When it came to the crunch, the government decided not to deliver a hefty hammer blow to coronavirus last week despite Cyprus experiencing a harsher second wave. We are told that if we observe the rules, wash our hands, limit contacts, and keep socially distanced the war against this deadly virus can be won. But
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Officials in Cyprus are considering a second lockdown, an ultimate measure the government has dreaded to take, as measures to control the coronavirus do not seem to be working, despite the number of daily cases dropping to 116. The Health Ministry said on Sunday that some 2,803 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours,
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By Tatiana der Parthogh A pioneer of the Cyprus art scene, painter and set designer Glyn Hughes’ work spanning six decades is published in a book by the Pierides Foundation and the government’s PIO department, as a tribute to the Welsh artist who adopted the island as his home. It includes some of his earlier
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As regional tensions rise over natural gas deposits off Cyprus, the dispute could be a “wasteful fight” as extracting the reserves may lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions undermining the EU’s climate goals, claims a UK-based NGO. Natural resources in Cyprus waters are not worth fighting over as the world energy market is
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Amid the turmoil over corrupt procedures for granting Cyprus passports to foreign investors, the European Commission is now accusing the Republic of not complying with anti-money laundering directives. Cyprus has failed to comply with the latest anti-money laundering directive, which, according to the Commission, leaves a legal gap that could be exploited to the expense
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Cyprus continues to record negative milestones in this second wave of coronavirus with Saturday’s daily count touching a record 314 while there was one more COVID-19 death reported as the Health Ministry said hospitals are near capacity. Despite the government introducing a raft of measures including mask-wearing, early closing of hospitality venues and a night-time
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“No, no, Minister! It could never be government policy. That is unthinkable! Only government practice.” Remember this line from the satirical series, ‘Yes, Minister’? It would not be aired in Cyprus today, probably because of pressure from political party leaders, senior government officials or even civil service trade unions, as it would have devastating implications
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By Andreas Theophanous Following the elections in the occupied northern part of Cyprus, the new Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has adopted Ankara’s new policy for a two-state solution and confederation. Furthermore, Tatar who proudly stated that he is the man of Ankara in Cyprus confirmed the new approach in this first meeting with President
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The matter of the golden passports is well known after the Al Jazeera reports we expect there will be more follow-ups. Certainly, the €7 bln income produced mainly by the real estate for passports to foreign investors did wonders for the Cyprus economic recovery post-2013 and the developers who have benefited and paid their bad
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Cyprus reported 224 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Friday, slightly down from Thursday’s record 233, making it the third time that the total rose above 200 during the past two weeks. The new infections raises the coronavirus number since the pandemic started in March to 5,557. However, the number of patients hospitalised increased marginally, from
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