Новости за 19.04.2024

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeadis on Friday said the contractor company’s guarantee for the unified development of the Larnaca Port and Marina has not yet been received. He noted that a two-day deadline will be granted. If the guarantee is not provided by then, instructions will be sought from the Legal...

Hundreds of people marched across northern Nicosia on Friday night to demand justice for the 24 Cypriot children who were killed when the hotel they were staying in in Turkey collapsed during last year’s earthquakes. Protestors gathered at northern Nicosia’s bus station holding tiki torches, with the protest aimed at...

Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou on Friday requested a factual report to shed light on the events that led to the escape of a prisoner detained in a drug possession case. The incident occurred when the suspect, who was detained in connection with a drug possession case involving 1.5 kilograms of narcotics,...

Deputy Minister for Tourism Costas Koumis said he is optimistic that tourist arrivals in 2024 will equal the numbers registered last year, despite geopolitical crisis marking the region. Opening the Cyprus Travel Expo 2024 Koumis said the state of play in the tourism sector is marked by three negative developments,...

Under the Commonwealth Blue Charter, Cyprus is the champion country for Sustainable Aquaculture, stated Patricia Scotland, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on Friday. She noted that the Commonwealth has the collective power to take a leadership role in actions towards a sustainable ocean that supports the needs of all people,...

Around ten EU member states are in agreement with Cyprus regarding the reclassification of certain areas in Syria from unsafe to safe, according to sources cited by the Cyprus News Agency on Friday. Nicosia plans to host a conference from May 15-18 on the issue, aimed at pressuring the European...

Police on Friday continued their radio silence regarding the landlord who rented out a dangerous-listed apartment in Limassol, from which 23-year-old Anisur Rahman fell to his death. Rahman died last Wednesday during a police raid in his apartment, in which 11 Bangladeshi nationals lived in. All of the men have...

After the Rialto Theatre has finished hosting the 22nd Cyprus Film Days festival, the rest of April looks just as full on for the Limassol theatre. Next week it will host students and graduates of Limassol Music School who will present a tribute to the work of Cypriot composer Marios...

Armenia has agreed to return to Azerbaijan four villages situated on theirshared border, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada said on Friday. Hajizada posted on X that the four villages had been held by Armenia since the early 1990s and their return was a “long-awaited historic event”. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry...

There is a “51 per cent chance” of ‘parliamentary’ elections taking place in the north within the next year, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Friday. Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, he said he “cannot say with certainty” that the current three-party ruling coalition, which consists of his party the...

The conditions at Kyperounda hospital in Troodos are utterly disgraceful, with wards lacking bathrooms, the House health committee heard amid promises for improvement. Wards intended for tuberculosis patients do not have windows or ventilation, the hospital’s director Marinos Lemesios told MPs during Thursday’s committee session. “The conditions at Kyperounda hospital...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is uncertain whether Erling Haaland will feature in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea after his prolific striker asked to leave Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final with a muscle injury. Guardiola subbed both Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne off ahead of extra time in a surprise...

Netflix shares fell on Friday, as its surprise move to stop sharing subscriber additions and average revenue per member from 2025 sowed doubts in investor minds about growth peaking in some markets for the streaming pioneer. The decision to hold back crucial metrics that have moved the stock market comes...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday stressed the importance of data protection for internet users. Speaking at a prize-giving ceremony for a painting competition, she said the protection of personal data is becoming ever more important in the modern era, “with the ever-increasing use of the internet and services it...

Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny suffered a fractured nose in last weekend’s derby draw with Torino but is unlikely to be seen wearing a protective mask on his return to action, with the Pole preferring to leave them for Zorro. Szczesny took a blow to the nose from the arm of...

The newly elected chairman of the Cyprus Police Association (CPA) Giorgos Georgiou said he will do everything in his power to address all association members’ concerns “as promptly and effectively as possible.” Georgiou was appointed chairman after his predecessor Kyriakos Charalambous resigned on Thursday, citing “personal issues” and increased professional...

Hellenic Bank and bank workers’ union (Etyk) clinched a deal over collective agreements on Friday, after a government-supported mediation process. Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou heralded the development “after a long period of disagreements”. He described it “as an important day for labour relations in the banking sector.” Panayiotou had submitted...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas announced on Friday that his ministry is diligently working to enhance Cyprus’ deterrence capability within the national guard. “We are working methodically and quietly in cooperation with the command of the national guard to increase mission readiness and upgrade the deterrence capability and strength of the...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Friday announced a decision to impose fines amounting to €360,000 on the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) MCA Intelifunds. “The Board of CySEC reached this decision after identifying a series of violations of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of...

Where do you live? I’m renting a flat in Limassol, with a flatmate (I know, big flex). What did you have for breakfast? Eggs Benedict and an Overnight Chia pudding, not because I’m particular like that, but because I work at a brunch place and that’s what I had on...

Korantina Homes, a premier real-estate developer in Cyprus, has recently been celebrated at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards, where it received international awards for its outstanding contributions to the island’s real-estate sector. George Ioannou, CEO of Korantina Homes, led the company to this honour through its innovation, quality, and commitment to...

Israel’s “aggression” on Iran is an escalation against the region, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Friday. “We call for expanding the scale of the engagement against the (Israeli) occupation in response to the war of genocide in Gaza and the escalation in the region,” said Abu Zuhri. Hamas...

The government is exploring ways to strengthen its framework to protect the elderly from abuse, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday. Speaking following a meeting with Third age observatory chairman Demos Antoniou, he said an agreement had been signed between his ministry, the observatory, and the police, to cooperate...

The official first PopUp Talks event was a great success, held on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Argaka primary school. The event attracted over 100 participants from the Paphos District village and the surrounding areas, which confirms remote areas’ inhabitants’ desire for more intellectual stimulation. Distinguished speakers included George Zervidis,...

Police are searching for an inmate of the central prisons on Friday, after he managed to escape, while being transferred back to prisons from a court hearing. Sources confirmed the escape to Cyprus Mail but said that no further details on the identity of the individual were known. More later..