GHS money sink row

Three years after its historic launch, the foundations of the country’s General Healthcare System is shaky, as the government and opposition go head-to-head over allegations of waste. Emotions boiled over at the

Cyprus establishes anti-corruption agency

After four years of languishing in Parliament, legislation establishing a national anti-corruption agency to conduct real-time audits on politicians and their asset declarations was approved by MPs. Justice Minister Stephie Drakou welcomed

Ukraine-Cyprus building cultural bridges

The Cyprus Institute (CyI) and the V.I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine (VNLU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on joint Ukrainian-Cyprus research and educational activities highlighting their historical and

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Larnaca fuming over university snub

MPs and the Larnaca Municipality are fuming at the University of Cyprus decision to shelve plans to establish its Marine Science and Technology School there, citing multi-million inflated costs. Larnaca’s dream of

EU to help Cyprus repatriate migrants

The head of the European Union’s Frontex border agency said the repatriation of migrants is Cyprus’ “most urgent need”, and his agency is ready to facilitate flights to return rejected asylum seekers

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COVID19: Death rate leaps to 7 as cases fewer

Cyprus saw the coronavirus death rate leap to seven on Wednesday, with new cases continuing to drop to 2,549, while hospitalisations decreased to 175, of whom 43 were critical. The Health Ministry