Unvaccinated Cypriots holding a recovery certificate as a Safe Pass after contracting COVID-19 will now see its validity drop from 180 days to 90 days. On Monday, the Health Ministry reminded the public of the change. The change came into effect following a cabinet decision to tweak Safe Pass regulations taken in December to push
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Unvaccinated priests are to be sent on mandatory leave, announced Cyprus’ Archbishop Chrysostomos II, warning of tougher measures if they continue to defy church rules on COVID-19. Archbishop Chrysostomos, over the weekend, said he would be sending a dozen priests home on Tuesday, as they have refused to get vaccinated, while also advocating against the
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Cyprus’ high overall indebtedness continues to limit Cypriot banks’ growth potential and elevates economic vulnerability, a credit negative for banks, Moody’s argues. It follows reports that Cypriot banks had sold or transferred €19.2 bln of loans, mainly nonperforming exposures (NPEs), to asset management companies and that borrowers subsequently settled less than 10%, or €1.8 bln,
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Cyprus reported one coronavirus death on Sunday, raising the toll for January to 93, with new daily cases rising slightly to 2,225, while hospitalisations increased to 211 of whom critical cases also rose, to 74. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the latest victim was an 88 year old man, with the
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Unsurprisingly, there was no rumble of indignation or calls for a public inquiry as to why a backroom deal was made to give civil servants a luxury ride at our expense. It seems the privileged classes and those we elected as our representatives to tame the beast of political power did themselves a few favours
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Rural Cyprus is getting an upgrade with growing investor interest in mountain villages materialising as multi-million projects come online, transforming once-neglected areas More and more investors are looking for opportunities in the rural areas, focusing on mountain resort projects, from revamping abandoned and timeworn hotels to building new resorts and luxury villas. In Platres alone,
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Almost 10 years to the day, a packed audience in the present-day Hilton Nicosia heard for the first time how Cyprus could have a backup plan to ensure electricity supply is never interrupted again. It was music to the ears of government officials, business leaders and consumers struggling to cope with the aftermath of the
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Efforts to solve the Cyprus problem have not been on the international community’s agenda for the past five years. Many parties, including the UN and the EU, consider it “a frozen issue”. Why has so much time been wasted, and we are now faced with an absolute deadlock? The easy answer is Turkey’s intransigence which
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Cyprus reported four coronavirus deaths on Saturday, with new daily cases remaining above 2,000 while the infection rate was higher at 2.6%, but hospitalisations dipped. Four men, aged between 70 and 92, were the latest victims of the pandemic, with the death toll rising to 92 for January and 730 since March 2020. Of those
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As UK partners signal the island can expect higher volumes of British summer holiday seekers, Cyprus tourism stakeholders are optimistic that 2022 will be a year of recovery following the coronavirus crisis. Cyprus tourism is confident of building on last year’s healthy 175% increase in arrivals compared to a dismal 2020, but early bookings for
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