A year after leading independent telco Cablenet and cloud-controlled smart home service provider Plume announced their partnership, adding security and AI-enabled services to the Purple Max internet and mobile bundles, the two are moving to the next ‘big play’ inside the house. Plume’s founder and CEO Fahri Diner said that, “the triple bundle (telephony, TV,
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The new EU framework agreement for teleworking is expected to come into force on July 1, setting in stone the definition of remote working, which reached a critical point during the coronavirus pandemic with mandatory “work from home”. Voluntary hybrid and flexible working arrangements are becoming more common, forcing the need to regulate work hours,
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The Cabinet has approved a bill to regulate remote working conditions, tabled by Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou. Following the cabinet meeting, the Labour Minister said the legislation would be extremely important for the future of working, as it will allow companies to make the most out of available technology, which will offer greater flexibility at
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Cyprus is way off reaching its goal of wiping out CO2 emissions in transport by 2035, as a lack of planning by authorities has meant only a very limited number of electric vehicles on the roads. According to CyStat data, just 4% of registrations of new saloon vehicles recorded last year involved electric cars, with
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We tend to think that Cyprus has a problematic legal system with the result that in addition to the time it takes to secure a court decision, those in the wrong get away with it most of the time. The above situation is quite correct in its generality, but Cyprus is not alone. In more
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By Craig Erlam It’s been a relatively chilled end to the week with the economic calendar a little thin and investors likely having one eye already on next week’s US inflation data and Federal Reserve decision. Traders in the UK may mentally already be in weekend mode with summer appearing to have finally made an
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Nicosia hopes to convince Brussels to end a legal process against Cyprus after MPs approved a law on 5% VAT for smaller first homes, which falls short of an EU directive. The law was passed with the support of 42 MPs, with one abstention for a reduced 5% VAT rate applied for the first 130
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Two Greek Cypriots arrested for attacking 25-year-old Turkish Cypriot Asya Karaali in Ayia Napa will stand trial on 6 July, announced the Famagusta District Court. The two suspects, aged 22 and 30, were arrested on Sunday, remanded in custody, but released until their trial date. The two men will not be charged with racism, as
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Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has assured that Cyprus remains firmly committed to global and regional efforts to prevent and counter all forms of radicalisation and violent extremism. He intervened in the Ministerial Meeting of the International Coalition against Daesh/ISIS on Thursday in Riyadh. According to a government statement, the meeting was co-organised by the Foreign
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Former Larnaca Bishop Chrysostomos will appeal his 12-month jail term suspended for three years after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in a historic case. The cleric’s lawyer, Yiannis Polychronis, told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that he received instructions from his client to file an appeal claiming he did not receive
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