April 24 marks the day when a growing number of nations and their people acknowledge the massacre of 1.5 mln Armenians in 1915 as being an act of Genocide. Worldwide, it is a day for commemorating this tragedy, reflecting, and implementing the “never again”, a phrase coined by many yet tolerated by them. More than
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Following the abolition of the Cyprus Investment Programme regarding the “sale” of Cypriot passports, a new revised scheme was introduced for permanent residency visas and expanded with some changes. As of 24.3.2021, the following general parameters are required by foreign applicants to apply for such a visa. The applicant must invest a sum of at
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From 26 April, Cyprus will be on 14-day lockdown, a nighttime curfew from 9 pm, people allowed to leave their homes once a day, while non-essential shops will close, including gyms and hospitality. A month after reopening, bars, restaurants, and cafes will have to shut once more, while all social gatherings are banned, including home
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By Dr Tassos Anastasiades Like many other countries, Cyprus is experiencing a ‘perfect storm’ as the education paradigm is forced to change from examinations-based to an online system, trusting student evidence of learning and teacher predictions of grades. The time could never be better to create learning environments that motivate by providing students with a
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Cyprus saw new coronavirus cases drop to below 900 again, having shot up beyond this level twice to record highs this week, with 889 on Friday. This was below the 927 on Thursday and the record 941 on Tuesday, prompting the government to impose a two-week lockdown, while pushing for quicker vaccinations and to younger
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Cyprus on Friday declared it would enter its third national lockdown since the pandemic began after a surge in coronavirus cases threatens to overwhelm the health service. After a cabinet meeting on Friday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced the country would go into another lockdown for 14 days from 26 April until midnight 9 May.
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Three government ministers have written to travel and airline companies to set the record straight on how Cyprus is controlling the spread of the virus and to make a case why travellers should pick the island for their holidays. In a letter sent to international partners, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and
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Larnaca is becoming Cyprus’ new COVID-19 hotspot with the highest test positivity rate overtaking Limassol, the Health Ministry’s weekly report indicates. Cyprus’ overall 14-day cumulative rate of coronavirus cases has reached a record 937 per 100,000 population (up from 749.5). Larnaca recorded an alarming 14-day cumulative notification rate and positive test. Famagusta recorded the biggest
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Cyprus’ vaccination program was boosted on Friday, as people aged 45 and 46 appeared more willing to book a slot for the unpopular AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines. Within 90 minutes from the online vaccination portal opening at 7.30 am on Friday, beneficiaries had snapped up 10,150 of the 13,900 available vaccination appointments. Out of the
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ACWA Power has received $114 mln in international funding to build the 200MW solar plant at Kom Ombo, the biggest private solar energy park in Egypt. The new Kom Ombo plant will be located less than 20 km from Africa’s biggest solar park, the 1.8 GW Benban complex and once operational, it will serve 130,000
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