COVID19: No relaxations as cases spiral to 5,300

Cyprus reported one coronavirus death on Monday, with new cases spiralling to a near-record 5,286 and hospitalisations rose to 149, prompting the authorities to reconsider relaxing restrictions. The Health Ministry said it

€370 mln more for rural areas

The government will be sticking to its ten-year action plan to support the island’s mountain communities, pumping in some €525 mln through 350 activities by the end of 2030, President Nicos Anastasiades

Fourth largest dam overflows

The Kannaviou dam in Paphos became the eighth dam in Cyprus to overflow this year, as the island’s total reservoir capacity reached 89% due to generous rainfall throughout the winter months. Kannaviou

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No buses in Nicosia, Larnaca

Public buses in the island’s capital and Larnaca has ground to a halt after drivers went on strike to protest the laying off of 36 colleagues, causing major disruption mainly in the

New chair for Creative Women Cyprus

Creative Women Platform, an international networking group for female leaders and entrepreneurs, has appointed local artist and design consultant Maria Ignatiou Shiakalli as new chair for the organisation in Cyprus. The appointment

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Cyprus paying for inaction to go greener

DThe war in Ukraine and sanctions on invading Russia have been feeding an already brewing energy crisis, in ways that could not have been foreseen. However, environmentalists and consumer associations argue that

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