To repair the damage done to tourism Cyprus is working overtime to enhance its attractiveness as a medical destination despite the pandemic. An international health service provider is building a network of private hospitals offering their services to patients globally, is aiming to put Cyprus on the map as a medical tourism hub. Following agreements
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Two men died on Christmas Day in Cyprus, as the island prepares for the arrival of the first coronavirus vaccines in an effort to control the spread of the virus that has so far taken 109 lives. The two men, aged 71 and 73, had underlying health issues and were being treated at Limassol General
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For many, this Christmas will be a subdued affair with a sizeable percentage of households opting not to mix as coronavirus looms large over the festivities. This is usually the time of year that I would rather hide behind the Christmas tree than take part in tidings of comfort and joy. I’m more of a
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While Larnaca anticipates landscape-changing developments, other projects have been cancelled with investors backing out such as the Russian who wanted to build a €170 mln luxury hotel on the seafront. Larnaca is to be reshaped with the new Port and Marina, a first shopping mall, and luxury high risers but other big-ticket projects have been
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The number of COVID-19 infections in Cyprus is fast approaching the 20,000 mark as health officials announced 433 new cases and three deaths on Thursday, all elderly patients with underlying health issues. This was 44 less than the new record high of 477 coronavirus cases reported on Wednesday. The Health Ministry said the total of
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By Costis Stambolis As Cyprus has embarked on the road to introducing natural gas to its energy system, following the signing of agreements by DEFA – Cyprus’s gas company – with contractors and suppliers last July, attention is now shifting on the role that gas is expected to play in the island’s economic development. According to the
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Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides made an intriguing announcement that either flew under the radar or intentionally planned to pave the way for our senior diplomat’s political ambitions. In his address to the EY conference discussing the Cyprus Attractiveness Survey, he said: “The Ministry has been developing a Strategy for Economic Diplomacy, which will launch in
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By Nawaf Abdulla Even though 2020 was a challenging year for the maritime and entire shipping sector, it presented us, at DP World Limassol, with an opportunity to see things from a different perspective. We are striving to boost our resilience, improve our working practices including systems, embrace digitalisation and automation, and overall adapt to
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December is now officially the worst month since the COVID-19 pandemic started with three deaths announced on Wednesday raising the death toll to 104, more than half of which this month alone, with a new record 477 daily coronavirus cases. The worsening situation, undeterred by the arrival of the first vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech this weekend,
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Cyprus could return to normalcy by summer, as the vaccination programme that begins on Sunday could take about six months in order to protect a significant part of the population from the coronavirus. Dr Constantinos Tsioutis, head of the government’s team of experts on the coronavirus outbreak, told the Cyprus News Agency on Wednesday that
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