As Europe’s airports struggle with mass staff shortages as the travel sector faces a ‘summer of discontent’, Cyprus has escaped the crisis with fewer scheduled flights cancelled or delayed. A difficult environment
Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos failed to get social partners to agree on a national minimum wage scheme on Friday, despite keeping employers and union bosses locked up in his office throughout the
Sales of new cars have slowed on the island and the European Union, as the industry is having trouble delivering to customers due to supply chain shocks. Buyers are unwilling to place
The Automobile Association branded the Finance Ministry’s refusal to underwrite holding the Cyprus Rally over the next four years at WRC/ERC level as “irrational and criminal”, costing €120 mln in lost revenues
Cyprus is on a red alert for forest fires as the island continues to swelter under the hot Mediterranean sun, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius. On Friday, the island’s
Cyprus reported twelve deaths in its weekly Covid bulletin on Friday, as new cases and hospitalisations dropped marginally from last week’s levels to 10,152 and 104, respectively. The Health Ministry said the
In the new academic year, schools will set goals and priorities to help integrate the rising number of migrant students attending class, said Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou. He said there is a
The possible arrival of Centaurus, a new Covid subvariant which is more contagious but less severe, in tandem with the downward trend in BA5 infections, is not a cause for concern, said
The European Central Bank (ECB) increased interest rates by more than expected on Thursday, raising its benchmark deposit rate by 50 basis points to zero percent, impacting the Cyprus banking system and
Almost 1 in 2 valid requests received by the cybersafety helpline during the last three months were related to hacking, fraud and online bullying. Most reasons for contacting the helpline were related
