Among the difficulties the Republic has, and apart from the unforgiving bureaucracy, there are increasing problems in awarding public tenders for infrastructure and other projects. Each government tries to promote infrastructure projects that help the greater economy, various communities and rural areas with better access and facilities, increasing their development prospects for the benefit of
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This weekend is consumers’ last chance to buy halloumi at discounted prices at supermarkets, as dairy producers offload their last batches of the squeaky cheese that do not comply with the EU Product of Origin. As of Monday, retailers can only have PDO-certified halloumi on their shelves at higher prices due to a deal authorities
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Cyprus’ annual EU-harmonised inflation decelerated to 9.6% in August from 10.6% in July but remained close to its highest level in decades, according to official data Friday. In August, the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) increased by 9.6% compared to August 2021. Compared to the index of July, the HICP increased by 0.5%. For the
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Physiotherapists registered with the General Healthcare System staged a two-hour stoppage on Friday in protest of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) not sticking to its side of pay agreements. Physiotherapists argue that HIO has gone back on agreements, slashing the original sums agreed as compensation for their services. Talking to state radio, the president of
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Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou is investigating the bullying of a 13-year-old at a Limassol gymnasium after a video capturing the incident went viral on social media. The video, taken by a student, shows a teenage boy pulling another boy and placing him in a headlock taking shots at his head, while their classmates looked on.
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Cyprus reported five coronavirus deaths during the past week on Friday, as hospitalisations rose slightly to 47, up three from last week, while critical cases remained unchanged at five. The Health Ministry said in its weekly Covid report that one patient remains intubated, the same as last week, with COVID-19 fatalities reaching a total of
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Cyprus Airways operates its Winter flight schedule on 30 October with 28 direct weekly scheduled services to key airports in Greece, Lebanon, and Armenia. Athens will be served with a twice-daily flight and six-weekly services to Tel Aviv and Beirut. Flights to Yerevan will continue throughout this winter with a twice-weekly service. Madonna Hoyek, Cyprus
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Cypriot shoppers are facing more price hikes in pasta, coffee, sugar, rice, and bottled water, according to the observatory of the Commerce Ministry’s Consumer Protection Service. The increase in the cost of essential goods, powered by the war in Ukraine and the subsequent energy crisis, has forced producers and retailers to push up prices. In
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In top-tier football leagues, players’ market values are measured in hundreds of millions of euros, while clubs often come with a one billion euro price tag. Although Spanish clubs have dominated the list of the world’s most valuable football club brands for years, there are some significant changes in 2022. According to data presented by
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Investigators into the fatal accident of 27-year-old commando Panayiotis Yiannios are waiting for evidence from the black box of the helicopter that carried him before dropping to his death off Lara Bay, Paphos. According to daily Phileleftheros, police requested that evidence be collected from the helicopter’s black box to complete its probe into the commando’s
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