By Nicolaos Artemis The pandemic has redefined our reality in recent months as it has affected every aspect of human activity. Education as a whole and schools, in particular, are no exception. Much has been said about individual schools’ ability to respond to the demands of the times and particular emphasis has been given to
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Cyprus reported 113 new coronavirus cases on Saturday as it boosted free COVID-19 tests ahead of Lockdown II being lifted next week while there were no deaths for a second successive day. COVID infections have remained steadily below 200 throughout the week, as the country prepares to relax lockdown from Monday. Patients at state hospitals
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It was easy to be distracted this week. The European Union picked a fight with AstraZeneca, more life-saving vaccines coming online and the Cyprus government suddenly growing a conscience about corruption. There was also news Lockdown II would be gradually lifted over the coming weeks with shops opening from February 8, but the curfew remains.
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It took a veteran politician with 40 years of public service, nearing the end of his second administration, to realise there’s a problem with corruption in Cyprus. Perhaps, the President took a page out of the White House manual that the first term is about getting the administration re-elected and the second term looks to
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Due to the reform and restructuring of municipalities and local authorities, there is great debate on which should be the competent authority for issuing building and planning permits. This subject ought to have been discussed a long time ago, which has now reached the stage of two opposing views – the technical chamber ETEK and
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Cyprus reported 119 new coronavirus cases on Friday, with the figure remaining steadily below 200 throughout the week, as the country prepares to relax lockdown measures from midnight on Sunday. With the number of patients admitted in state hospitals also dropping somewhat to 145, the health ministry’s experts were optimistic that the infection rate identified
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The Cyprus vaccination programme is back on track after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave its go-ahead to the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca on Friday for people over the age of 18. This is the third vaccine to be cleared for use in the European Union, following Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, initial doses of which have
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Hopes of reviving a Cyprus ferry link to Greece this summer after 20 years have sunk before setting sail after Friday’s deadline for tenders expired without any interest shown because of the pandemic. On Friday, the Deputy Ministry of Shipping announced: “Despite the initial interest shown by potential bidders to secure the documents of the
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Lockdown measures produced the desired results with the COVID-19 test positivity rate dropping while the 14-day cumulative notification rate has halved from a fortnight ago. According to the latest Health Ministry Epidemiological Surveillance Unit report, the cumulative notification rate on 26 January was 243.8, compared to 665.2 per 100,000 population on 12 January. It said
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The government announced Friday a series of actions and measures designed to fight corruption based on the rule of law, transparency, and accountability to win back the public’s trust. President Nicos Anastasiades pledged the government would promote major anti-graft reforms after scrapping its controversial passport-for-investment scheme last year. Anastasiades, along with Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis
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