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Girl’s national basketball teams told ‘only money for boys’

The parents of young female basketball players are fuming with the Cyprus Basketball Federation, accusing them of institutional sexism over their decision not to promote girls’ national teams. According to a petition

8th March 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

National minimum wage set at €930

Cyprus workers will earn no less than €890 gross a month, increasing to €930 after six months on the job, as the government edges closer to introducing a nationwide minimum wage. Following

21st July 2022

Business/Cyprus/Economy

Government committed to national minimum wage

President Nicos Anastasiades’ administration remains committed to introducing a national minimum wage before the end of its term, reaffirmed Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou. Following a meeting of the Labour Advisory Body set

13th April 2022

Cyprus/Economy

Cyprus national health service earns public trust

Cypriots have given a vote of confidence to the landmark General Healthcare System (GHS) with 850,000 registering since its launch 18 months ago, the state’s Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said Monday. HIO,

1st March 2021

Cyprus

COVID19: Cyprus mulls another national lockdown

Scientists are meeting President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday to decide whether Cyprus should enter another lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19 causing chaos in the health system. With the health system

5th January 2021

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: When is national debt too high?

The Covid-19 virus has had a massive impact on national budgets and particularly national debt. Faced with the prospect of unprecedented unemployment and economic recession, governments have borrowed and spent as never

16th December 2020

Comment/Markets