Authorities have said they will no longer tolerate businesses imposing hidden excess charges on customers who wish to pay with a credit card. Draft legislation imposes a €10,000 fine for those who overcharge customers in this way. With the use of plastic money and seamless payments rising due to the pandemic, some small retailers illegally
More
To improve vaccination rates, those without a COVID-19 jab will be barred from entering hospitality, entertainment, or sports venues from next month, while booster shots will essentially become obligatory. After seven months, people who have not had a booster shot will be regarded as unvaccinated as authorities will cancel their Safe Pass documents under new
More
Some 6,000 tonnes of halloumi, earmarked for export, are stored in refrigerators after the coronavirus pandemic saw the demand for Cyprus’ traditional cheese collapse. Cheesemakers are asking authorities to step in to facilitate exports to third countries. On Tuesday, the House Agriculture Committee heard the general secretary of the Cyprus Dairy Producers Association Andreas Andreou
More
Pope Francis has expressed his intention to Cypriot authorities to offer asylum seekers on the island refuge in the Vatican during his landmark official visit on 2 December, according to Deutsche Welle. In 2016, the leader of the Catholic Church offered asylum to Syrian refugees living in a camp on Lesvos, taking them with him
More
As the government meets on Wednesday to rubberstamp new measures proposed by health experts to stem a resurgence of the coronavirus, with daily cases nearing 500, the number of COVID-19 patients needing hospitalisation is rapidly growing. According to the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY), the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals in the past three
More
New measures, which the Cabinet will approve on Wednesday to curb COVID-19, will last until Christmas, according to government advisor, virologist Peter Karayiannis. “We did not talk about a time frame, but the intention is that these remain in force until Christmas.” In statements to CNA, Dr Karayiannis said that although there are still available
More
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM The mood across European markets darkened on Tuesday as surging Covid-19 cases on the continent dented risk sentiment. Austria reintroduced a national lockdown on Monday to curb new infections spreading across Europe. However, fears continue to mount over larger countries in Europe following Austria’s lead, with Germany
More
Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, as new cases remained above 400 at 437 and hospitalisations continued to rise, to 115, with an increase in infections among younger people. With the government contemplating targeted measures as of Wednesday in an effort to halt the spread of the virus, the majority of parents appear to
More
Cyprus police have arrested a second person in connection with the violent attack on AEL Limassol’s US basketball player Corey Manigault who is still in critical condition with a serious head injury. Police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 19-year-old suspect in the case, the second person to be held after a 46-year-old man
More
Two men aged 25 and 36 from the Congo were remanded in custody for eight days by a Nicosia district court on Tuesday in connection with the murder of their fellow countryman. The two suspects were arrested shortly after they allegedly stabbed the 28-year-old Congolese man following an altercation that turned ugly. The victim was
More
