Новости за 18.12.2018

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday received the annual reports for 2017 from the commissioners for the protection of personal data, for agricultural payments and for gender equality, recognising each sector’s contribution to Cyprus society. The public is starting to feel that their personal data is being protected sufficiently, the president said upon receiving the annual […]

Cyprus has a high number of young people living with their parents, a new Eurostat report has revealed. Around 83 per cent of men and 69 per cent of women aged 16 to 29 live at home on the island. The numbers were high in all EU countries for teenagers aged 16 to 19, as […]

Not all doctors are dishonest and under-declare their income to the taxman, while those who do should be found and penalised under the law, the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) said on Tuesday. CyMA was responding to a call by President Nicos Anastasiades for doctors to submit their tax returns for the past seven years. Anastasiades, […]

The parent’s association of a Paphos primary school was outraged on Tuesday after the far-right Elam party said it had visited the facility with their cooperation and donated jackets for poor Greek children. A statement posted on the party’s website last Wednesday said members of the party’s Paphos branch visited the First Primary School in […]

A federal judge knocked down a New York state law banning nunchucks that dated to the 1970s, when martial arts star Bruce Lee popularized them in his movies by whipping around the twin sticks linked by a chain. U.S. District Court Judge Pamela Chen sided with an amateur martial artist who opposed the ban, reasoning […]

The fire department is to be rendered a separate body from the police with its own hierarchy, under government bills approved by the cabinet on Tuesday. The aim, justice minister Ionas Nicolaou explained, is to make the fire department more efficient and flexible, able to act immediately and without delay. The relevant bills are to […]

British ferry and shipping freight operator P&O is reviewing its UK-registered fleet and is already re-flagging two vessels to keep European Union tax arrangements ahead of Britain’s departure from the bloc, the company said. A P&O spokesman said two of its UK ships operating on the English Channel route to France would be re-flagged to […]

From October 1 until Tuesday rainfall levels across the island reached 108 per cent of the average levels for the period, the met office announced on Tuesday. Since the beginning of December until Tuesday morning, the met office added, rainfall levels reached 96 per cent of the monthly average, while in just one day, from […]

To musically round off the year, Ofer Landsberg and Charlotte Storer will host a series of jazz events that will last well into mid-January. Bringing their sounds from the UK, concerts are organised in all four main cities of the island, giving jazz lovers plenty of opportunity to catch a performance. In an almost month-long […]

Russia, Iran and Turkey are nearing agreement on the composition of a Syria committee that could pave the way for the drafting of a new constitution and for elections after a devastating civil war, diplomats said on Tuesday. The foreign ministers of the three nations, who support opposing sides in Syria‘s nearly eight-year-old conflict, began talks in Geneva […]

French “yellow vest” protesters caused transport chaos on Tuesday after occupying highway toll booths and setting some of them on fire. France’s biggest toll road operator, Vinci Autoroutes , said demonstrations were under way at some 40 sites in its network and that several highway intersections had been heavily damaged, notably in the south of […]

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Tuesday that he was committed to delivering results in his current job, in comments that may do little to quell speculation about him replacing the sacked Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. Pochettino has emerged as bookmakers’ favourite to succeed Mourinho, with the Argentine viewed as a suitable long-term […]

By Annette Chrysostomou The most money won by a person at the Limassol casino in one stroke during a game of roulette was €500,000 and the biggest loser so far went home €130,000 poorer, it was revealed on Tuesday. Neither were Cypriot. The two open casinos in Cyprus now employ more than 700 people, the […]

  By George Psyllides A UK Cypriot Tottenham fan was handed a four-year football banning order after he pleaded guilty of throwing a banana skin at Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during a match, it was reported on Tuesday. Averof Panteli, 57, from Norwich, had admitted to hurling the banana skin but strongly denied it being […]

A man suspected of supplying the gun used in the Christmas market shooting that killed five people in Strasbourg has been handed preliminary terror charges, according to a French judicial official. The official said the man appeared before a judge and was charged with criminal association with terrorists, as well as possessing and supplying arms […]

British bases police in Dhekelia have confirmed that two men have been remanded in custody after being arrested Monday night near the Ayios Nikolaos crossing point for illegal entry and attempting to facilitate illegal entry. Police revealed that a 50-year-old Turkish mainlander was arrested for facilitation and a 22-year-old Iranian male was also being remanded […]

Open University of Cyprus (OUC) is now participating in a new research programme titled Exploring European Cultural Heritage for Higher Education and Social Responsibility in Higher Education (EU_CUL), funded by the Erasmus+ programme. The project will study the ways in which, and the extent to which, universities and social partners are active in strengthening and […]

Prime Minister Theresa May and her ministers will on Tuesday step up preparations for a “no deal” Brexit, an outcome made more likely by a deadlock in parliament over the British leader’s divorce deal with the European Union. With just over 100 days until Britain is due to leave the EU, May is yet to win the […]

By Bejay Browne A popular carol singing event will take place at Paphos harbour on Thursday. Originally slated to take place on Wednesday evening, the annual event was rescheduled due to a forecast of bad weather. Running for close to a decade, the Christmas carolling event attracts hundreds of people, both residents and tourists, and […]

Ever wondered why womanisers are often called Don Juan? Your opportunity to discover by stepping into his world arises as this fictional character comes to life in Theatro Ena’s latest production The Last Days of Don Juan. Don Juan’s legend was brought into existence by the Spanish dramatist Tirso de Molina in his play The […]

By Lizzy Ioannidou With the signing of the contracts between the Nicosia municipality and four consultants, the planning phase of the makeover of the old GSP stadium is due to start at the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020. One of the planning consultants, Grigoris Patsalosavvis, told media on Tuesday that if all […]

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino emerged on Tuesday as hot favourite to succeed Jose Mourinho, sacked as coach of Manchester United. Pochettino has been seen as a long-term target for United because of his preference for attacking football and nurturing young talent, neither of which has been much in evidence at the club since the […]

By Eleni Philippou They say love passes through the stomach and if that’s true, the tall, contemporary and recently-opened Radisson Blu Hotel in Larnaca should prepare to be swamped, offering something for all tastes, from its sky-high cocktails to its pillow menus. But it’s not just about the succulent cuisine at this €40 million investment, […]

Anyone who dreams of zero Turkish guarantees and troops in Cyprus need to wake up because it will never happen, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on Tuesday. According to CNA, Cavusoglu was giving a speech at the Turkish National Assembly during the budget debate. “I remind those who dream of zero […]

Moroccan police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected in the death of two female tourists from Norway and Denmark, found in the Atlas Mountains with knife wounds to the neck, the Interior Ministry said. The women’s bodies were found on Monday in an isolated area near Imlil, on the way to Toubkal, North Africa’s highest […]