The Transport Ministry is moving to change the law on driving licences for mopeds and motorbikes to reduce road accidents involving motorcyclists. It said a proposal shaped by the road safety council had been approved this week by the cabinet. Announcing the decision, the ministry highlighted that 16 motorcyclists lost their lives in road accidents
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Israel has sent medical supplies to Cyprus, including two innovative portable respirators for transporting patients and individual protective equipment for staff. Israeli Ambassador Oren Anolik delivered them to Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas as part of the cooperation between Cyprus and Israel in public health issues. The Minister of Health expressed his wish for the continuation
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The Cypriot economy is expected to remain robust in 2022 as real GDP is projected to expand by 4.1%, according to the University of Cyprus Economic Outlook According to the university’s Economic Research Centre (CypERC), GDP in Cyprus is estimated to have increased by 5.6% last year. The current growth forecast for 2021 is higher
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EuroAsia Interconnector, the Israel-Cyprus-Greece electricity cable that gets underway this year, has secured nearly two thirds of the European Commission’s €1.037 bln funding for key energy infrastructure projects that will drive the EU’s Green Deal. The five cross-border projects – four projects for construction and one study – are being financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
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January became the deadliest month to date, with eight new coronavirus deaths pushing the monthly total to 86, overtaking the previous record of 80 last August. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that new daily cases dropped marginally to 2,499 and hospitalisations inched up to 224. Six women aged 64 to 91, and
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Activist Ilias Gkionis, claiming to have evidence implicating Cyprus in an alleged human trafficking ring active in Greece, has sent a 47-page document to police. A police official confirmed to the Financial Mirror the activist sent a file containing what he believes to be evidence implicating influential Cypriot businesspeople in a network that lures women
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Animal welfare organisations have welcomed the government decision to approve a special €1.5 mln plan to support local authorities in building shelters for stray dogs. In comments to the Financial Mirror, a Cyprus Voice for Animals (CVA) representative, a federation of animal welfare organisations, said it is pleasing to see the government stepping in. “We
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The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a test to stay policy implemented at schools for close COVID-19 contacts, which would be expanded to the emergency services and hospitals. As announced by the Health Ministry, members of the police force, the fire department and medical staff found to be close contacts of known cases will have to
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Water levels at the dams in Cyprus this January are the third-highest for the month this decade, Water Development Department director Panagiota Hadjigeorgiou said. In statements to CNA, Hadjigeorgiou said the water inflow had exceeded all expectations during the last twenty-four hours, reaching 6 million cubic meters. She said if the rainfall continues at the
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Corruption watchdog Transparency International says Cyprus has lapsed in its battle against sleaze, making little progress over a decade, despite recent measures ushered in by Parliament. In Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 (CPI), Cyprus has slipped 10 places. It is now ranked 52 among 180 countries, falling from 42nd spot in 2020. In addition
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