Новости за 26.02.2024

State Broadcaster CyBC announced on Monday that it intends to appeal the decision regarding the case of Evdokia Loizou, who won compensation for an occupational illness she contracted working for the state broadcaster. A statement said that on the Nicosia District Court ruling on the case of Evdokia Loizou Vs...

The annual budget of the state health services organisation (Okypy) will be submitted to parliament’s plenum for a vote, it emerge after an extraordinary house health committee meeting on Monday. Last Thursday, the committee met regularly to discuss various questions raised over the budget. Okypy presented the committee with a...

Eight hundred divorces are registered annually in Cyprus in all districts, while already since the beginning of the year almost 400 petitions have been filed, the house human rights committee heard on Monday during a discussion on financial issue divorcees face. These reports were made by a representative of the...

A doctor at the Nicosia general hospital earned €187,000 in overtime pay in 2022 – two-and-a-half times his regular salary – according to a report released on Monday. The Audit Office published its special report on the Nicosia hospital for the year 2022. One of its key findings related to...

The solution to the Cyprus problem is of fundamental importance for the balance in the Mediterranean, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said in statements at the presidential palace after his private meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides. Mattarella spoke of the 50th-anniversary of the Turkish invasion and stressed his country’s support for...

The gaming authority and casino regulator has collected millions of euros from the casino, since its opening day, the chairman of the authority Christos Mavrellis told the House finance committee on Monday. According to Mavrellis, the authority received around €90 million from the casino while briefing the house committee about...

The Court of Appeal has voided a prior ruling by the administrative court that had granted an asylum seeker applicant access to classified documents, it emerged on Monday. In a statement, the attorney-general’s office said the Court of Appeal found that barring access to classified documents is both possible and...

The scheduled performances of Sarah Kane’s play Cleansed, directed by Euripides Dikeos, will continue throughout March with added shows. The play will be presented at the Cyprus Theatre Organisation on March 3, 8, 9, and 10, with two additional performances scheduled for March 2 and 6 in Nicosia. Performed in...

A total of 19 people have been arrested as of Monday after a mass brawl occurred on northern Nicosia’s popular Zahra Street on Thursday. Four of the arrestees, all boys aged just 16, appeared in court on Monday, with police officer Cemal Pinardan explaining in court that those involved had...

Neocleous Tower is a modern, sustainable, office building in central Limassol, welcoming corporations to experience the future of upscale workplace excellence. Redefining the standard for environment-focused, commercial real estate in Cyprus, the tower offers an eco-conscious, tech-driven and people-centric setting that fosters success, collaboration and employee well-being. Comprising over 12,600...

Late British singer-songwriter George Michael is being honoured with a personalised collectible coin. Britain’s Royal Mint said on Monday the new coin, which depicts Michael wearing his trademark sunglasses, pays tribute to the music star’s 1987 hit solo single “Faith”. Officially approved by Michael’s estate, it was designed by artist and sculptor Sandra Deiana. “From his...

The value and importance of all-day school is “obvious,” Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. Speaking at a promotional event in Nicosia, she said the extension of the school day offers both educational and social benefits. “The upgrade and improvement of all-day schools is one of the most important...

A student from Limassol has been recognised by the University of Worcester (in the UK) for her outstanding academic achievements. Alexia Samoilova was awarded with a £1,000 scholarship for outstanding academic achievement. The award recognised the student’s achievements throughout the 2022/23 academic year. “I am delighted to receive this award,”...

After surviving on bitter loaves made from animal feed instead of proper flour, three young brothers who fled their home in Gaza City for a tent further south were tucking into a tub of halawa, a sweet crumbly paste. Seraj Shehada, 8, and his brothers Ismail, 9, and Saad, 11,...

Larnaca district court has scheduled a trial date in March for a 24-year-old man suspected of throwing a firecracker during an Apoel-Nea Salamina match in January. According to the court, the man refused to answer any of the judge’s questions and did not enter a plea with the court. The...

Officials from the north on Monday entered the three Greek Cypriot schools in Rizokarpaso to “carry out checks”, the education ministry said. They said the officials, who could not be identified, entered the pre-school, middle school, and secondary school and “began to check everything, from books, notebooks, classrooms, as well...

Important participants in the hotel industry, who stood out in various fields, were honoured at the award ceremony of the first “Cyprus Hotel Association Leaders in Hospitality Awards”, presented in the context of the 45th Cyprus Hotel Summit & Exhibition. In the Leader in Hospitality – Lifetime Achievement Award category,...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday met with the President of the Union of Cyprus Communities, Andreas Kitromilides. At the meeting, the pair spoke about local government reform, with both Ioannou and Kitromilides agreeing that the “clustering” of mukhtars’ jurisdictions is “progressing as scheduled.” Ioannou said the clustering of their...

The Artemis Credit Bureau, which collects and provides information on the financial behaviour of individuals and businesses in Cyprus, will begin evaluating businesses based on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria as of March 2024, according to general manager Yiannis Tomasides. He explained that Artemis, in collaboration with the Association...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Monday expressed support for International Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Awareness Day, highlighting the importance of vaccinations and screenings in preventing HPV-related diseases and cancers. Damianos also commended the efforts of the National Vaccination Advisory Committee and the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends, stressing the...

Everton have had their points deduction for a breach of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules reduced to six points from 10, the club and the Premier League said on Monday. Everton were docked points with immediate effect in November after being found to have breached profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) relating to losses. “An...

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, who scored a late, late winner against Chelsea to lift the English League Cup on Sunday, said he was immensely proud of the young side who had to fill in for so many injured teammates. Liverpool were without key players such as Mohammed Salah, Diogo Jota and...

British financier Jacob Rothschild, a senior member of one of Europe’s best-known banking dynasties, has died at the age of 87, his family announced on Monday. The family, in a statement to the UK’s Press Association news agency, called Rothschild “a towering presence in many peoples’ lives”. He was “a...

The inquest into the death of National Guard officer Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in Alassa in 2005, continued on Monday, as the legal service representative Xenia Xenophontos questioned forensic pathologist Dimitra Karayianni regarding her examination of Nicolaou’s hyoid bone, which was sent to Greece...

A former ‘minister’ in the north appeared in court again in Morphou on Monday as part of investigation into irregular activities at universities. The man previously served as ‘education minister’ and board member at Morphou’s Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU), where allegations regarding the issuance of false diplomas...