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Labour Minister says Sunday opening stays

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou defended the current working hour framework, allowing businesses to stay open on Sunday after MPs challenged it as unconstitutional. In comments to state radio CyBC, Panayiotou said the

23rd November 2023

Business/Life & Society

No more plastic bags at shops

Consumers will need to carry their shopping bags to the shops from Saturday as a near-total plastic bag ban comes into effect. According to the latest ban, plastic bags will no longer

16th February 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society

Good year for retailers

Retailers are pleased with footfall in the shops recorded in 2022, especially over the holiday season when consumers headed to stores for their Christmas shopping boosted by their thirteenth salary. Talking to

6th January 2023

Business

Late rush for gifts saves Christmas for retailers

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

24th December 2021

Cyprus/Economy

Retailers unhappy shops to close on 1 May

All shops in Cyprus will remain closed on the 1 May bank holiday, which this year falls on the same day as Greek Orthodox Easter Saturday, annoying the retail sector. Labour Minister

9th April 2021

Business

COVID19: Record tests as Cyprus prepares to open shops

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

6th February 2021

Cyprus

COVID19: Shops open, curfew stays

From 1 February Cyprus will allow gradual relaxation of lockdown measures following a fall in COVID-19 infections, including the reopening of primary schools and shopping malls. The island has been in a

27th January 2021

Cyprus/Life & Society

COVID19: Larnaca shops say Lockdown II is killing them off

Two lockdowns and other restrictive measures imposed by the government to stem the pandemic have delivered a body blow from which Larnaca businesses may not be able to recover. In comments to

18th January 2021

Business

COVID19: Paphos mall shops want lockdown reversed

Kings Avenue Mall shops demand the government relax COVID measures for Paphos arguing the district’s epidemiological data is better than the rest of the island. Shopkeepers urge authorities to allow malls and

11th December 2020

Business

COVID19: Crowded churches, shops pose needless risk

Scenes of crowded churches and shops jeopardize the effectiveness of COVID-19 restrictions to stem the spread of coronavirus after a record surge in November, officials warn. The head of the government’s COVID

1st December 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society