A 53-year-old Paralimni man investigated for assaulting a headmaster in a COVID row involving his daughter was found to have violated coronavirus rules by speaking at a ceremony and going to work after testing positive. The man initially troubled police when the headmaster of his daughter’s school reported him for assault after being called to
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Cyprus will release funds of €1.2 mln to identify 2,500 small bones that would help identify Cypriots who disappeared during the Turkish invasion. Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said identifying the bones, which mainly belong to people from the Turkish occupied village of Asha, needs to move forward, even if the Republic has to cover the
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Nicosia could see rare snowfall on Wednesday evening, as the island braces for the coldest winter night with freezing temperatures. According to weather observer Eric Kitas of KitasWeather, there is a 90% chance the island’s capital will see snow flurries with a light dusting of snow in low lying areas surrounding the capital. However, it
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The fifth wave of the pandemic in Cyprus is receding after peaking at over 5,450 this month, two scientists advising the government believe. Over the last week, Cyprus’ epidemiological data has been encouraging; virologist Petros Karayiannis told CyBC radio. “Barring a new, unexpected spike, new infections may drop below 1,000 per day in 15 days
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People found positive for COVID-19 will have their Safe Pass documents cancelled, following a tweaking of the CovPass application to stop Cypriots cheating the system, said the Deputy Ministry of Innovation. From Wednesday, confirmed COVID cases cannot use their Safe Pass to enter shops and restaurants before their self-isolation period is complete. Once released from
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The legal services will investigate reports linking Cyprus to a human trafficking circuit in Greece, reportedly behind a gang rape case in Thessaloniki, following the intervention of AKEL MP Christos Christofides. Cyprus is implicated in an alleged human trafficking circuit following the rape of a 24-year-old woman who was allegedly drugged and raped at a
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By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Stocks are taking a beating this week amid a surge in US Treasury yields as markets brace for the tightening of Fed policy. Asian stocks are taking their cues from Tuesday’s selloff on Wall Street, with US and European equity futures pointing to further declines early
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The US no longer supports the ambitious EastMed natural-gas pipeline from Israel to Europe; the Biden administration has informed Israel, Greece and Cyprus, a diplomatic source told the Jerusalem Post. State Department officials conveyed the new position to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and former energy secretary Dan Brouillette expressed US
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The UN focus in Cyprus is building trust from the bottom up while chances of resuming peace talks after four years of limbo are remote. UN Security Council members this week held closed consultations on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ reports and were briefed by Colin Stewart, head of mission in Cyprus. Stewart told the members of the
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Cyprus reported five more coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, as new cases dropped to 2,200 and fewer hospitalisations at 257. The Health Ministry said in its Covid bulletin that four men, aged 67 to 90, and an 86 year old woman were the latest victims, raising the death toll since the pandemic started to 689. Th
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