Cyprus fights crypto crime

Cyprus has joined the big boys in the digital currency sphere, becoming a training hub for law enforcement agencies worldwide. The Mediterranean island is stepping up in the digital world as it

Turkish Cypriots eye euro as lira crumbles

Turkish Cypriots are eyeing a transition to the euro as the tumbling Turkish Lira is destroying their economy as they see their earnings vanish while inflation spirals. As prices for essential goods

COVID19: Vaccines for children 5-11 next week

Cyprus will roll out a vaccination program for children aged five to eleven next week, announced the Health Ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki. Presenting the ministry’s vaccination program, Yiannaki said the authorities

Empty land should be taxed

For the past 15 years, I have expressed views on the need to tax vacant building plots and development land which is not in any use. Approximately 40% of the development land

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COVID19: New cases up again, fewer patients

Cyprus reported an increase in new daily infections to 662, with hospitalisations dropping marginally to 138 and no Covid-related deaths. After six deaths this week, the death toll since the pandemic started

COVID19: Omicron arrives in Cyprus

Cyprus has become the latest country where the highly infectious Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, has been detected. The Health Ministry said Friday it had identified three cases of the Omicron variant