Losing your religion during this pandemic is understandable, or you may have found the faith to stay positive amid the carnage and uncertainty. Whatever your state of mind, the Cyprus Orthodox Church has no interest. It takes Cypriot faithful for granted while not worrying about losing a few on the road to Damascus. If its
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Cyprus’ economy will start to recover in 2021, however, at a much slower pace than the government predicts with everything riding on the speed of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, analysts told the Financial Mirror. Economists warn that 2021 will not be the year when Cyprus makes up for lost ground during the pandemic that saw
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A 63-year-old man died of COVID-19 on Saturday while infections remained stable as a record 36,000 tests were carried out as Cyprus prepares to open retail shops in lockdown exit. The man had underlying health issues and died at Nicosia General hospital taking the pandemic death to 210, while the number of patients is at
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Rural Cyprus is in for a serious upgrade as local communities seek to exploit growing investor interest in once-neglected mountain areas, especially post-pandemic. From revamping abandoned hotels to investors looking for ‘glamourous camping sites’, the newest trend in rural tourism, Cyprus mountain resorts are attracting long overdue development. “There is a serious increase in investor
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The ongoing ‘golden passports’ saga this week and demolition of preserved buildings declared national heritage sites to make way for another concrete monstrosity in the heart of the capital, showed once again the leaders of this nation lack honesty and integrity. The President’s unconvincing testimony and mild cross-examination was yet another episode in a familiar
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A recent decision in France’s High Court could have some relevance to Cyprus. In certain rural areas in France, holiday homeowners who suffer from noise pollution and pungent smells from farm animals sued the locals for ‘uncomfortable living’. The case raised a lot of arguments in favour and against the action, as a result of
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An elderly man and a middle-aged woman died of COVID-19 on Friday, with 11 deaths in Cyprus so far this week as the number of new coronavirus cases started to rise again. The 88-year-old man and the 54-year-old woman had underlying health issues. They died at Nicosia General hospital. The two deaths raised the national
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Hoteliers in Cyprus want the authorities to stick to the plan for a new list that will determine 56 countries as safe markets from March 1. The countries, where the junior ministry of tourism aims to focus its marketing campaign this summer, is a four-tier travel list from where visitors won’t need to quarantine upon
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With AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on board, Cyprus’ slow-moving vaccination rollout is back on track as vaccinations pick up speed. Cyprus’ Health Ministry announced it will receive the first batch of 7,200 doses from AstraZeneca on Monday, allowing to announce that 10,058 vaccination appointments will be available for people over 80 from Saturday. As confirmed by
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Despite Cyprus succeeding in bringing a resurgence of COVID-19 under control, there is still transmission in the community while the health system is under pressure. The spread of coronavirus in Cyprus seems to have been contained, said the Health Ministry on Friday, with the weekly positive test rate below 1%, but the notification rate is
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