The UN said that vaccinated and unvaccinated Cypriots must present a negative rapid or PCR test when crossings the island’s dividing line, from 22 November when the COVID risk level changes to dark red. The move follows a decision taken by the bicommunal Technical Committee on Health after assessing the epidemiological situation on both sides
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Newly introduced speed cameras are recording a whooping 1,700 traffic violations a day, as Cypriot motorists happily flout the highway code. The high number of violations is only recorded by four cameras at a busy Nicosia junction, and four mobile cameras are set up at different locations. As the traffic camera network is still in
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Results of confirmatory drilling in the Glafcos gas field to be conducted by the ExxonMobil-Qatar Petroleum joint venture will not be known before March, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said. ExxonMobil is scheduled to drill an appraisal well at its Glaucus gas discovery in Block 10 by the end of this month or early December at
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Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean will be discussed during the first quadrilateral meeting of Foreign ministers from Cyprus, Greece, Egypt and France in Athens. Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is in Athens on Friday to participate in the summit with Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Greece (Nikos Dendias), Egypt (Sameh Shoukry) and France (Jean-Yves Le
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Cyprus will get cooler over the next few days, as maximum temperatures on Friday drop to the normal 22-23 degrees Celsius, while the island will see more rain. However, that’s about as much rain Cyprus will be seeing this year, as scientists foresee a dry and hotter than usual winter. An anticyclone system settling in
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Cyprus reported one coronavirus death on Thursday, the first in a week and fourth this month, as the number of new daily cases rose to 388 and hospitalisations increased to 86. The Health Ministry said in its daily Covid bulletin that a 66 year old man was the latest victim raising the death toll since
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The government wants to lower the VAT on household electricity bills from 19% to 9% for the next three months, with the Finance Ministry consulting with Brussels on its intention. The decision was announced by Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides, who said the move comes in response to the calls made by the Parliament for further
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The Cypriot economy has proven to be more resilient to the coronavirus crisis than initially expected, DBRS Morningstar says in a commentary. It also notes that compared with other southern European economies, which also have important tourism-related activities, Cyprus’ recovery has out-performed all but Greece. The Toronto-based credit rating agency notes conditions are favourable for
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The much-awaited Larnaca port and marina €1.2 bln redevelopment will be a landmark for Cyprus, says Kition Ocean Holdings, the consortium awarded the project, calling on stakeholders to pull together. Panos Alexandrou, the consortium’s CEO, called on all stakeholders, from boat owners to professionals in marine tourism, to join together in a spirit of cooperation
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started evaluating an application for conditional marketing authorisation for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, the agency announced. The EU assessment will proceed under an accelerated timeline. An opinion on the marketing authorisation could be issued within weeks if the data submitted are sufficiently robust and complete to show the vaccine’s
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