There was no surprise the government’s car scrappage scheme was oversubscribed tenfold, with more than 3,000 motorists jumping at the opportunity for a state grant to replace their old banger with an
Cyprus is in for a white Christmas as the next few days will feel colder than usual, with the highest mountains seeing more snowfall. Cold weather prevailing will bring along more snow
Retailers at Cyprus malls are delighted as visits and turnovers are close to those recorded in pre-coronavirus 2019, following two years of restrictions during the festive season. Missing out on last year’s
Scientists advising the government on the coronavirus are sounding the alarm over rising COVID-19 cases, warning of a new lockdown after Christmas if restrictions are not strictly observed. With Christmas fast approaching
Health authorities are mulling tightening restrictions to stem coronavirus, boosted by Omicron with higher transmissibility, including a limit on home gatherings and mandatory testing for all. On Monday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas
Probably the most exciting gift this Christmas would be to see a British PM having resigned for his taking part in a virtual pub quiz. If botching Brexit and using the British
There is a sneaking suspicion that this Christmas is starting to replicate last year’s COVID-tainted festive cheer, with infections rapidly rising to worrying heights. And the last thing we wanted Santa to
The government has approved more COVID-19 measures following the emergence of Omicron and the rising cases, including banning Christmas events at shopping malls. All Christmas events planned by department stores and malls
Emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, coupled with the island’s new spike of infections, has authorities ready to introduce PCR testing for all Cyprus arrivals. Cyprus introduced tighter measures to clamp down
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
