Cyprus reported two coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, with new infections dipping below the 2,000 marker to 1,692 cases, while hospitalisations dropped to 188, but critical patients increased. The Health Ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the latest victims were two women, 81 and 88, raising the April death toll to 28 and 982 to
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A Greek Cypriot man from Xylotymbou will appear before a British Bases court in Dhekelia on May 10 after being arrested for possession of 40 Easter bangers, riding a motorcycle without a license and insurance, testing positive for cocaine and being over the legal alcohol limit. The SBA Police Community Action Team has increased its
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Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides fears the current energy crunch fuelled by the war in Ukraine will be difficult to tame, comparing it to the oil crisis in the 1970s. Addressing the 12th Nicosia Economic Congress, Petrides expressed grave concern that inflation has hit levels that “the current generation has not witnessed before. “The high inflation
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Faster progress is needed to fulfil the rights of relatives of the missing in Cyprus, a delegation of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances said Tuesday at the end of an official visit. “While recognising the considerable achievements, notably due to the longstanding work of the bi-communal Committee on Missing Persons in
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Cyprus’ influential Orthodox Church leader Tuesday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for waging an “unchristian and nonsensical” war against the people of Ukraine. Archbishop Chrysostomos II publicly criticised the invasion of Ukraine by fellow Christian Orthodox brethren Russia to which the Cyprus Church has close ties. “There is no excuse to go and destroy another
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Cyprus remains the leading beneficiary of European Investment Bank (EIB) engagement in Europe relative to GDP, confirmed EIB president Werner Hoyer during his visit. Following meetings with President Nicos Anastasiades and Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides, EIB president Werner Hoyer confirmed that projects in Cyprus absorbed €303 mln during the previous year, with both the private
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The operator of Cyprus’ newly introduced traffic cameras has committed to clearing a backlog of some 45,000 fines piled up over the first quarter of the year, which has put a freeze on the rollout of the network’s next stage. The network was to be boosted with 16 more mobile and 20 fixed cameras to
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Bitcoin will recover from the current crypto crash to hit a fresh all-time high of $75,000 by the end of 2022, according to bullish predictions by the CEO of a leading financial advisory and fintech. The bullish prediction by deVere Group’s Nigel Green comes as the world’s largest digital currency fell below the $40,000 level
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Some 4,500 Finnish tourists are expected to visit the island this year, as Cyprus re-establishes a direct connection with Helsinki this summer. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, speaking with the Finnish ambassador and the junior tourism minister at his side, said that five flights a week will arrive at Larnaca airport from Finland, two of which
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The EuroAsia Interconnector has the potential to change the rules of the game in energy security and energy supply in European markets and elsewhere, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou said on Monday, following a trilateral meeting with her Israeli and Greek counterparts, Karine Elharrar and Costas Skrekas respectively, in Jerusalem. The Cypriot minister also stressed the
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