Police on Thursday arrested two people for murder and attempted murder during an attack outside a bar on a group of friends in the Limassol village of Ypsonas. This was the second stabbing incident in three days in Ypsonas. According to police, 44-year-old Marios Onisiforou, father of two, was stabbed in the neck and later
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Applications for the 2023 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme are now being accepted by CyprusInno, a social venture connecting Cypriots. Applications are open until the 30 July, and for more information, visit https://cyprusinno.com/awe2023/ or contact the CyprusInno team at [email protected]. The program is implemented with the support of the US Embassy and supported by
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By Naeem Aslam US and European futures are trading modestly lower, while investors are on the watch for the most important piece of economic data for this week, which is the US GDP q/q number. The number is expected to perform a little better compared to the previous reading (previous 1.3% and forecast 1.4%). A
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The Health Ministry is to deploy hundreds of thousands of sterilised mosquitoes to combat an influx of disease-carrying ones. Authorities will primarily focus on the invasive species of the Aedes aegypti variety of mosquitoes found in large numbers in the coastal town of Larnaca. According to a Health Ministry announcement, the Aedes aegypti has been
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Hellenic reported good financial results for 2022 with a profit of €24 mln (from a €12 mln loss in 2021), confirming the progress made in the transformation to a customer- and technology-focused bank, Group CEO Oliver Gatzke said on Wednesday. He said a solid performance continued in the first quarter of 2023, demonstrating that “we
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The family of army conscript Thanasis Nicolaou will file a private criminal case after the Attorney General closed the investigation of his death in 2005 without prosecution, despite evidence showing he was murdered. On Tuesday, Attorney General George Savvides told the family he could not press charges against people allegedly involved in the murder case
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Petrol prices will climb by eight cents from July 1 after the government has decided to scrap a freeze on consumer tax on fuel and a subsidy on electricity bills. The Cabinet took the decision on Wednesday, and it was announced by Finance Minister Makis Keravnos shortly after. He said prices at the pump would
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Cyprus is ranked 64th of over 160 countries in the Global Peace Index 2022 with a high economic impact for division, said the international think-tank Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). In its 17th edition, the report examined the level of peacefulness in 163 countries, representing 99.7% of the world population. The 64th position signifies
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Despite pressures on the world and local economy, Cypriot banks’ capital adequacy is above the EU average, according to the latest data from the European Central Bank. The combination of reduced provisions and increased profitability has helped Cyprus banks maintain capital adequacy at relatively high levels during significant challenges for the banking system. According to
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A specific reference to the Cyprus problem in the conclusions of the forthcoming European Council reflects the support of the EU and partners to reunification efforts, said Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos. At Tuesday’s General Affairs Council in Luxembourg, Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the issues expected to be discussed by the leaders and the text
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