Protaras roads reopen after flooding

Most of the roads flooded in the Paralimni, Protaras and Ayia Napa areas following the overnight torrential rains, reopened by late Saturday. The flooding caused damage to shops, apartments and some small

Hate speech army officer in hot water

Police executed a search warrant at the home of a National Guard officer who had incited homophobia and hate speech in a video he posted on social media platform Tik Tok. In

Skills shortage driving unemployment

Unemployment is rising, with stakeholders in the labour market saying there is a mismatch between vacancies and jobseeker skills, as employers cannot find qualified staff. A recent CyStat survey showed the number

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Pay perks for the privileged

The ball of string around the automatic cost of living adjustment on wages is unravelling. The Labour Minister allows more days for opposing sides to submit their final positions on the dispute,

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House prices unlikely to drop this year

The end of 2021 saw Europe’s and Cyprus’ economies gradually recovering from the two-year rollercoaster ride of lockdowns, the stock market at record highs, and inflation increasing. One year later, the disruptions

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Journalist claims police are trying to gag him

Makarios Drousiotis, a Cypriot investigative journalist who has written books on corruption in government, claims the police are trying to silence him. Drousiotis, who served as an advisor to President Nicos Anastasiades

Christodoulides leads presidential polls

Voter interest in the Presidential elections is picking up, with Nikos Christodoulides maintaining a clear command, according to a CyBC poll. DIKO-backed Christodoulides, although losing ground, is still eight percentage points ahead