreak, with billions of people resorting to social median to get information, entertain and socialise amid the COVID-19 lockdown. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, the number of Facebook’s monthly active users
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The day after the pandemic will be more challenging for countries and their economies than fighting the COVID-19 outbreak with technology-shy Cyprus especially struggling, experts told the Financial Mirror. Economists said the current health crisis we are living through is particularly alarming because it has several new and unfamiliar features Cyprus is unprepared for. “It’s
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Coronavirus cases stayed above 100 on Saturday after dropping to double-digits earlier in the week, with patient numbers lower while no COVID-19 deaths were recorded. The Health Ministry said total deaths remain at 229 deaths since the pandemic started while 107 new COVID infections take total cases to 33,153. December and January remained the deadliest
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If Cyprus wants to persuade big tech companies to relocate in the wake of the discredited passport scheme, it needs to invest in skilled labour to cater to these firms’ needs. Stakeholders in promoting Cyprus abroad boast their efforts to convince big tech and fintech companies to move their headquarters to the island have succeeded,
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The division based on political ideologies and social status is growing, instead of shrinking as one should expect in the age of home isolation and rediscovering family values. With the Cyprus economy struggling to recover and a political solution further away on the horizon, many have resorted to venting their frustration on social media, and
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