Новости за 22.02.2024

Police in Larnaca on Thursday announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man who had been “causing psychological harm”. The man, they said, had been issuing threats to people, among other offences. His crimes reportedly took place between May and December last year.

Is it truly the weekend without some live music? This week, the musicians of the island are getting ready to share their tunes and melodies with listeners across the country. On Friday night, Oriklini bar Lithos will host the No Rules band for a live performance. Around 9pm, the three...

The harmonised index of consumer prices in Cyprus (HICP) in January 2024 increased by 2.1 per cent compared to January 2023, according to a report released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). When compared to the previous month, December 2023, the index decreased by 1.2 per cent. In...

Kyriakides Piano Gallery and Avantgarde Cultural Foundation has officially handed over two iconic artworks consisting of eight pianos to the University of Cyprus. The works The Piano Cube and Floating Pianos by British artist Tim Vincent-Smith are exhibited at the Shakolas Educational Centre of Clinical Medicine at  the university. Rector...

The House interior committee is to prepare a report that will include the names of persons involved in any way in the violation of the EU Habitats Directive when it came to construction projects around Cape Greco. It was suggested at the committee that there was strong evidence of political...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) this week released a statement welcoming the new support measures for Cypriot households, while at the same time expressing “hope for the prompt formulation and announcement of a clearly-defined support package for businesses“. In its statement regarding household support measures, the federation said that “by...

A revised draft of a new law regulating public markets has been submitted to parliament with the debate expected to begin next Tuesday at the House agriculture committee. The new draft transfers responsibility for the regulation of public markets from the interior ministry to the agriculture ministry and will only...

Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry George Papanastasiou this week met with his Egyptian counterpart Tarek El Molla, engaging in discussions on bolstering energy collaboration between Cyprus and Egypt. According to an announcement by the ministry, the talks aimed to expedite the development of the natural gas reservoirs southwest...

Concerns have been raised over abandoned buildings in Limassol following suspicions of human involvement in the fire that destroyed the historic Pavlidis mansion. The listed mansion, located on Iphigenias Street in the heart of Limassol, has been reduced to ruins due to a fire that erupted on Wednesday afternoon. The...

In a move that aims to redefine urban living and working spaces, renowned real estate developer bbf: has officially launched :flow, an innovative mixed-use development located in the Ayios Nicolaos area of Limassol. This project aims to be the ultimate destination for both families and businesses, seamlessly blending residential and...

The Cabinet this week approved the establishment of an annual award for gender equality in Cyprus’ shipping sector, according to an announcement by the Deputy Ministry of Shipping. The announcement explained that the promotion of gender equality in the shipping industry is a key component included in the annual Action...

The trial of the 44-year-old driver suspected of causing the traffic accident that killed four people on New Year’s Day in Limassol has been postponed until March. On Thursday, the testimonial material was handed over in its entirety to the defence, who requested time to study it. The defence counsel...

Catalonia’s top court on Thursday found former Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022, sentencing him to four and a half years in prison. The court also ordered that Alves pay 150,000 euros ($162,990) to the victim. “The sentence considers that...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) this week released a statement expressing satisfaction with the newly announced government support measures, originally unveiled by President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday. The new support measures aim to alleviate the impact of rising energy costs, inflation, and other related challenges faced by...

Vice Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) George Karatzias on Thursday reaffirmed the commission’s support for the country’s collective investment sector, outlining a number of institutional changes at the European and local levels. “We are in a period of significant regulatory changes in the European investment funds...

Police have launched an investigation after three naval flares were launched from outside a football stadium onto the pitch during a football match on Wednesday night. The game in question was the Limassol derby between Apollon and Ael, which was played behind closed doors after being abandoned before it could...

UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin will return to Cyprus for new meetings with the island’s two leaders on March 11 and 12 after her contacts in Athens, Ankara and London, it emerged on Thursday. “My next trip will start in London in the first week of March to complete the...

One person was hospitalised after six cars were involved in a crash in Limassol on Thursday morning. The crash took place on the motorway to Paphos near Ayios Tychonas. All six vehicles have already been removed from the road, though police are recommending drivers pay attention and “drive at a...

Social media platform Reddit has struck a deal with Google (GOOGL.O) to make its content available for training the search engine giant’s artificial intelligence models, three people familiar with the matter said. The contract with Alphabet-owned Google is worth about $60 million per year, according to one of the sources....

TLDR DeFi partnerships in 2024 could spur a Polygon (MATIC) rally. Stacks has maintained its bullishness in mid-February. NuggetRush’s (NUGX) unique mining adventures could attract high gaming activity to Ethereum. Polygon (MATIC) now supports crvUSD due to its recent DeFi partnership. Bitcoin’s halving could boost demand for L2 altcoins like...

Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo scored two minutes apart in the second half to open the floodgates as an injury-bitten Liverpool opened some space at the top of the Premier League with a 4-1 comeback victory over Luton Town at Anfield on Wednesday. Juergen Klopp’s team have 60 points after 26 games, four...

In today’s episode, government subsidies on electricity and fuel tax will be extended into the spring. Meanwhile, a large fire that broke out in Limassol severely damaged an abandoned listed mansion. Elsewhere, a top court in the European Union rejected an attempt to drop the protected status of halloumi. All...

By Sylvie Humbert At the end of a class on the fundamental principles of law that I was teaching to first-year law students, a group of students approached me and asked: “But who is this Robert Badinter you speak of so often?” Every time I bring up Badinter, I know I am about to teach them about...

The Paphos Municipality announced on Thursday the purchase of a thousand wheelie bins. They said the bins, which cost a total of €170,000, had been bought to “beautify and improve the town’s image”, and that they were an “important step” in this direction. They added, “investment in this type of...

A company in Limassol lost over €17,000 after erroneously paying an invoice after it was requested via email, police said on Thursday. The company’s accountant reportedly told police he had received an email from an account posing as another company requesting an invoice and saying it needed to be paid...