Famous for its lace, Lefkara village in the Larnaca district is included in the best tourism village programme announced by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Some 44 villages from 32 countries across the five world regions were granted recognition in 2021. All of them stand out for their natural and cultural resources, innovative and transformative
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A second man has been remanded in custody for eight days in connection with the double murder of two Russian women in a holiday home at Kato Amiantos in the mountainous region of Limassol. A 30-year-old Syrian is the second suspect to be held for the murder of Alraeesi Khaiat, 43 and Mariia Gazibagandova, 33,
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Israeli officials have welcomed Cyprus’ efforts to reinstate a maritime passenger link with Greece, expressing their interest in expanding the connection to include a port in Israel. Cyprus Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades and the Israeli Minister of Transport Merav Michaeli held an online meeting focussing on Nicosia’s efforts to re-establish the maritime connection
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Investors should embrace expected market volatility triggered by the likely decision of the U.S. Federal Reserve to double the pace of its taper to $30 billion a month at its meeting this week. The observation by Nigel Green, the CEO and founder of deVere Group, a leading independent financial advisory and fintech, comes as Fed
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Cyprus will introduce coronavirus self-testing from 20 December, with the Health Ministry handing out free kits to the fully jabbed. The Health Ministry announced that fully vaccinated people would be able to pick up a kit of five self-tests from their local pharmacies next Monday. Authorities were set to launch the self-testing program this week,
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Cyprus experienced high dust concentrations across the island on Monday, with authorities issuing a warning for above-average levels in the atmosphere. Limassol had the highest dust levels in the atmosphere, followed by Paphos – both areas had three times the permitted health limit. The dust is expected to remain above Cyprus until mid-week. The department
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Cyprus reported two coronavirus deaths on Sunday, with hospitalisations increasing as a Limassol school cluster with Omicron cases increased ahead of a cabinet meeting on Monday. The high school has accounted for all five Omicron variant infections after teachers and students returned from a trip to the U.K. The health ministry conducted 500 tests on
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There is a sneaking suspicion that this Christmas is starting to replicate last year’s COVID-tainted festive cheer, with infections rapidly rising to worrying heights. And the last thing we wanted Santa to stick under our collective public health tree was the discovery that the infectious Omicron variant had reached Cyprus shores. In a different time,
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Cyprus has joined the big boys in the digital currency sphere, becoming a training hub for law enforcement agencies worldwide. The Mediterranean island is stepping up in the digital world as it ventures into training law enforcement in dealing with crime related to cryptocurrencies. The University of Nicosia was awarded the task of training officers
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A round table discussion hosted by the Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) stated the obvious: alternative tourism channels, especially sport, are a rapidly growing sector of the economy, and Cyprus cannot be left behind. However, what is encouraging is that all stakeholders met in the same room for a lively discussion and brainstorming for the first
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