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In today's episode, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday met the bosses of commercial banks in a crunch meeting aimed at getting lenders to provide some relief to customers to compensate for rising interest rates and mortgage payments. In other news, the five Israeli nationals accused of gang raping a British tourist in Ayia Napa had their remand renewed on Tuesday after the judge said there is “reasonable suspicion” they may be implicated in the case. And Cyprus police are pushing back against the possibility of reducing the €300 fines imposed by recently installed traffic cameras.
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In today's episode, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades declined to say whether Cyprus’ traffic problem can be solved, instead saying that the state is offering options to commuters. In other news, Russia’s Ambassador to Cyprus has not ruled out the possibility of direct flights from Russia to the north. And the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is investigating a punch thrown by a peacekeeper at a Turkish Cypriot soldier in Nicosia.
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In today’s episode, the large fire that broke out in the Akrounta area of Limassol was on Sunday afternoon described as manageable after light rain began to fall in the area, raising hopes of totally putting the blaze out. In other news, thousands of people took part in a peaceful march in central Nicosia on Sunday night in support of migrants in the country. Starting from Eleftheria Square, demonstrators marched around central streets under a heavy police presence although no trouble was reported. And anybody voting in Cyprus next year will have a new party to choose from as intensive moves are underway to establish Volt Cyprus, which will focus on resolving the Cyprus problem, modernising the country and European integration.
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In today's episode, the international community must “commit itself to a two-state solution” to the Cyprus problem if negotiations for reunification fail yet again, according to former British foreign secretary Jack Straw. In other news, authorities continue to be lax in collecting income tax, and as a result the state is losing millions each year, the auditor-general said in parliament on Thursday. And the government on Thursday revealed that it will soon bring a bill that will allow the justice minister to issue a decree barring access to websites deemed to have racist or xenophobic content, while also promising other steps to keep an eye on such behaviours in the physical world.
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In today's episode, deputies on Wednesday grilled Cyprus’ police chief on institutionalised racism within the force and whether this was a factor in the observer status police took, as mobs attacked migrants in a week of violence in Chlorakas and Limassol. In other news, Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz has been conditionally released from custody in Cyprus and is to reappear in court on September 14, a Cypriot police official said on Wednesday. And ‘Justice abroad’ director Michael Polak has announced that he is going to represent the 20-year-old British tourist who reported she was gang raped at her Ayia Napa hotel.
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In today's episode, the government is working to highlight Cyprus as an unattractive destination for migration, ministers told the ad hoc House committee on demographics on Tuesday. In other news, an anti-migrant protest set to have taken place outside the presidential palace on Wednesday was cancelled on Tuesday with organisers saying an “out of control” situation would have sent the wrong message. And after 72 hours, extensive search efforts led by the Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) has failed to find the crew member of the commercial ship Contship Oak reported lost at sea.
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In today's episode, more than 1,000 people descended on Limassol to attend an anti-fascist protest organised by AKEL; the protest was organised in response to the violent anti-migrant riots, which took place in the city last Friday. In other news, a 20-year-old British tourist reported she was gangraped at her Ayia Napa hotel; five Israeli nationals were arrested and remanded for eight days. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis, reaffirmed their commitment to reinforce their cooperation in energy.
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In today's episode, a tripartite meeting between leaders of Cyprus, Greece, Israel will be held on Monday, to discuss regional issues of interest; President Nikos Christodoulides and his team will hold meetings with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In other news, on Sunday, the president said he considers the upcoming UN General Assembly and October’s European Council Summit to be of decisive importance as regards prospects for the resumption of Cyprus peace talks. And police are also searching for three men that attacked delivery drivers and robbed them in Limassol overnight on Saturday in continued racial violence from Friday night’s anti-migration protest, where far-right nationalists laid ruin to the city and attacked foreigners.
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In today's episode, another Cypriot firefighting team will be leaving for Thessaloniki today, to deal with forest fires that have burned large areas of the country, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Thursday. In other news, sunbeds will be placed on Lara beach whether there is a permit for them or not, Inia’s community leader said on Thursday, enflaming environmentalists and going against everything the agriculture minister had pledged a day earlier. And police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man on Thursday evening in relation to an investigation into an alleged kidnapping which reportedly took place during the troubles seen in Chlorakas earlier this week.
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In todays episode, sunbeds and umbrellas will never be accepted on Lara beach, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said as he announced the much-anticipated Akamas local development plan, which was updated with new measures approved by the cabinet on Wednesday. In other news, the state will take all measures necessary to ensure public safety after the riots and violence in Chlorakas, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting. And the two Cypriot passport holders and eight others accused of involvement in a major money laundering operation appeared in a Singapore court again on Wednesday, with all ten denied bail and remanded in custody until September 6.
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In today's episode, every means available to the government will be used to ensure safety in Chlorakas after two days of violent clashes, President Christodoulides saıd; the violence is believed to have been instigated by ELAM. In other news, the impact of technical problems in UK air traffic control systems was also felt in Cyprus, causing some flights to be cancelled and others to be delayed. And most of the migrants registered to have been living at the Ayios Nikolaos development in Chlorakas are legally residing in Cyprus, with 219 of the 221 registered legally on the island either as asylum seekers or with protected status.
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In today's episode, political parties on Monday condemned the attacks on people and homes in Chlorakas during an anti-migrant protest overnight, while far-right opposition Elam has instead blamed the attacks on migrants. The government deplored the attacks on migrants, their cars and properties, with government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis saying violence is not acceptable in a civilised country. In other news, the United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas Miroslav Jenča met President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday in separate meetings. And the auditor office said on Monday that health ministry permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki’s Egyptian dentistry degree is “authentic”, after weeks of speculation over its validity.
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In today's episode, Assistant UN Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, Miroslav Jenca is set to hold separate meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar today. In other news, in relation to the arson attack at a mosque in Limassol over the weekend, the president said this was “condemnable” and “does not correspond to the feelings of Greek Cypriots towards Turkish Cypriots." And police had to intervene when an anti-migrant protest by Chloraka residents turned violent on Sunday afternoon; residents are calling for “the restoration of a sense of security” in their community, deportations of migrants and for the state to stop accepting other asylum applications.
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In today’s episode, visiting US Senator Robert Menendez on Thursday called on the United Nations Security Council to immediately pass a resolution denouncing recent Turkish actions in the buffer zone in Pyla and said his country should move from “condemnation to action” in its overall approach to the Cyprus issue. In other news, four trade unions representing workers in the Electricity Authority of Cyprus on Thursday pilloried plans for the EuroAsia interconnector, warning that Cypriot taxpayers may end up getting saddled with even higher electricity bills. And British base police found an improvised explosive device during a search of residential properties in the village of Trachoni in the Akrotiri base area.
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In today's episode, police in Limassol carried out operations against a “criminal organisation involved in the smuggling of irregular migrants to Cyprus”, with five arrested and four more wanted. In other news, the US system is a “perfect example” of a federal state to be emulated, president of the Pancyprian Association of America, Philip Christopher, said at the annual conference for Cypriot diaspora. And renewed investigations into the death of 17-year-old Andreas Loizou who was killed in a car accident 11 years ago are concluding but may be inconclusive, reports suggested.
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In today's news, the foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed its “satisfaction” with the United Nations Security Council’s condemnation of Friday’s incident in the buffer zone in Pyla, and it “expects an immediate end to the illegal actions of the Turkish side, based on the call of the UNSC to remove all illegal constructions and prevent further such actions, military or non-military, within and along the ceasefire line. In other news, the relocation operation of migrants housed in the troubled Ayios Nikolaos apartment complex in Chlorakas was completed on Tuesday, Paphos CID chief Michalis Nikolaou told the Cyprus Mail. And the consumers association has called on the government to reinstate the fuel subsidy for two months as petrol prices are up 18 cents per litre from the time it was scrapped back on July 1.
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In today's news, the United Nations Security Council late on Monday expressed its deep concern over the developments in Pyla, in which three UN peacekeepers were attacked after a confrontation with the north. In other news, the government yesterday decided migrants protesting over their living conditions in an apartment complex in Chlorakas should be kicked out and relocated to Kofinou. And US Senator Robert Menendez will be named honorary citizen of Paphos when he visits on Friday, the municipality announced on Monday, ahead of his visit set to coincide with the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora taking place here.
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In today's episode, the UN Security Council is expected to discuss on Monday the incident in the buffer zone at Pyla with the attacks against UN peacekeepers as well as the Turkish plans in the area; the issue will be discussed during a scheduled closed session of the UN Security Council that will take place. In other news, a total of 86 people were rescued off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Larnaca said. And between 18,000 and 19,000 hunters were estimated to head out on Sunday as this year’s hunting season began, according to the spokesperson of Cyprus’ Game and Fauna Service, Petros Anayiotos.
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In today's episode, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a case brought forward by Turkish Cypriots in mixed marriages with Turkish nationals seeking Cyprus citizenship for their children, citing that the individuals involved in the case are not “stateless." In other news, the Chinese-led consortium with the contract to build a liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasilikos have just filed a new timetable, promising to deliver the project by July 2024, the Cyprus Mail has learned. And a study carried out by travel experts ‘Panache Cruises’ revealed that Nicosia ranked third among European cities for people in search of a digital nomad lifestyle working abroad, following Bucharest and Madrid.
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In today's episode, the government’s deputy spokesperson Doxa Komodromou has said the ongoing row between health minister Popi Kanari and the ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki is an “internal matter for the ministry." In other news, EU member state officials are free to meet with anyone they deem necessary for bilateral relations, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Wednesday, commenting on the visit of the highly controversial Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir to Cyprus. And Cyprus along with all countries that imposed sanctions on Russia have had their double taxation agreements suspended, an announcement from the finance ministry said on Wednesday.
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In today's episode, Director of the Forestry Department Charalambos Alexandrou said due to the relentless heatwave this July, the number of fires within the department’s area of responsibility totalled 70. In other news, drivers got hit with substantial price hikes at the petrol pump on Tuesday, with officials saying the public should probably brace for even more bad news. And a new reception centre for migrants in Limnes is a milestone in strengthening Cyprus' capacity to manage migration pressures more effectively, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday.
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In today's episode, the fire in the foothills of the Limassol mountains is completely under control and has no active front though firefighting forces remain vigilant in the area on Tuesday. In other news, Erhan Arikli, the north’s ‘transport minister’, said on Monday that plans to construct a masjid, a Muslim place of worship, on the grounds of the Apostolos Andreas monastery, have not been abandoned. And the Limassol Wine Festival changes dates this year and is moved to October in an effort to extend the tourist season.
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In today's episode, the Transport Ministry will sign the works contract for the creation of the Limnes Reception Centre and the Pre-Departure Centre in Menoyia, Larnaca. These centres will help to better manage asylum procedures but also to speed up the return of migrants to their countries of origin whose asylum applications have been rejected. In other news, a flare up in Alassa, where a fire started on Friday, caused problems on Sunday, with authorities having to call in twelve aircraft to deal with the matter. And hoteliers said that they were expecting close to full occupancy in August after a promising July.
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In today's episode, the audit service has undertaken an examination of the feasibility of the EuroAsia Interconnector project, it emerged on Thursday. In other news, two dozen protesters gathered at Eleftheria Square in Nicosia on Thursday demanding the government to stop the sex education reform it recently passed. And a short hearing at Paphos criminal court on Thursday left little hint at the outcome of David Hunter's sentencing.
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In today's episode, A&E departments all over Cyprus have recorded increased attendance in the recent days due to the severe heatwave gripping the country, according to state health services spokesperson Charalambos Charlilaou. In other news, the Bishop of Karpasia, Christophoros, has denied reports that he had verbally agreed to the construction of a masjid, a Muslim place of worship, on the grounds of the Apostolos Andreas monastery in Karpasia. And the upcoming meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is a significant step towards efforts to resume negotiations, the government spokesman said on Wednesday.
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In today's episode, the first few days of operation of the new terminal at the north’s Tymbou airport have been plagued by power cuts and other technical issues. After being officially opened in an extravagant ceremony and seeing commercial passenger services commence on Friday morning, things have been far from plain sailing. In other news, the fire in the Paphos forest that was contained on Tuesday saw the forestry department and the electricity authority (EAC) disagreeing over whether the blaze was caused by unsuitable cable installations. And authorities have reportedly awarded 61 permits for gold prospecting on the island, while another 15 applications are pending.
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In today's episode, Facebook has disabled a support group page for Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides, citing violations of its community standards after receiving numerous complaints about it, possibly including from Attorney-General Giorgos Savvides. In other news, buffer zone communities in the area where barbed wire was placed to curb migrant flows from the north have been increasingly inconvenienced, the community leader said. And the British Veterinary Association (BVA), has posted a statement on its website, calling on UK visitors to the island to take precautions against cat covid or feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
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In today's episode, Defence Minister Michalis Georgallas on Sunday ‘warmly’ welcomed the US Senator Robert Menendez’s proposed amendment to the National Defence Appropriations Act (NDAA) extending to three years from one the renewal period on arms sales to Cyprus. In other news, there is no information about the exact number of Cypriots in Rhodes, where a wildfire has been raging for six days, said the director of consular affairs at the foreign ministry, ambassador Omiros Mavromatis on Sunday. And decision makers must tackle the migration crisis as whole, focusing on the reasons that lead people to migrate, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
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In today's episode, Turkey’s ambitions regarding its relationship with the European Union “pass through Cyprus," Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Thursday. In other news, the municipalities of Dali, Geri, and Tseri have demanded an end to the “nuisance” heavy industry zones in the area. And Justice Minister Anna Procopiou is attending the informal council of justice and home affairs council of the EU taking place in Spain this week.
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In today's episode, Cyprus marks the ‘black anniversaries’ of the coup d'état and invasion today, the 49th anniversary of the Turkish invasion. In other news, the company - EuroAsia Interconnector - signed a record-breaking subsea cable deal with Nexans on Wednesday, however the positive development was overshadowed by Energy Minister George Papanastasiou confirming rumours that the project’s costs had jumped 23 per cent. And smugglers facilitating irregular entries into Cyprus are adapting their operations which has in turn prompted the government to alter its approach, setting up a special task force.
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In today's episode, Turkey’s approach on the Cyprus problem remains one of the main points of disagreement between the EU and Turkey, an EU official said during a briefing ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council, which will be held on Thursday in Brussels. In other news, Larnaca airport raised the alarm on Tuesday afternoon after an incoming aircraft from Israel had a burst tyre while landing, causing the closing of the runway. And Cyprus’ fiscal council noted significant delays in the implementation of commitments related to the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), in its interim report published on Tuesday.
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In today's episode, air quality had reverted back to normal levels on Monday afternoon in Geri, after a recycling plant in the area burned to the ground. In other news, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said positive news is expected from the findings of the third drill in the Aphrodite natural gas field in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone. And AKEL said it will hand over material to the independent anti-corruption authority regarding the use of spyware, vowing not to drop the issue until some accountability has been attained.
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In today’s episode, the heatwave is expected to start dissipating by Wednesday, with the met office saying that high temperatures will continue on Monday. In other news, feverish preparations are underway for the start of the school year, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said, noting that works are ongoing at many buildings to upgrade them and make them safe for children. And Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will be travelling abroad this week to attend a House of Commons session in London, where he will inform the British parliament about Cyprus, and to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels later in the week.
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In today's episode, after a fiery debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, the plenum voted down two bills which the government had warned could threaten the financial system as well as the country’s standing in international money markets. In other news, the fires services responded to 21 fires over 24 hours, the service announced on Thursday and issued an urgent warning to the public of extremely heightened fire risk due to the prevailing heatwave. And an amendment to the Refugee law drafted by ELAM, will mean that all asylum seekers who refuse to consent to medical examinations to determine their age will be presumed to be adults, has passed through parliament.
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In today's episode, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the attorney-general’s office in Nicosia on Wednesday night as they decried a “corrupt government [and] corrupt attorney general” over the lack of action in the Thanasis Nicolaou case. In other news, Greece and Turkey agreed on Wednesday to resume talks and confidence-building measures as they hailed a new "positive climate" in ties after more than a year of tensions between the historic foes. And international news outlets on Wednesday were reporting on the decimation of cats in Cyprus from a feline coronavirus strain, saying that 300,000 cats had died.
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In today's episode, pop singer Michalis Hadjiyiannis submitted his resignation as Deputy Minister of Culture on Tuesday after a little over four months in the job. In other news, City of Dreams Mediterranean, Europe’s first integrated casino resort, had its grand opening on Tuesday night, attended by President Christodoulides. And four advisors working for the government were unlawfully employed and procedures to end their employment should begin immediately, the Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides has ordered in report issued by his office.
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In today's episode, buying petrol in the north will not be penalised provided it is not for commercial purposes, the customs department said yesterday as they attempted to clarify confusions which were largely brought about by its own officials. In other news, the three defendants in the case of missing 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous – presumed dead – pleaded not guilty to all charges read out to them at Nicosia criminal court on Monday. And a marathon session in parliament yesterday failed to avoid a showdown at the House plenum for later this week, where MPs will be voting on a contentious bill tabled by AKEL allowing debtors to obtain a court injunction setting aside foreclosure proceedings.
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In today's episode, foreclosures and non-performing loans were set to feature heavily on Monday, as deputies and the government alike have a flurry of meetings planned over the crucial topics. In other news, a 66-year-old man and a woman aged 65 were remanded for another five days on Sunday at Famagusta district court, as they are believed to have extorted €96,000 from elderly people by pretending to be doctors. And a flurry of diplomatic activity is underway, as Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is set to meet United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, where they will both be in New York.
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In today's episode, the strengthening of bilateral defence and military cooperation between Cyprus and Greece was the focus of a meeting between the defence ministers of the two countries on Thursday. In other news, Cyprus has ramped up its returns of irregular migrants this year with over 4,370 repatriated so far – compared to 2,353 last year, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. And Cyprus needs to address the rhetoric that stigmatises, targets, and victimises members of the LGBTI community, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou has said.
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In today's episode, foreclosures have been suspended until the end of October, while a special judicial procedure will be created to deal with non-performing loans, cabinet decided on Wednesday. In other news, Cyprus has bucked a Europe-wide trend of increased consumption of illicit cigarettes, according to the latest annual study into the matter by KPMG. And the police on Wednesday sought to address the public’s complaints over mobile camera units and said the locations may be announced via an app.
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In today's episode, the leaders of the two sides should promote more contact and cooperation as well as the opening of more crossing points, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in his two separate reports covering developments on the island over the past six months. In other news, a Turkish Cypriot with American citizenship has been awarded €345,000 in compensation for loss of use of his properties in Limassol and also had ownership of the property returned to him. And the Limassol tourism organisation has created a new nature trail in the east of the district, which goes by the name Gyrismata, with the aim of attracting more tourists to the district’s countryside.
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In today's episode, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Monday that the price of petrol will soon decrease by approximately 3 cents per litre, just days after an additional 8.3 cents per litre was added. In other news, a 22-year-old British woman who was in a coma after a quad bike accident in Ayia Napa, appeared to be showing signs of improvement on Monday. And cancer and STD causing human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination is now being offered free to the under-19s, the medical services director said.
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In today's episode, an autopsy today is expected to establish the exact cause of death of a six-year-old girl late on Saturday afternoon in a jet ski accident on Lady’s Mile beach in Limassol. In other news, police in the republic have launched a man hunt for a 41-year-old man following the arrest of a 21-year-old after a 25-year-old was stabbed in what police believe to be a drugs trade. And Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is set to have a meeting in New York next week with the UN secretary general to underline the island’s readiness to restart negotiations, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
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In today's episode, the price of petrol is set to rise by 8.32 cents per litre and heating fuel by 6.38 cents, with petrol station owners saying they have no choice but to add the additional cost. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides is satisfied by the paragraph about the Cyprus problem in the draft conclusions of the European Council, which held its summit meeting on Thursday. And the deputy ministry of research and innovation has no staff in place to prevent a cyberattack, it emerged on Thursday at the House audit committee.
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In today’s episode, following the attorney-general’s announcement that no evidence of criminal wrongdoing has come up in the case of the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, his mother Andriana said they would take the case to the European Court of human rights. In other news, fuel subsidies will be scrapped but electricity bill subsidies will continue albeit more targeted towards vulnerable groups, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. And considering the “long standing challenges” Cyprus faces, the government announced seven measures to coordinate matters related to sanctions, including a rebranding campaign both at home and abroad.
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In today's episode, with tankers blocking central roads in Nicosia, the association of petrol station owners on Tuesday protested unfair competition from illegal imports of fuel from the north as the finance ministry said the protest served no purpose. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday one of his priorities is the establishment of a deputy environment ministry to facilitate the country’s green transition in the coming years. And not only is ‘sexting’ increasingly widespread among minors, but so is possession and dissemination of child porn material, police said on Tuesday.
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In today's episode, seven people were arrested in what has been described as a foiled terrorist plot on Israeli targets in Limassol, while one has escaped abroad, after having entered from the north, reports said on Monday. In other news, petrol station owners were set to protest on Tuesday saying they are losing out because of the availability of cheaper fuel in the north. And Cyprus risks missing targets of 55 per cent for recycling municipal waste and recycling 65 per cent of packaging waste by 2025, according to an EU early warning report sent to the government.
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In today's episode, "Resistance to reforms and changes promoted comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures," Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou said on Sunday. In other news, the parents of a six-week infant found their baby dead when they woke up on Sunday morning in their Larnaca home. And the sustainable use of pesticide regulation in the EU will be among the topics discussed at the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers Council, which is taking place in Luxembourg on June 26-27.
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In today's episode, Cyprus does not currently have the capacity to absorb the full amount of the renewable energy it produces, meaning that the excess amount could be transported to Israel, according to a Transmission System Operator official. In other news, the foreign and local experts that will undertake investigations in the controversial ‘golden passports’ issue have been named by the independent authority against corruption in an announcement on Thursday. And four years after the tragic events surrounding the serial killer ‘Orestis’ Metaxas, a documentary is being made to shed light on those affected by his crimes in which the bodies of five foreign women and two children were discovered.
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In today's news, the House Labour Committee concluded yesterday that it is high time a solution to the issue of ‘trapped buyers’ is found, as deputies stressed their determination to tackle the almost 100,000 property owners who remain without their title deeds. In other news, Attorney-General Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday appealed the ‘manifestly inadequate’ 11-year prison sentence recently imposed on a man for sexually abusing two minors under the age of 13. And the Cabinet on Wednesday moved to increase IVF treatment subsidies to €3,500 as part of the government’s efforts to combat low birth rates.
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In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday announced an upcoming plan to address the housing crisis, and that moves are underway to improve bicommunal ties, in addition to the creation of a mechanism towards greater government accountability will be established. In other news, one third more visitors arrived in Cyprus this May than last year, official statistics show. And more than €2 billion in taxes are owed to the state, of which €668 million is at risk of never being received, the Audit Office said in a report released Tuesday.
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In today's episode, farmers demonstrated in front of the EU House on Monday with hundreds of tractors and pickup trucks, over the controversial nature bill currently being debated in the EU parliament, which will see further axing of pesticide use. In other news, given the large drop in fuel prices compared to a year ago the ending of the VAT on fuel is justified, the president of the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Monday. And parliament on Monday gave the green light for unlocking more than 1,800 positions in the public sector, as requested by the government, with opposition DISY complaining about the high cost to the taxpayer.
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In today's episode, Turkey’s direct interventions in the north of Cyprus are putting at risk the prospects for the resumption of Cyprus talks, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has said. In other news, Israel, due to estimated shortfalls in domestic electricity production in the coming years, is keen on seeing the creation of the electricity interconnector with Cyprus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Sunday. And Cyprus is attempting to lure more tourists from the Middle East but it’s proving to be an uphill battle, Deputy Minister for Tourism Costas Koumis says.
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In today's episode, in talks in Jerusalem on Thursday, Cyprus and Israel discussed cooperation in the development of regional gas infrastructure, such as the ‘Cyprus Gateway’ initiative aiming to transfer natural gas via the island to Europe. In other news, plans were announced by the government on Thursday for the creation of a new deputy ministry of migration and asylum; Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou explained that the new deputy ministry will aim to better deal with the issue of migration and offer better protection to those legally migrating to Cyprus. And the north’s sheep and goat pox issue appears to have spread close to the capital, with six farm animals in the northern Nicosia suburb of Mandres culled on Thursday.
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In today's episode, fuel and electricity prices are set to rise as of July 1 following expiration of the relief measures for consumers introduced last year. In other news, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou is headed to Jerusalem today, where he will hold meetings with his counterpart, Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister, Israel Katz. And Cyprus holds the highest proportion of blood donations in terms of population, the Thalassemia International Federation said on Wednesday.
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In today’s episode, former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos will be put on a sabbatical until his appeal against a guilty sexual assault verdict concludes, the Holy Synod has decided. In other news, Europe will not be whole until Cyprus is reunited, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said on Tuesday as she welcomed President Nikos Christodoulides to Strasbourg. And Cyprus Airways carried more than four times the number of passengers in May than the same month last year. A total of 66,998 passengers flew with Cyprus Airways in May, surpassing last year’s May figures, when, according to Cyprus Airways, only 14,735 passengers were carried.
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In today’s episode, nearly two years after the catastrophic fires of July 2021, which left four dead and forced the evacuation of ten villages, a 69-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in jail by the Limassol criminal court on Monday. In other news, two British lawyers arrived in Cyprus on Monday to assist with ongoing investigations of the anti-corruption authority, one of the cases thought to relate to the 'golden passports' affair. And former Kiti Bishop Chrysostomos, who was found guilty of sexual assault, might be placed on a forced sabbatical by the Holy Synod, since filing an appeal against the ruling by the Larnaca district court.
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In today's episode, Limassol police have launched a murder inquiry after Christos Charilaou, aged 39, was killed outside his Parekklisia home in Limassol on Saturday night. In other news, Cyprus has taken the necessary steps at all levels, the foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday after Turkish Cypriots took part in the Turkish Phoenix of Anatolia international military exercise. And three thousand cases of violence against women and 686 involving young people were recorded in 2022 by the Fimonoi foundation, it announced on Sunday.
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In today's episode, over €30 million in pandemic support was disbursed to almost 5,000 beneficiaries who did not qualify and no effort has been made to recover the money, MPs heard on Thursday. In other news, by a nearly unanimous vote, and under the watchful eye of Brussels, parliament on Thursday passed a law allowing for a reduced VAT rate of 5 per cent levied on first homes. And a trial for two Greek Cypriot suspects that beat 25-year-old Turkish Cypriot Asya Karaali last weekend in Ayia Napa is set to start on July 6, the Famagusta district court decided on Thursday.
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In today's episode, a bill aiming to regulate the contentious issue of government advisors was discussed at the House institutions committee on Wednesday. In other news, Nicosia criminal court threw out the ‘golden passports’ case on Wednesday, citing a change in the court composition. As a result, the case will have to be refiled, but in the meantime, it has left all four defendants temporarily acquitted of all charges. And the proposal set to reduce VAT to five per cent for the first 130 square metres of a first residence is set to head to plenum today, under pressure of an EU fine over the matter.
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In today’s episode, the five youths who assaulted a food courier on Saturday “showed great remorse for their actions,” Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou said on Tuesday. In other news, the 24-year-old suspect facing charges of the premeditated murder of missing 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous – presumed dead – appeared in Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday. And experts on Tuesday warned that challenges in the real estate market amounted to a “giant problem” as the impact of external issues including inflation and high interest rates are becoming increasingly felt by consumers and constructors alike.
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In today's episode, the environment department gave the green light for a large photovoltaic park in Trimiklini, despite the local community’s initial objections. In other news, police on Tuesday reported that a third person seems to have been involved in the assault of a 25-year-old Turkish Cypriot woman in Ayia Napa. And the government will make full use of recommendations by the Group of States against Corruption, according to an official statement on Tuesday.
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In today's episode, Larnaca criminal court erupted into chants of “filthy rapist” after former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos was handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence for three years. He was found guilty of assaulting a teenage girl in 1981, when he was still in his post. In other news, Health Minister Dr Popi Kanari said that Covid-19 prevented the adoption of quality checks within the national health scheme, an issue the new government plans to tackle. And Gal Luft, the Israeli professor who skipped bail in Cyprus while facing extradition to the US where he is wanted for arms trafficking, has resurfaced, telling the New York Post he had to flee to avoid what he calls political persecution.
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In today's episode, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou dismissed media reports on Wednesday which downplayed the government’s reorientation on energy as “wrong," stating that energy companies and the government are on the same page. In other news, Nicosia district court ruled that the Republic of Cyprus violated the human rights of former Defence Minister Costas Papacostas during his incarceration in the aftermath of the 2011 blast at Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari where a large amount of ammunition and military explosives kept in shipping containers self-detonated, killing 13 people. And the passenger ferry Daleela lifted anchor at noon yesterday from Limassol port for its first route of the season to Piraeus, carrying 156 passengers.
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In today's episode, tourism to Cyprus seems to have recovered from Russian sanctions as arrivals so far this year are eight per cent higher than the record year of 2019 and 38 per cent higher than last year, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis told MPs. In other news, the sports ethics committee has appointed investigators to look into four top-flight matches, which were played in the last fortnight following claims of suspicious betting activity. And in 22 state primary schools in Nicosia, Cypriot pupils are in the minority, MPs heard on Tuesday as some said the shrinking population on the island has become critical.
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In today's episode, Cyprus is shifting gear to end its energy isolation and it is uniquely positioned to contribute to the Eastern Mediterranean’s energy solutions, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. In other news, the European Commission disagreed with parliament’s compromise proposal over reduced VAT on homes, deputies at the House finance committee heard on Monday, amid an impending deadline just over a week from now. And Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has congratulated Turkey’s president Recep Tayyp Erdogan following his victory in the presidential elections on Sunday.
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In today's episode, Cyprus is shifting gear to end its energy isolation and it is uniquely positioned to contribute to the Eastern Mediterranean’s energy solutions, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. In other news, the European Commission disagreed with parliament’s compromise proposal over reduced VAT on homes, deputies at the House finance committee heard on Monday, amid an impending deadline just over a week from now. And Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has congratulated Turkey’s president Recep Tayyp Erdogan following his victory in the presidential elections on Sunday.
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In today's episode, Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou said the energy workshop taking place today in Nicosia is the first significant milestone in shaping the decisions for the national energy policy. In other news, authorities are investigating the causes of the fire that broke out near Akamas area over the weekend and destroyed 300,000 square metres of forest vegetation. And the ease with which student visas are issued, the inadequate legal framework, and the general lack of controls in the northern part of Cyprus is increasing human smuggling and trafficking through universities.
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In today's episode, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) is partly to blame for Cyprus’ energy woes and high prices, but the state has let the people down, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday. In other news, parliament on Thursday passed a bill criminalising conversion therapy on LGBT persons, while also allowing for the continued provision of advice to homosexuals. And the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Thursday has strongly denied what it called “offensive claims” moved by the former chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papacharalambous during the House ethics committee on Wednesday.
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In today's episode, former President Nikos Anastasiades again strongly rejected “malicious allegations” over interference in match-fixing investigations on Wednesday as former chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papacharalambous doubled down on his claims. In other news, a 67-year-old man was on Wednesday found guilty of causing the catastrophic fires of July 2021 which left four dead and forced the evacuation of ten villages. And the island needs more checkpoints with easier access for both drivers and pedestrians, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties and commercial organisations said on Wednesday.
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In today's episode, retired British miner David Hunter did everything he could to help his terminally ill wife Janice as her condition deteriorated in the last few years of her life and became increasingly depressed, Paphos criminal court heard on Tuesday. In other news, Cyprus must be cautious on the matter of sanctions as the country’s credibility is being judged abroad, Attorney General Georgios Savvides told reporters on Tuesday. And the Holy Synod said on Tuesday that gender is determined by the body’s physiology, as it called on MPs to vote against a bill aiming to put an end to conversion therapies in LGBTQI+ people.
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In today's episode, Deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides delivered a stinging verbal attack on the auditor-general, whom he accused of a deliberate and concerted campaign to blacken his name, vowing that he would no longer put up with this situation. In other news, Medical experts and cancer patients alike hope to see new and innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the disease on the island with the inauguration of the Nicola David-Pinedo Cyprus Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) on Monday. And President Nikos Christodoulides will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin later this week where they will discuss the Cyprus problem and the proposal for greater EU involvement in the process.
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In today's episode, Turkey’s move to reserve areas for exercise encompassing north Famagusta stirred an uproar on Sunday, with Cyprus calling it an illegal decision and a violation of international law. In other news, over 90 per cent of Greek nationals living in Cyprus cast their vote for Greece’s parliamentary elections, which ended with New Democracy having a clear lead. And residents in Pissouri continue to worry about the future of their homes, over a problem that is ongoing for 12 years now. After a landslide which tore properties apart, residents have been pleading to the state to help.
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In today's episode, the cabinet on Thursday decided to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of Malaysian-born Jho Low, a fugitive wanted internationally for allegedly orchestrating the theft of $4.5 billion from the Southeast Asian country’s sovereign wealth fund. In other news, three law firms have been reported to the police over suspicions they have violated EU sanctions, the Cyprus Bar Association said on Thursday. And the police said that they foiled an assassination plot against a Russian anti-regime journalist residing in Paphos.
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In today's episode, President Christodoulides discussed his proposal for a more active EU role in the efforts to resume talks and reach a solution of the Cyprus problem, as well as the next steps forward during separate meetings he had with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Council President Charles Michel. In other news, Cyprus is 29th out of 49 countries in the Council of Europe when it comes to LGBTI+ rights, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said. And police announced they have identified the skull found in Koloni as belonging to 79-year-old Briton Ann Naisbitt, who had been reported as missing since the beginning of April.
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In today's episode, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz against his extradition to Germany, as President Nikos Christodoulides said he will raise the issue with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin next week while on a state visit. In other news, MPs on Tuesday sought to put an end to the discrimination among refugees by amending the law to allow everyone living in refugee housing to have title deeds. And police officers on Tuesday unearthed gun casings believed to be connected to the death of Angelos Perikleous, who has been missing for almost a month.
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In today's episode, British pensioner David Hunter, who killed wife, told the Paphos court he "regretted what he had to do." In other news, payment of the cost of living allowance could saddle taxpayers with a whopping €1.2 billion over the next three-year period, it was reported on Monday. And the energy minister said Cyprus and Israel are working on a deal for a pipeline carrying natural gas from both countries to the island, where it will be liquefied for export to Europe and potentially elsewhere.
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In today's episode, political party DIKO is proud to have played a decisive role in the “selection, support and election of Nikos Christodoulides to the presidency of the Republic,” party leader Nicholas Papadopoulos said on Sunday saying the party had backed “an independent candidate who was not part of the traditional political system." In other news, if the UN Security Council witnesses further violations in Varosha there will be a corresponding response, British minster for Europe Leo Doherty said on Sunday. And Sweden’s Loreen won Eurovision 2023 with the song “Tattoo” in Liverpool on Saturday, becoming the first woman to triumph twice in the contest.; among the rather unpleasant highlights of the night were the mere four points the Cypriot entry received from the Greek jury.
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In today’s episode, the government promised to deliver a ‘road map’ on tackling traffic congestion – but also pollution from vehicles – while warning that Cyprus could end up paying tens of millions for carbon allowances for emissions from transport. In other news, Nicosia criminal court on Thursday handed down sentences to four persons, having found them guilty of fraudulently securing papers allowing asylum applicants to stay permanently on the island. And Cyprus’ Eurovision entrant Andrew Lambrou on Thursday secured a spot in Saturday night’s grand final in Liverpool.
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In today’s episode, following heavy criticism in the last few days about people being given government jobs they were not qualified for, President Nikos Christodoulides said a bill will be drawn up to deal with the issue of consultant appointments. In other news, there has been no impact to Cyprus’ financial stability as a result of recent US and UK sanctions, only to its international reputation, Central Bank of Cyprus governor Constantinos Herodotou said. And without a body or a murder weapon yet discovered, the abduction and alleged murder case of 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous has been filed at the Nicosia Criminal Court, where it is due to be heard on June 6.
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In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said the government has received the first batch of information on natural and legal persons included on the US sanctions list, while two more packages are expected soon. In other news, a final call by David Hunter’s defence team to have his wife’s killing tried as manslaughter as opposed to premeditated murder failed on Tuesday, after the judge said there was enough evidence to continue the case on the charge of premeditated murder. And the use of methamphetamine and other stimulant drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines are below the EU average in Cyprus with cannabis remaining the drug of choice on the island in 2022, according to the drugs squad YKAN.
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In today's episode, President Christodoulides assured that nothing will be done outside the law after the audit office lam-basted the deputy tourism minister’s decision to appoint a 19-year-old without a university degree as his associate. In other news, the trial of Briton David Hunter resumed at Paphos criminal court, where prosecution aimed to get the facts on record of how police were alerted to the murder, as well as Janice Hunter’s manner of death. And Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said that he is confident an agreement over the cost of living allowance will be reached within the next few days.
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In today's episode, authorities are looking for a 25-year-old Turkish national to shed light into the premediated murder case of a 35-year-old woman whose body was found in a Limassol apartment early on Sunday. In other news, a Limassol court renewed the remand of the 71-year-uncle of the man suspected of killing 31-year-old Andreas Perikleous for another three days, as he agreed to point officers to areas he visited with his nephew while he was planning the murder. And DISY's newly-elected leader and House President Annita Demetriou said the right-wing party is a model of democratic operation and will move forward with unity as she announced the 25 elected members of its political bureau.
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In today's episode, former President Nicos Anastasiades deemed the claims made by the former chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papacharalambous “false, unfounded and vulgar.” In other news, trade unions on Thursday gave a thumbs-down to a mediation proposal by the government for a new deal on the cost of living allowance, while employers grudgingly agreed to the proposal so as to maintain calm in the labour market. And President Nikos Christodoulides discussed with energy experts, ways of exploiting the natural gas discoveries within the exclusive economic zone experts, saying that local energy needs are a priority.
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In today’s episode, speaking after a meeting with President Christodoulides, French President Emmanuel Macron said Cyprus can count on France’s support in the efforts to find a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem and in the field of defence, should the island require military assistance. In other news, Turkish Cypriot media reported that no sales transaction was made for the three hotels in Varosha through the immovable property commission. And MPs, organised groups, and members of the public were furious over a bill aimed at criminalising threatening text messages and online posts, decrying it as a tightening noose around free speech.
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In today's episode, Greek Cypriots who sold their property in Varosha did so because they can see no light at the end of the Cyprus problem tunnel and are enduring economic hardships, Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou said on Tuesday. In other news, a 24-year-old hacker was re-arrested in Limassol on Tuesday for charges of the premeditated murder of Andreas Perikleous, aged 31. And the cabinet on Tuesday approved zero VAT on certain consumer goods, in a stated bid to provide some relief amid current inflationary pressures.
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In today's episode, police on Monday said they issued 744 fines for traffic violations in approximately 48 hours during checks in the government-controlled areas. In other news, two more flights were expected on Monday evening with people who were evacuated from Sudan, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Monday. So far, 2,200 people have arrived from Sudan, while 2,100 have left Cyprus. And workers can report incidents of violence or harassment through a new free-of-charge phone service that began operations on Monday.
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In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides released the names of his election campaign donors – but only after a discussion in parliament had outed him as having effectively broken the law by not disclosing the information earlier. In other news, the Turkish Cypriot side will take action against the Cyprus government over a confirmatory drilling set to take place in the ‘Aphrodite’ gas field, as they claim it lies within their ‘exclusive economic zone’, reports from the north said. And parliament approved another two-month extension for reduced fuel tax until the end of June, going one better than the government proposal.
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In today's episode, six more flights with evacuees from Sudan were set to land in Larnaca on Wednesday as the island continued to be used as a hub to get European nationals out of the troubled African nation. In other news, oil major Chevron will shortly begin drilling in the Aphrodite field to confirm further deposit quantities, Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou said on Wednesday. And US-based racing driver Evagoras Papasavvas, who has roots in Limassol, introduced himself on Wednesday as the latest Cypriot to make a name in the sport.
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In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides vowed that Cyprus will do whatever is possible to prevent further damage to the country’s reputation, adding that no one will be protected if they are found violating the sanctions. In other news, the mother of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in Alassa back in 2005, slammed the authorities on Facebook on Tuesday in a post directly accusing army officers of dealing drugs. And communities hosting large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers gave out another 'SOS', complaining of rising crime, squatting and general nuisance.
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In today's episode, after almost two decades of the Annan plan referendum on the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said that the Greek Cypriot side was rewarded for rejecting the plan, while the Turkish Cypriots have been punished. In other news, a protest which blocked off entry and departure of ships from Larnaca port caused a stern reaction from Kition Ocean Holdings, which warned it was considering legal measures. And Health Minister, Popi Kanari, said that the 18,000 people dealing with dementia in Cyprus will now receive further treatment with the help of the Ithaki support association.
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In today's episode, Cyprus on Sunday marked 20 years since the checkpoints opened, paving the way for countless Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots to come closer. Bicommunal initiative group United Cyprus, called for more checkpoints to open, highlighting how this has facilitated economic development for both sides. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides has not excluded the possibility of more sanctions from the US and UK to come, which may also affect Cypriots. And just months after the official opening of the new Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, built to replace the ageing and problematic Tsirio, issues have already started to surface.
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In today's episode, the government said it is gearing into action to tackle the migration crisis, with funding aimed at expanding reception centres, speeding up asylum seeker applications, and increasing voluntary returns to 1,000 a month. In other news, Health Minister Popi Kanari called the ongoing understaffing issues at the A&E department of the Paphos general hospital “unacceptable” following a three-hour work stoppage carried out by doctors working at the department on Thursday and added that the responsibility for staffing public hospitals belongs to the state health service organisation. And food prices had a marked increase in March this year, with items such as water seeing a 12 per cent hike in the span of a month, the latest consumer product price observatory revealed.
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In today’s news, the finance ministry confirmed that it may reduce VAT on key goods, with reports indicating these may be slashed on items such as bread, milk and baby food. In other news, police in Cyprus have lost trace of Israeli professor, Gal Luft, who was arrested on February 16 at Larnaca Airport on suspicion of arms trafficking to Libya and China between 2015 and 2023. And a local professor warned that cancer rates among children in Cyprus are among the highest in the world.
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In today’s episode, the Cyprus government on Tuesday stressed it was ready to explore whether there were grounds to begin criminal proceedings against sanctioned Cypriots who have been named by the US and UK for knowingly assisting Russian oligarchs to hide their assets. In other news, Greek and Turkish Cypriots have become more estranged since the “spectacular collapse” of talks in 2017, according to the latest Crisis Group report on Cyprus – which argues that small, but meaningful, steps can be taken to lay the groundwork for future developments. And the north launched a new airline on Tuesday as Fly Kibris’ maiden flight saw an Airbus A320 travel from Tymbou to Istanbul, with flights scheduled later for Iran, Kosovo, Azerbaijan and other destinations.
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In today's episode, both tourism and the property market in Cyprus are being damaged by outdated and unworkable laws governing swimming pools, which have seen many complexes closing theirs over the last few years, the Cyprus Mail reports on Tuesday. In other news, the Bank of Cyprus has become the first bank in Cyprus and Greece to receive approval from the European Central Bank (ECB) to pay dividends, it announced on Monday; the lender is expected to resume paying dividends to its shareholders after 12 years. And with lots of reports of fireworks and firecrackers seized by police in the run up to Easter, a spokesman on Monday said they had this year confiscated more than any year in the previous decade.
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In today’s episode, the UK government imposed sanctions on two alleged Cypriot “financial fixers” for “knowingly assisting” sanctioned Russia oligarchs to hide their assets in complex financial networks. In other news, doctors at a private medical centre in Limassol have asked to be given time to relocate, following a majority decision by shareholders to be inducted into the national health system. And Cyprus police rejected a request from the Greek football authority to host the cup final on the island, a few days after Greece’s media reported it was a done deal, while authorities in Nicosia said they had never even received a request.
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In today's episode, eighty per cent of the state’s services have been restored, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday, following the leak on Monday afternoon in the basement of the Ministry of Finance that caused them to be taken offline. In other news, footage of clashes between unaccompanied minors at a Paphos accommodation centre has prompted the city’s mayor to warn that the state is responsible “should the worst happen." And two white rhinoceros that were moved from another zoo located in South Africa are the newest additions to the animals at Paphos zoo, and are settling into their new enclosure.
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In today’s news, the deputy shipping minister called the addition of the Larnaca port to the Cyprus-Greece ferry link “a success for the country and for its economy.” The service is set to restart on May 31. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides said the upcoming establishment of the National Security Council in Cyprus was long overdue. And family and friends of Briton Ann Naisbitt, 79, who has been missing for a week on Monday expressed fears for her wellbeing.
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In today's episode, a man has come forward after police said they were seeking information following the hospitalisation of a 31-year-old woman in critical condition following in a traffic accident in the early hours on Sunday. In other news, the longest running charity drive on the island reached its peak on Sunday with the holding of the 48th Christodoula March to raise money for cancer charities. And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in the north on April 18, where he is set to officially open the new passenger terminal at Tymbou (Ercan) airport, but according to Kipris Postasi website, in recent days officials have said that neither the terminal nor the new runway will be ready.
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In today's episode, the House passed a law making some 1,000 former bank employees eligible for unemployment benefits, in what some commentators earlier called a scandalous arrangement. In other news, civil servants can start and finish work half an hour earlier after the plenum approved amendments to their working hours to alleviate traffic issues. And the Larnaca district environmental office in cooperation with environmental NGO Cymepa (Σήμερα), and financial technology company TSYS, carried out a full clean-up of Spyros beach.
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In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides arrived in Egypt for a two-day visit on Wednesday afternoon where he discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. In other news, two of the three suspected diamond thieves have been identified as Georgian nationals and the Cyprus police are to request Interpol and Europol alerts, the force said on Wednesday. And three hundred locations have been identified and are awaiting excavation, Greek Cypriot representative on the committee on missing persons (CMP) Leonidas Pantelides has said.
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In today's episode, Spain stands by Cyprus in its search for a just and viable solution to the island’s political problem, while its prime minister on Tuesday said it would take the initiative to bring the two sides on the island together. In other news, well known Cypriot soft drinks company KEAN on Tuesday announced an in principle agreement to sell the company’s shares to BBF, marking a change in ownership after 74 years of operation. And high school students and teachers on the island have developed a prototype robot powered with ChatGPT artificial intelligence technology to harness and improve teaching experiences in the classroom.
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In today's episode, the Audit service and the Attorney-general engaged in a war of words after the latter accused the former of lying about a European Commission communique that sided with Auditor-general Oydsseas Michaelides on the finance ministry’s decision, which awarded no-bid contracts connected to the Hermes airport concession agreement. In other news, the press and information office launched a five-year campaign titled ‘Journalists Matter’ starting with a discussion on how protecting journalists is paramount to protecting democracy. And forty-seven areas on the island are still classified as dangerous due to landmines or other active remnants of war such as unexploded artillery shells, bombs and grenades, data reported on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus website reveals.
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In today’s episode, the main goal is a solution to the national problem that provides for an independent and sovereign state, Government spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday. Speaking at the memorial service of the EOKA 1955-59 fighters, Letymbiotis said the government is “working for the end of the occupation, the reunification of our country through the achievement of a peaceful solution to the Cyprus problem." In other news, over €22 million will be allocated to the wine sector by the end of 2027, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Sunday. And Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived in Cyprus on Sunday as a guest of John Christodoulou to attend the award ceremony of a student competition held by Yianis Christodoulou Foundation.
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In today’s episode, during the first National Council session held under his administration, President Christodoulides laid out his approach on the Cyprus issue, consisting of “cultivating a positive agenda and a positive climate.” In other news, Cyprus’ defence ministry signed a letter of intent with the New Jersey National Guard on Thursday, to be inducted into the state partnership programme. And a government system to help improve cyber security has been sitting idly since 2019, Deputy Research Minister Philippos Hadjizacharias admitted on Thursday, as services were reeling after a number of hacks in the past few weeks.
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In today's episode, sports fans will be subjected to random alcohol and drugs tests on entry to sports venues while a permanent police team will be established to cover high-risk matches, according to a Wednesday cabinet decision aiming to curb violence in sports stadiums. In other news, all the relevant services are better staffed and better equipped to deal with fires than they were last year, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. And a 45-year-old man was on Wednesday found guilty of manslaughter by the Paphos district court after causing a traffic accident that killed a 60-year-old woman in December 2021.
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In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides warned on Tuesday that fans need to behave otherwise all sporting matches will be held without spectators, following violent clashes at a basketball semi-final at the weekend. In other news, MPs on Tuesday urged the government to do something about rising interest rates, particularly to shield vulnerable borrowers and prevent bad loans from proliferating - although none had a clear idea as to how this might be done. And the European Commission said on Tuesday it had awarded the first PDO certificate for halloumi (or hellim in Turkish) to a Turkish Cypriot producer.
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In today’s episode, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said he has issued ‘strong advice’ to commercial banks to focus on loan restructuring for distressed borrowers, as well as to increase deposit rates and contain lending rates amid a high interest-rate environment set to further squeeze consumers. In other news, delivery drivers in Nicosia held a demonstration outside the offices of PEO union following the death of a moped rider last week. And government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis denied there being a rift between Nicosia and Athens over the latter supporting Ankara’s bid for a senior role at a UN agency.
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In today’s episode, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will promote a plan to the cabinet for restoration of refugee apartment buildings found to be inadequate. In other news, Cyprus signed an agreement to cooperate with the New Jersey National Guard, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said, adding a delegation of US group will be visiting Cyprus later this week. In the context of this cooperation, Cyprus will draw experiences, know-how and even information regarding technologically upgraded weapon systems, he said. And the Cyprus government is weighing its options and future steps following Greece’s support for Turkey taking the helm of the International Maritime Organisation, spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said.
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In today’s episode, President Christodoulides said he hoped to ‘break the deadlock’ in the Cyprus peace process, also pitching to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres his proposal for a more active involvement of the European Union. In other news, a law giving the transport minister sweeping powers – such as designating low or zero-emission urban areas and barring certain vehicles from using them – must be passed by year’s end, an official told MPs. And one in ten Greek Cypriots travel to Turkey or to the north to receive dental care, the House health committee heard on Thursday.
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In today's episode, the interior ministry rejected suggestions it had been well aware of rampant abuse at the online appointment system of the migration department for months, but willfully chose to look the other way. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides met with key EU officials where he presented the case for greater EU involvement in the efforts to break the impasse on the Cyprus problem. And the US State Department’s annual human rights report on Cyprus emphasised the challenges faced by asylum seekers while it also singled out overcrowding at the prisons.
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In today’s episode, the Cyprus banking system is resilient and able to cope with the ongoing issues faced by Credit Suisse, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday, echoing the Central Bank’s own assurances from a day earlier. In other news, Paphos district court on Tuesday renewed the remand of the 31-year-old suspect in the case of Lesya Bykova’s death for three more days, pending the outcome of a second autopsy performed on the body. And over 50 fake travel documents have been found by authorities since the beginning of the year, police reported on Tuesday, while numbers over the last three years have drastically increased.
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In today’s episode, Central Bank governor, Constantinos Herodotou will meet with the CEOs of Cyprus’ two major banks today in the light of the Credit Suisse rescue. In other news, state health services (OKYPY) will launch a disciplinary investigation into the incident of an elderly woman left naked and uncovered at Limassol General last month. And dozens of members of the Kurdish cultural organisation “Theophilos” protested in front of the justice ministry over the ongoing extradition trial of Kurdish politician Kenan Ayaz.
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In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides begins his contacts in Brussels this coming week, aiming among other things to promote his proposal for a more active involvement of the European Union in the Cyprus issue. In other news, the online platform to make appointments at the immigration department has been taken down following abuse of the system exposed by the Cyprus Mail. And a woman aged 33 has been remanded for eight days by the Larnaca court after police said they found almost 17 kilos of cannabis in her luggage when she arrived on a flight from South Africa via Cairo on Saturday night.
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In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides and Finance Minister Makis Keravnos are in constant contact with Central Bank governor Constantinos Herodotou, following a 30 per cent slump in shares of Credit Suisse bank in Switzerland. In other news, Lawmakers hounded the government for taking its time delivering legislation to tighten up the earthquake-proofing of buildings, saying that lives are at stake. And a total of 14 people have died from the flu in Cyprus this winter, authorities said.
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In today’s episode, a 32-year-old man on Wednesday was handed a three-year jail sentence by Limassol district court after being found guilty of causing a triple fatal car accident in 2017 that ended the lives of Andreas Yasemi, 32, Dimitris Savva, also 32, and Panayiotis Stefanou, 26. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides met with UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo on Wednesday, in efforts to find a way forward in stalled Cyprus problem negotiations. And about 30 flights to and from Cyprus will be hit by a 24-hour nationwide strike in Greece, estimated to impact almost 3,000 travellers.
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In today’s episode, Cyprus-based Indie gaming company Apella Games has won a major battle against tech giant Apple Inc., which tried to block the startup from registering its name and logo with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, claiming the mark was visually, phonetically, and conceptually similar to Apple’s. In other news, the House refugees committee on Tuesday called for immediate steps to be taken to improve the condition of 43 apartment buildings used by refugees, which were deemed unsuitable and dangerous. And former Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos will be seeking a position among the top DISY party ranks, he said on Tuesday.
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In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis announced on Monday that their governments will institutionalise a coordination body, as a new chapter in Athens and Nicosia relations. In other news, Police confirmed foul play in the case of a 28-year-old woman found dead in the vicinity of Petra tou Romiou in Paphos on Saturday morning. And a British company is being grilled by the agriculture ministry over its ‘buffalomi’ product – a “halloumi style cheese” made from buffalo milk.
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In today’s episode, Annita Demetriou this weekend became the first female leader of one of the island’s main political parties although the task ahead of the new DISY leader is not a simple one. In other news, boat owners at Larnaca marina on Sunday held a demonstration against plans by private developer Kition Ocean Marina to raise docking fees for the second time in a year. And the enthronement of new Bishop of Paphos took place on Sunday afternoon.
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In today's episode, the House voted against another extension to a freeze on property repossessions, the majority of MPs deciding to give the new government some time to come up with its own proposals to assist distressed debtors. In other news, Greece on Thursday reiterated its “unequivocal support” to efforts for a just and viable settlement to the Cyprus problem, while Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos stressed that Nicosia will never accept a two-state solution as floated by the Turkish side. And Larnaca will in August and September become part of the Cyprus-Greece ferry service as the city’s port will share the timetable with Limassol.
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In today’s episode, on international women’s day yesterday, The House education committee heard that men are getting paid up to four times more than female athletes. Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides said that gender equality issues are high on the agenda and relevant policies will be promoted in all ministries and deputy ministries. In other news, the condition of the 38-year-old West Ham fan, who fell out of a moving vehicle along the Paphos-Limassol highway on Tuesday, remains critical. And intrepid mountaineer Evgenios Staroselskiy aims to raise the Cypriot flag over the world’s deadliest summit: K2, otherwise known as the Savage Mountain.
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In today’s episode, electricity prices must come down, as expensive energy is sapping people’s disposable income and also raising the cost of production for businesses, new Energy Minister George Papanastasiou stressed on Tuesday. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides has a number of political people in mind from EU member states that could play a constructive role in resolving the Cyprus problem, he said on Tuesday. And a total of 29 people have been convicted by the Paphos district court since the start of the year after they were all found guilty in cases of forgery and impersonation.
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In today's episode, the funerals for the two Cypriots who died in the fatal train crash in Greece last week, were held on Monday. In other news, Health Minister Popi Kanari said the government aims to improve OKYPY hospitals. She stressed efforts should be focused on improving GESY. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’ office on Monday denied a report that claimed he said the national health scheme was a black hole of funds. And, a 26-year-old of Cypriot origin was arrested in Athens after trying to remove pieces of stone and marble from the Acropolis as souvenirs.
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In today’s episode, the remains of two Cypriots who died in the tragic train crash in Greece arrived in Cyprus on Sunday evening. Their funerals are set to take place today, where the families have asked for privacy away from the media. In other news, several traffic cameras will become operational across Cyprus starting Monday, police warned on Sunday. And Cyprus has scored 94.4 out of 100 in the World Bank’s Women, Business, and the Law index for 2023.
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In today’s episode, in an extraordinary plenary session convened yesterday, the House passed a law extending by another two months a reduction on fuel tax – a matter that should have been addressed before the government switchover. In other news, the unemployment rate reached close to 7 per cent for the last quarter of 2022, figures published by the Cyprus Statistical Service showed, while unemployment among young people stood close to 20 per cent. And Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus has announced that a batch consisting of 14 Griffon vultures arrived on the island from Spain.
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In today’s episode, two Cypriot nationals were on board one of the two trains that collided in Larissa, northern Greece on Tuesday night, and are still missing. The crash has killed at least 38 people and injured dozens of others. In other news, President Nikos Christodoulides called on his new ministers to raise the bar high and keep their tone low, as his new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday. In his speech, Christodoulides pledged his government would be one “for all Cypriots” and would be ruled by transparency, respect and hard work. And the first ever crossover organ transplant involving Cyprus and Israel took place on Wednesday after two kidneys were exchanged at the old Larnaca airport in the morning.
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In today's episode, Nikos Christodoulides was officially sworn in on Tuesday as the eighth president of the Republic in a short ceremony held at the House of Representatives. In other news, a woman developed large bedsores after she was hospitalised for a month and her wounds remained untreated, doctor Marios Kyriazis claimed on Tuesday in another effort to show the “shortcomings” of the national general health scheme Gesy when it comes to elderly care.
And the PEO trade union has called on the new government to bin a revised strategy on hiring foreign workers - announced by the outgoing administration a week ago - saying that it would wreak havoc on the labour market.
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In today’s episode, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides announced his cabinet on Green Monday. It included some high-profile names including well-known singer Michalis Hadjiyiannis as Deputy Minister of Culture, as well as former Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou to the post of Interior Minister. In other news, maternal deaths in Cyprus more than doubled in the past 20 years, making it one of the worst performers across the globe, a report by the World Health Organisation revealed on Monday. And cities in Cyprus emptied on Monday as most people headed out into nature for picnics to celebrate the start of the Orthodox Eastern Lenten period.
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In today's episode, after returning from his first meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides said that he is aware of the different approaches to solving the Cyprus problem and the core differences, but also he is ready to do whatever possible to overcome the impasse reached in Cyprus talks, within the agreed framework of the UN resolutions and with the EU playing a leading role. In other news, the community leader of Kokkinotrimithia called for the Pournara migrant reception to be relocated saying that the community have taken on a considerable burden on behalf of all of Cyprus and explained how daily life for the locals is constantly disturbed. And the police officers’ union has criticised the suspension of two of its members after a 23-year-old foreign national escaped from custody on Tuesday night.
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In today’s episode, Cabinet on Wednesday decided to postpone implementing the Akamas local development plan for another six months. The cabinet decision also entails a four-month window allowing for objections to the plan for this environmentally sensitive area and one of the few undeveloped coastal regions in Cyprus. In other news, after years of delays and shifting timetables, work has begun in Vasiliko for the construction of a jetty to facilitate a floating LNG storage and regasification unit but the completion date has been kicked down the road again, and at an additional cost of €25m. And the percentage of foreign workers a company is allowed to employ and include into collective agreements has been raised from 30 to 50 per cent.
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In today’s episode, current DISY leader Averof Neophytou on Tuesday bowed out of the race for the next party leader on Tuesday, in what has narrowed down to a face-off between House President Annita Demetriou and MP Demetris Demetriou. In other news, “The creation of a palliative care centre has long been a vision and a strategy of PASYKAF,” its director of medical services Dr Kyriacos Stylianides said on Tuesday at the inauguration of the renovated PASYKAF-Eden palliative care centre in Tersefanou. And the Briton accused of killing his terminally ill wife, David Hunter had a “poor showing” in court remembering events that were convenient for him and his case, the state prosecutor argued on Tuesday at Paphos criminal court.
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In today’s episode, an earthquake was felt in Cyprus and in southern Turkey, Syria and Lebanon about 7pm on Monday. In other news, House President Annita Demetriou is poised to throw her hat in the running for DISY’s upcoming leadership elections, ahead of the deadline for submitting candidacies today. And an investigation has been launched into an incident regarding a patient who was left naked and uncovered on her bed at the Limassol General Hospital last week.
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In today's episode, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides will do everything possible to achieve some kind of result during his informal meeting next week with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, he said on Sunday. In other news, Archimandrite Tychikos Vryonis, Archimandrite Ioannis Ioannou and Bishop Amathountos Nikolaos have made the top three in the elections for a new bishop of Paphos; the Synod will now decide who will be the 70th bishop for the district. And police on Sunday, during an island wide sweep, arrested 21 people who were on the island illegally, according to an announcement.
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In today's episode, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said his time in politics has come to a close after 10 years, and he would not be vying for DISY's leadership position. In other news, the first batch of medicine left for Syria yesterday, to help victims affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and north Syria a few weeks ago, the volunteerism commission in Cyprus announced. And carnival celebrations began around the island as municipalities kicked off the festivities with Tsiknopempti events.
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In today's episode, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides met with DISY leader Averof Neophytou at the former’s political office on Wednesday, with both saying it was time to turn the page on the bitterness of the election campaign. In parliament news, a row was brewing at the House education committee after the auditor general accused the University of Cyprus of trying to mislead parliament over its budget. And civil engineers called on the state to subsidise the anti-seismic upgrading of buildings, following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
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In today’s episode, as the leadership race in the island’s largest party heats up, its current number two Harris Georgiades has announced his candidacy. In other news, a man who committed the “extremely vile” crimes of sexually abusing three children and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a “blatantly inadequate sentence” has now had his sentence extended for a further five years by the Supreme Court, it emerged on Tuesday. And details emerged on Tuesday of the shocking working conditions under which 14 Indian workers were employed at a Famagusta livestock farm.
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In today’s episode, a day after Nikos Christodoulides was voted in as Cyprus’ elected president, the horse trading over cabinet members appeared to be in full swing. The president-elect has highlighted his cabinet will be formed by new faces, people who have not served as ministers before. In other news, a Turkish Cypriot mother and earthquake survivor, who lost her 11-year-old daughter in the wreckage of the Isias hotel in Turkey, described yesterday the tragedy that befell the school group that had gone there for a volleyball tournament. And for the second day in a row, police urged businesses to pay extra attention to their online accounts and transactions after stating that a Limassol-based company found out that unknown people hacked into its servers and stole around €339,000.
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In today’s episode, Nikos Christodoulides was on Sunday voted the eighth President of the Republic, with the day ending in a declaration ceremony at Eleftheria Stadium in Nicosia which rocked to cheers of his name, applause and loud music. In other news, a low point of the day saw bad blood between President Nicos Anastasiades and Katie Clerides, daughter of DISY founder Glafcos Clerides. And all the Turkish Cypriots who died in the devastating earthquakes in Turkey have now been returned to the island as the last of the funerals were held on Sunday.
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In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades may take a public position today in relation to the situation shaping up in the second round of the elections on Sunday after ruling DISY decided that party members should adopt a conscience vote between Nikos Christodoulides and Akel-backed Andreas Mavroyiannis. In other news, hope is dwindling for the group of Turkish Cypriots trapped under the rubble of the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, who are yet to be recovered, four days after the catastrophic earthquake. And Troodos was hit with a 20-year record deep freeze as temperatures dropped to -12.5 Celsius overnight on Wednesday.
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In today’s episode, dozens of Turkish Cypriot children remained buried for a third day yesterday under the rubble of a devastating earthquake that killed thousands across southern Turkey and in Syria. In other news, DISY’s parliamentary leader and long-standing MP Nicos Tornaritis has come out in support of Nikos Christodoulides ahead of the second round of the presidential election. And family members of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou have instructed their lawyers to initiate criminal proceedings against the state.
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In today’s episode, the divided party found itself on shaky ground as it sought to answer a fractious question: Do we support Andreas Mavroyiannis – seen as putting Akel in power, Nikos Christodoulides – denounced as a turncoat, or simply offer a free vote as part of the opposition? In other news, seven Turkish Cypriots were reported dead on Tuesday from the large-scale earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria the day before, while efforts continued to uncover more survivors. And Cypriot sommelier Sotiris Neophytidis will represent the island at the Best Sommelier of World contest in Paris, taking place this week.
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In today’s episode, DISY leader Averof Neophytou met the two remaining candidates on Monday as the party continued to deliberate on its course in the presidential election following Neophytou’s exclusion from the final round, a decision that is expected today. In other news, the Cyprus government on Monday said it was saddened by the fatal earthquakes in Turkey and said it is ready to send help. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, its spokesman Demetris Demetriou said: “It is a humanitarian issue and there is no room for politics in these cases.” And a 23-year-old man found guilty in a drug trafficking case involving around 13 kilograms of cannabis was sentenced to nine years in jail on Monday by the Larnaca criminal court.
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In today’s episode, presidential hopefuls Nikos Christodoulides and Andreas Mavroyiannis will fight it out in the runoff this week after a tough battle on Sunday, which has left out DISY leader Averof Neophytou. Elsewhere, a number of voters have reported they received text messages from presidential candidates calling on them to go vote. Meanwhile, Archbishop Georgios voted in Paphos, singling out the Cyprus problem as his main concern. And an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale at a depth of 10km was recorded in the early hours of Monday in southern Turkey, which was felt all over Cyprus.
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In today’s episode, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides announced that another €35 million is being allocated in subsidies for people to upgrade their homes to be more energy efficient following the success of the previous round of grants. In other news, Cyprus has been classed as a ‘flawed democracy’, ranking 37th in the list of countries analysed by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2022 Democracy Index. And a team from Cyprus’ university of technology has prepared a list of 22 questions for undecided voters that will match their positions with the positions of the main candidates participating in the presidential election, allowing them to tell which candidate they agree with the most.
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In today’s episode, Labour Minster Kyriacos Koushios on Wednesday said he would not leave his post until the revamp of strategic plan for hiring third country nationals is promoted to the cabinet. In other news, four people have been arrested in connection with a police investigation into impersonation, aiding and abetting illegal entry, illegal transit and stay in Cyprus, and conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour. And Cyprus and four other countries – Barbados, Malaysia, South Korea, and Malta – have been included in the UN’s honour roll after paying in full their annual contribution to the regular budget of the United Nations.
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In today’s episode, AKEL-backed presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis on Tuesday accused his rival Nikos Christodoulides of stealing one of his ideas – for the third time. In other news, the head of the fledgling deputy ministry for research and innovation on Tuesday, Kyriakos Kokkinos, said the digital journey of the government has started. And Cyprus Airways will start three weekly flights to Dubai in March, it announced yesterday.
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In today’s episode, Wind Energy Association Secretary Christos Tsingis said yesterday that the state must immediately install a centralised renewable energy storage system, and that it was unacceptable for the public to be encouraged to continue with residential photovoltaic installations. In other news, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris admitted mistakes in the management of the citizenship-by-investment scheme, but said that by late 2020 – when the programme was nixed – many flaws had been corrected compared to the situation at its inception in 2007. And hundreds of animals are being poisoned daily, and the stray dog crisis is worse than ever, according to the Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA).
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In today’s episode, the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) will from today be extended for a period of one year instead of the usual six months, it has emerged. In other news, a fight, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday at a nightclub in Nicosia, turned into a murder attempt, according to police, and a bronze statue, one of several created by artist Yiota Ioannidou that are installed at various public spaces in Paphos has been stolen.
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In today’s episode, Cyprus came to a standstill yesterday as thousands of workers across all sectors went on a three-hour, island-wide strike over an impasse between the government and unions on full restoration of the cost-of-living allowance. In other news, Greens MP Alexandra Attalides accused presidential candidate Nicos Christodoulides of using funds for the enlightenment of the Cyprus problem to boost his social media profiles while he was serving as the country’s foreign minister. And two ancient Cypriot coins and a part of a wall mural were turned over to the government at the embassy in Washington DC, which were illegally imported to the US seven years ago.
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In today’s episode, Cyprus will go into an effective standstill for three hours on Thursday, disrupting everything from schools, airlines, court cases and public transport and other sectors. In other news, the family of a 66-year-old man who died on Monday is pressing ahead with complaints of possible medical negligence, with pathologist Marios Matsakis pointing to serious procedural issues. And the UN in Cyprus seems to be pointing the finger at the Greek Cypriot side for only complaining over the Cyprus stalemate and doing nothing to rectify it.
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In today’s episode, a general strike being held around the island on Thursday is set to affect travellers as airlines operating at Larnaca and Paphos airports are scrambling to reschedule flights. In other news, Lycavitos police station in Nicosia appears to have been among the targets of a criminal organisation based in Greece, it emerged yesterday, and a spate of recent road deaths has marked the start of the year, with six already being recorded in just 24 days.
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In today’s episode, police on Monday rejected claims of “amateur handling” of anti-riot operations during violent incidents on Sunday during the memorial for EOKA leader Grivas Digenis in Limassol. In other news, presidential candidate Averof Neophytou unveiled his income tax proposal, dubbing it "the most radical reform ever in Cyprus" and claiming it would generate major savings for nearly 130,000 families. And a record €21,000 fine has been imposed for the killing of rare wild birds using poison baits, BirdLife Cyprus said on Monday.
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In today’s episode, an investigation team has been set up to identify those involved in throwing stones and Molotov cocktails on Sunday during a fight that broke out in Limassol during a memorial service for EOKA leader Georgios Grivas Digenis. In other news, “One of the priorities of the existing government was to create the conditions for the provision of high quality medical and pharmaceutical services to society,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday opening a new wing at Famagusta hospital. And the foundation stone of a “cutting edge” project to transform the picturesque Liopetri harbour has been laid.
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In today’s episode, Russia could not have expected Cyprus to disagree with Europe's collective decisions and ought to engage in a little self-criticism, President Nicos Anastasiades said. His comments came as a response to statements made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who said that Moscow had noted the transformation of Cyprus’ leadership. In other news, Health Minster Michalis Hadjipantela said that over 300 children will be examined by orthopaedic doctors visiting Cyprus from the Shriners Hospital in the US. And the price of holidays from Britain to Cyprus has risen by 15 per cent in the last year.
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In today's episode, David Hunter’s daughter begged him over the phone to stay alive in the minutes after he killed his terminally ill wife Janice and then attempted suicide. Paphos court on Wednesday was shown video footage between Hunter and his daughter in which she sought to focus the 74-year-old on staying alive. In other news, PEO trade union said on Wednesday that about three out of four workers are estimated to participate in a nationwide strike next week to demand the full restoration of cost-of-living allowance. And a massive bust on untaxed tobacco products led to the arrest of two suspects in Limassol, as customs officials found 390,640 smuggled cigarettes.
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In today's episode, a report by the American news network CBS has showed that Cyprus is “one of the weakest links” in international efforts to seize the assets of sanctioned Russian nationals, while the island hosts dozens of active shell companies that can be traced back to Russian oligarchs. In other news, the education ministry said on Tuesday it will find an alternative solution for the 250 students who failed to take the Modern Greek exam on Monday after the initial exam was cancelled when one topic was leaked by the “unacceptable” behaviour of one teacher. And doctors and nurses at state hospitals threatened to intensify strike action as they held a two-hour work stoppage on Tuesday demanding the state health services organisation (OKYPY) renew their collective agreements.
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In today's episode, the modern Greek exam being sat by final year students was cancelled on Monday 30 minutes in, as topics on the paper were reportedly leaked by a teacher. In other news, President Nicos Anastasiades and his wife Andri met King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla at Balmoral Castle on Monday, where the two signed a memorandum of understanding on future civilian developments in the British bases areas of Cyprus. And authorities on Monday were assessing the damage from extreme weather conditions in the Larnaca and Famagusta districts ahead of the cabinet meeting tomorrow.
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In today’s episode, Larnaca and Famagusta were battered by rains and thunderstorms which left people trapped in their homes and cars, as fire services scrambled to rescue members of the public. In health developments, Assistant Professor of infectious diseases at the medical school of the University of Cyprus Dr. Maria Koliou said it is a matter of time before the Kraken covid variant arrives to Cyprus. And President Nicos Anastasiades hailed the biggest achievements he said his administration managed to accomplish, including measures tackling corruption, the national health service, and a strong economy.
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In today's episode, a crucial meeting between trade unions and employers’ organisations has ended in deadlock over reinstating the cost of living allowance, with the labour minister –acting as mediator –scrambling to find the sweet spot by early next week amid the threat of widespread strikes. In other news, doctors and nurses at state hospitals have decided to go on a two-hour work stoppage next week, in a bid to exert pressure for having certain collective agreements renewed. And Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Thursday signed a contract for the provision of services to the development of a sustainable urban mobility plan in the Paphos district.
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In today’s episode, according to the latest Henley Passport Index, the Cyprus passport has been ranked 16th in the world in terms of the number of destinations its holders can access without a prior visa, dropping one spot on the table compared to last year. In other news, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said that he has not been pressured by big interests on the Akamas plan but conceded that changes should have been made by now. And Princess Anne met President Nicos Anastasiades at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday as part of her two-day visit to Cyprus.
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In today’s episode, patient organisations expressed outrage on Tuesday over allegations that an elderly person was found tied to their hospital bed using bedsheets, and have demanded that state health services (OKYPY) investigate the matter. In other news, as the February presidential elections approach, the ballot paper for the first round has been given the go-ahead after the 14 candidates gave their final stamp of approval. And Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, has died aged 82.
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In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades decided to refer the contentious law that deals with pre-primary education to the Supreme Court. In other news, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne will undertake an official visit to Cyprus from Tuesday to Wednesday, it was announced by the British High Commission. And the price of petrol fell by 44 cents per litre on January 8 from its historic high of €1.8 per litre recorded in July, according to the Cyprus Consumers Association.
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In today's episode, Archbishop Georgios was enthroned as the 76th head of the church on Sunday afternoon, in a ceremony at the Apostolos Varnavas Cathedral in Nicosia. In other news, three fire engines extinguished a fire which broke out in a propane tank valve on Sunday, in the yard of a Larnaca residence. And a woman, aged 53, from Romania, a permanent resident of Paphos, died in a fatal road collision in the early hours of this morning.
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In today’s episode, the official nomination procedure for presidential candidates took place on Thursday where a record 14 hopefuls threw their name in for the top position in the country as each pledged to take Cyprus through the current economic and global challenges while doing their utmost to solve the Cyprus problem. In other news, police have arrested three people for allegedly plotting a murder, after a 61-year-old man was found dead outside his apartment building, authorities said. And a total of 9.2 million passengers travelled in and out of Cyprus’ airports in 2022, which corresponded to 82 per cent of passenger traffic in 2019.
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In today’s episode, the UN secretary general’s mission of good offices report detailed a bleak review of and outlook for the Cyprus problem, despite a poll finding that a majority hope for a mutually agreed settlement as soon as possible. In other news, household and business schemes estimated to be worth over €48 million will be announced in the first quarter of 2023 as part of the Cyprus Tomorrow plan, Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Wednesday. And important information about the Middle and Late Chalcolithic period in Cyprus has been brought to light by 2022 excavations at the Chlorakas Palloures settlement, the antiquities department said on Wednesday.
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In today's episode, the EU Health Security Committee said on Tuesday that member states agreed on a "coordinated approach" to the changing Covid situation, including implications for increased travel from China. In other news, it emerged on Tuesday that fine dodgers have amassed over 26,000 unpaid fines at a cost of €21.4m, but the police are hoping that their recently appointed fine collecting unit will get the situation under control. And the Labour Minister said that a meeting between all sides has been set for next week in a bid to clinch some arrangement staving off strike action threatened by trade unions of the Electricity Authority.
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In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said there is “No reason for concern so far” regarding the surge in China Covid cases, as some nations began imposing restrictions on travellers from the Asian country. In other news, Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos said that one of Cyprus’ largest reforms has been implemented starting this year with the national minimum wage now in force. And authorities in the north of the island have reportedly seized several packets containing 75 kilograms of cannabis that washed up on the beach.
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In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela is threatening to revoke the licences of doctors working in a private hospital in Nicosia who turned away two women in urgent need of medical treatment on Christmas Eve. In other news, Cyprus and India have signed a letter of intent for a ‘migration and mobility partnership’, initiating the process for an eventual agreement on migration between the two nations. And officials have denied that Cyprus is facing a shortage in key medicines such as antibiotics, amid reports of pharmacies running low.
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In today's episode, Cyprus this year recorded the lowest number of deaths from road collisions since the start of data-keeping, according to assistant traffic director Haris Evripidou. In other news, the transport ministry on Wednesday unveiled the second phase of the electric vehicle scheme, with a €10m budget aimed at offering 2,518 grants. And 22-year-old Cypriot, Eleni Charitonos, is one step closer to realising her dream of becoming an astronaut now she has had her January internship at NASA approved.
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In today’s episode, some 1,300 people will be hired in the police force and the fire department during the course of 2023. In other news, the “indifference” shown by the public about taking part in elections for the new Archbishop are a matter for concern, the new prelate said on Tuesday although he added that this did not mean people were “averse” to the Church. And a new survey shows that three-quarters of Cypriots are unsatisfied with the justice system, while many retain reservations about the impartiality of judges.
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In today’s episode, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos gave an overview of several solutions to the island’s chronic traffic issues in the coming years, aimed at significant improvements or even possibly a solution to the traffic problems in Cyprus. In other news, newly elected Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios said Cyprus was still waiting for its freedom and that people are expecting the Church to give solutions. And Turkey has accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island.
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In today’s episode, the legal service is being accused of ‘going out of its way’ to defend the actions of drug-squad chief Michalis Katsounotos, lawyers for prison director Anna Aristotelous said after he was cleared of any wrongdoing by the attorney-general. In other news, trade unions on Thursday gave the government and employers a two-week ultimatum to agree to the full reinstatement of the cost of living allowance, dangling the threat of industrial action otherwise. And the Holy Synod said on Thursday they will elect the new Archbishop out of the triumvirate on Christmas Eve.
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In today’s episode, between two and three trillion cubic feet of natural gas has been uncovered in exploratory drilling in block six of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone, the energy ministry announced. In other news, three objections have been filed over the archbishop elections, according to Paralimni mayor Theodoros Pyrillis who left strong hints that certain bishops may have muddied the waters. And the Cypriot flag will be flown on Antarctica’s highest peak on Christmas day, in a historic first.
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In today’s episode, the charges faced by the 74-year-old Briton accused of the murder of his terminally ill wife in Tremithousa last December remained unchanged despite hopes it would be mitigated to manslaughter, as his trial continued Tuesday. In other news, the four-year-old child hospitalised with strep-A is too ill to be transferred to Israel for the time being, but the health ministry is on standby for any changes to the decision. And Cyprus’ coastal Pissouri and Kalopanayiotis in the mountains made it onto the UN’s ‘Best Tourism Villages’ of 2022, alongside 30 others ranging from Austria to Vietnam.
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In today’s episode, nurses of PASYDY union on Monday condemned the recent verbal and physical attack against an ambulance worker, a day after PASYNO nurses’ union threatened to take legal measures over the incident. In other news, speculation about who will become the next archbishop took off on Monday, following the results of the popular vote the day before, with some analysts giving Paphos bishop Georgios a clear advantage while others predict a tie between him and Limassol bishop Athanasios within the Holy Synod. And despite a lower demand for meat this year, butchers have said they will need to import lamb from Greece.
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In today’s episode, Bishop Athanasios of Limassol won the popular vote in the election for Archbishop on Sunday, meaning the Holy Synod will chose between him, Isaias of Tamasos and Georgios of Paphos as to who will be the next leader of the Church. In other news, demonstrators at Limassol Zoo on Sunday said they would continue their protests until the facility is closed down. And nurses’ union PASYNO has threatened to take legal measures against the ministry of health and the state health services OKYPY after another member was attacked while treating a patient, this time in Limassol.
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In today’s episode, the EU Council on Thursday called on Ankara to stop all actions that could potentially upgrade the breakaway state in the north of the island, a development welcomed by the foreign ministry. In other news, some 200 Wolt drivers were striking across Nicosia and Limassol on Thursday, over accusations they were being exploited and getting pay cuts amid increasing costs. And renowned Cypriot artist Yiorgos Skotinos died at the age of 85 on Thursday after almost seven decades as a painter whose works had its roots in the country and its history.
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In today’s news, the Labour Minister appeared doubtful on Wednesday that an agreement can be reached soon with Electricity Authority (EAC) workers after a strike threat was called off at the last moment. In other news, the New Cyprus museum – with a price tag of €144m – will be the number one tourist attraction for the millions of Cyprus’ visitors, according to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos. And Cyprus’ traditional bakery products have been included in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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In today’s episode, Electricity Authority (EAC) unions called off a strike planned for today in an eleventh hour decision on Tuesday evening, which means there will be no power cuts. In other news, the current government is completing its term without any solution to the issue of animal protection, the Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) has said. And dozens of Cypriots stranded at Stanstead airport for over a day after their Ryanair flight did not depart on Monday morning as scheduled finally arrived on the island on Tuesday.
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In today's episode, AEL Football Club lashed out at police yesterday over the decision to postpone a derby with Apollon citing safety reasons after football fans started throwing rocks and firecrackers on the pitch. In other news, the charge against the 74-year-old Briton that admitted to killing his wife in their home in December 2021 will change from pre-meditated murder to manslaughter. And approximately 20 per cent of the oil tanker fleet registered in Cyprus have migrated to other registries since October 6, when the European Commission signaled its intention to cap the price of Russian seaborne oil.
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In today's episode, there have been major price hikes for basic necessities in November compared to the previous month, according to the Cyprus Consumers Association. In other news, police are searching for clues on who may be behind an attempted murder case in Larnaca, that left a six-year-old child and 42-year-old man injured. And a large number of interventions by the Ombudswoman’s office this year concerned the “inalienable” right of children with disabilities to equal and non-discriminatory or inclusive access to education.
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In today’s episode, lawmakers piled on the Health Insurance Organisation – the agency running the national health system or GESY – after hearing from both the auditor-general and a senior health ministry official how spending on drugs has skyrocketed. In other news, Cyprus has repatriated close to 7,000 migrants during 2022 and is a model within the EU for such returns, according to Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. And Cyprus will today receive the first tranche from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, as European Commission technocrats conveyed to authorities here the need to adhere to the timeframe of reforms pledged by Nicosia.
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In today’s episode, House President Annita Demetriou criticised Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou over sex education in schools’ interference. In other news, MPs discussed a bill to ban LGBTI+ conversion therapy with individuals facing up to three years in jail for carrying out such “pseudo practices.” And petrol stations are set to reduce the price of fuel in the upcoming days, according to the president of the Cyprus Consumers’ Association, Marios Drousiotis.
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In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said the government, and the president cannot remain indifferent on claims on corruption, with the anti-corruption authority set to investigate allegations made in books by former presidential adviser Makarios Droushiotis. In other news, the “One Dream One Wish” association has offered €11.9 million to help children with cancer and related diseases over its 25 years of operation, and a four-episode UK series named Love Rat is due to be filmed in Cyprus.
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In today’s episode, the election campaign team of presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides opted for total radio silence yesterday amid a swirling political uproar after reveals about a 'secret deal' he struck up with his main backers, junior opposition party DIKO. In other news, central prisons director Anna Aristotelous’ lawyers said there is a clear attempt to undermine her after she reported police corruption; and a swathe of the Karpasia peninsula is being carved into a military zone at the orders of the ‘government’ in the north, reports said yesterday.
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In today's episode, in an interview published in the Sunday edition of the German newspaper Die Welt, President Nicos Anastasiades said that Cyprus could supply the European Union with natural gas much sooner, if Brussels strengthened its support for the development of the supply infrastructure. In other news, the island’s former Foreign Minister and current presidential frontrunner Nikos Christodoulides allegedly came to a secret agreement with centrist party DIKO in return for the party’s backing in the elections, local media reported on Sunday. And, one death per day from coronavirus is recorded, according to Michalis Voniatis, member of the scientific advisory group in Cyprus.
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In today's episode, members of the public have reported that shops are taking advantage of today’s Black Friday shopping spree to enforce some shady pricing practices, the consumer protection service of the ministry of commerce said. In other news, opposition legislators on Thursday piled on public broadcaster Cybc and accused it of devolving into mouthpiece for the government, and Paphos mayor, Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday said the area surrounding Paphos airport was in dire need of refurbishment and that expansion works for the facility were also set to be discussed soon.
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In today's episode, the finance ministry denounced yesterday the 12-hour strike by electricity authority workers which kept customer service centres closed resulting in “unnecessary inconvenience." In other news, deputies on Wednesday discussed a mechanism aimed at protecting – and preventing – trapped property buyers; and, only unmarried people will be able to legally change gender with the introduction of “easily accessible procedures” for gender recognition in the national legislation, MPs heard during the House legal affairs committee yesterday.
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In today's episode, the tourism sector showed ‘tangible growth’ in 2022, which was on Tuesday put down to increased air connectivity and policies introduced by the government over the last 10 years, at the annual Cyprus Hoteliers Association conference. In other news, “dangerous medicine” is not being practiced at Paphos general hospital, state health services organisation OKYPY said on Tuesday after criticisms were levelled against the facility. And, the government clarified on Tuesday it will impose a special levy on suppliers and producers of electricity, but will tax them in a rational way that does not disincentivise the budding renewables industry in Cyprus.
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In today's episode, conditions at Paphos general hospital are “tragic, appalling and utterly shameful," Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos said yesterday, calling on patients to publish footage of conditions on social media. In other news, low-cost airline Ryanair announced five new routes departing from Paphos airport starting next summer yesterday, as well as an increase in the airport-based fleet from two to four aircrafts. And the first large-scale Christmas village, which will be held in Polis Chrysochou this year, has given tourist shops and restaurants the incentive to remain open in the winter for the first time.
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In today’s episode, cases of animal cruelty have shown a ‘frightening’ increase, while since the beginning of the year, the Animal Police has investigated 57 criminal cases, according to head of the department Vyron Vyronos. In other news, children are right to be angry with the state of the world, Commissioner Despo Michaelidou said to mark International Children's Rights Day, and a 27-year-old was arrested on Sunday for attacking a woman and an off-duty police officer at the A&E at Nicosia general hospital.
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In today’s episode, the vast majority of Cypriots, more than two thirds, feel dissatisfied, anxious and angry about the general state of affairs in the country, while almost 70% think that corruption is endemic, a new presidential-election poll has revealed. In other news, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will remain committed to being involved in the process of finding common ground to restart Cyprus talks, and Cyprus is seeing a growing interest from the international film industry, with a Cyprus-USA co-production currently in the final stage of production, the national investment agency Invest Cyprus said.
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In today’s episode, the highly touted two additional supreme courts envisioned within the justice reform package passed in summer, aimed at speeding up the snail’s pace rate of court cases, are to be shelved until July 1. In other news, Russia’s war in Ukraine is looking to play a significant role in the upcoming elections for archbishop, with the throne’s hopefuls making statements on the unity and stance of the church, and questions have emerged whether the government will be able to pass a bill proposal for prices on a "household basket of goods."
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In today’s episode, overcrowding is a perennial problem at the central prison but has grown worse in recent years, the ombudswoman said on Tuesday after completing an investigation, and calling for immediate action to solve the problem. In other news, thousands of students protested across the island on Tuesday, condemning 39 years since the north’s unilateral declaration of independence, and the new Limassol stadium will be inaugurated on November 25, the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said on Tuesday.
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In today’s episode, the elections for a new archbishop will be held on December 18, the Holy Synod said yesterday. Nominations will be submitted on November 22. In other news, “2022 has been the most successful in terms of fire management and prevention efforts for decades,” the forestry department said yesterday. And the House human rights committee debated a proposed bill to create a specialised queue for vulnerable groups at public and private sector services including pregnant women.
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In today’s episode, the Holy Synod is set to meet this morning to discuss the next steps forward regarding the election of a new archbishop. In other news, Labour minister Kyriacos Koushos is to begin meetings this week with unions and labour associations over the cost-of-living allowance. And a row has been brewing over the status of the unrecognized, breakaway state in the north ‘TRNC’.
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In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday called France a "key strategic partner" of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, welcoming the growing ties between Nicosia and Paris on a range of issues of common interest. In other news, traffic cameras are recording about 450 violations each day – mainly for speeding - with a whopping 125,000 incidents logged since the pilot phase was launched in October last year. And Paphos has been chosen by the EU, along with Seville in Spain, as the 2023 European capitals of smart tourism, recognising the two cities’ outstanding achievements in smart, innovative, sustainable and inclusive tourism.
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In today's episode, the House legal affairs committee yesterday held an in-depth discussion on the spyware case investigated by the European parliament’s Pega committee and the involvement of Cyprus in the production and distribution of software that may be used for illegal surveillance. In other news, the Cypriot captain of the “Prudent Warrior” ship was repatriated yesterday, after months of being held in Iran in a diplomatic dispute between Athens and Tehran. And President Nicos Anastasiades received Israel’s presidential medal of honour in Jerusalem.
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In today's episode, officials are upbeat that the UK tourism market is buoyant, with Cyprus now setting its sights on the US. In other news, a report on the use of Pegasus software presented at the EU parliament on Tuesday by the Pega committee said that Cyprus has become a centre for the export of surveillance software in recent years. And President Nicos Anastasiades spoke at the UN climate conference COP27 in Egypt on Tuesday, emphasising that Cyprus is fully prepared to reduce its CO2 emissions.
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In today’s episode, the funeral of Archbishop Chrysostomos II, head of the independent Church of Cyprus, who died yesterday morning, will be held on Saturday at 12pm at the Apostolos Varnava cathedral at the archbishopric. With the passing of Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the caretaker of the Church of Cyprus will now initiate procedures for elections leading to the nomination of a new Prelate. In other news, a compromise over CoLA (Cost of Living Allowance) seems unlikely at the moment, Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos said yesterday after a meeting between unions and employers.
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In today’s episode, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, head of the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus has died aged 81 after a long battle with cancer. In other news, Police said that the eight people arrested on Saturday evening at the Pournara reception centre, after new clashes, were all minors; and a pilot programme launched together with the police and local councils will encourage the public and crime-prevention organisations to help deal with issues directly affecting their neighbourhoods, Justice Minister Stephi Drakou said on Sunday.
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In today's episode, Tuberculosis and HIV positive cases at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers have been screened and there is "no cause of concern," the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. In other news, the Transport Ministry has called on airport employees and companies to respect the relevant decrees and regulations, a day after an unlawful work stoppage caused travel chaos at Paphos airport; and Lady’s Mile beach restaurant owners protested outside the British bases police station in Kolossi after they were ordered to close their businesses.
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In today’s episode, the Attorney General said yesterday that the independent criminal investigation findings on the infamous ‘spy van’ case in 2019 cannot be made public as they are part of a criminal investigation. In other news, thousands of passengers were stranded at Paphos airport on Wednesday amidst a protest by ground staff which affected around 20 flights; and the BQ1 Omicron variant is expected to be confirmed in Cyprus, too, according to a government Covid advisor.
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In today's episode, medicine shortages have been the biggest problem for patients during the first nine months of the year, head of the patients’ association Marios Kouloumas said on Tuesday. In other news, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that his main concern was preserving the unity of DISY, and for the second year in a row, Christmas villages will be set up in Derynia, Polis Chrysochous, Fikardou, Agros, Kyperounta, Kalopanayiotis and Kalavasos throughout the festive period.
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In today's episode, ten people working at the prison have been suspended after a Turkish Cypriot inmate at the Nicosia central prisons was beaten to death. In other news, the police chief did not rule out the possibility of banning fans from football games following fights that broke out before, during and after a match between Apollon and Apoel at the Tsirion stadium on Sunday; and electricity prices rose sharply - by almost a third - in Cyprus during the first half of the year, according to data just released by Eurostat.
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In today’s episode, the leader of the People’s Party in the north, Kudret Ozersay, accused the United States of putting its own national interests ahead of regional stability and “violating” airspace in the north of the island as a means of sending a message to the Turkish Cypriot side following the US lifting a decades-old arms embargo against Cyprus. In other news, two men are wanted by Larnaca police in a case involving the attempted murder of a 34-year-old man in a hit-and-run that took place on Saturday night; and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar demanded the identification and conviction of those responsible for the death of a 41-year-old Turkish Cypriot inmate at the Central Prisons in Nicosia last week.
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In today's episode, police carried out 3.2 million checks on the public and issued 42,482 fines, during the two years of restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, raking in almost €6 million for state coffers from the 16,474 fines that were paid, MPs heard on Thursday. In other news, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that Paphos has re-emerged as a "centre of intellect," and praised the mayor and the local council for their diligent efforts in upgrading the city’s infrastructure; and Cyprus has been ranked 18 out of 140 countries for 2022 in the World Justice Report, which measures the adherence to the rule of law in states across the globe.
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In today's episode, the use of spyware software will be the focus of discussions between Cypriot and EU lawmakers, which will meet on November 2. In other news, the trial of the four key players allegedly involved in the now scrapped ‘golden passport’ scheme scandal, including two who were shown in Al Jazeera’s undercover report, has been postponed to November 30; and a police officer has been suspended after he was caught trying to smuggle irregular migrants from the north to the government-controlled areas last month.
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In today's episode, Cypriot courts did not violate the right to a fair trial of three people sentenced to life in prison for the 2010 murder of the DIAS Publishing Group CEO Andis Hadjicostis. In other news, tensions are rising in and around the buffer zone after a Greek Cypriot farmer on Tuesday was approached by Turkish military personnel near Denia, Nicosia; and the two doctors at the Makarios children’s hospital who were suspended pending an investigation into the death of one of their patients have reportedly appealed their suspension.
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In today's episode, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides yesterday defended the 2023 state budget as being a "responsible" one, with substantially augmented spending on social assistance as well as growth-oriented projects. In other news, a new subvariant of the Omicron Covid virus is expected to arrive in Cyprus, and a 24-year-old cycled around the entire island in just one day over the weekend to raise funds for thyroid cancer.
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In today's episode, President Nicos Anastasiades will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican today as part of his third official visit there during his ten-year term. In other news, a new species of dangerous mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has been found in Limassol, according to reports on Sunday, and the amount of water that has poured into the island’s dams so far this month has broken previous records according to weather portal KitasWeather.
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In today's episode, the row over dangerous buildings reignited on Thursday after a small part of an apartment building in Limassol detached and fell to the pavement – with a similar but separate incident occurring later in the day. In other news, Nicos Christodoulides looks set to wipe the floor with his rivals in the 2023 presidential race, the latest poll published by state broadcaster CyBC has shown; and a member of the British military has been arrested by Cyprus police on allegations of rape and was remanded for seven days on Thursday, following a court appearance in Paphos.
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In today's episode, the state health services (Okypy) has vowed significant spending on the national health service Gesy with a projected €250 million for 2022-2024, while also acknowledging complaints and the need to constantly improve. In other news, Patriarch of Jerusalem Theofilos III arrived yesterday to visit Archbishop Chrysostomos II, who has been fighting intestinal cancer; and an 84-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in jail by the Limassol criminal court for killing his 82-year-old wife.
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In today’s episode, the Cyprus economy is expected to grow by 5.7 per cent this year, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday addressing The Economist conference in Nicosia. In other news, a 69-year-old man, who admitted shooting his son with a shotgun after a family argument, has been sentenced to five years in jail; and Cyprus has received a net €461m from the EU between 2004 and 2021, Cyprus’ member of the European auditor council Lazaros Lazarou said.
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In today's episode, torrential rains and storms battered the island yesterday, with rainfall expected to continue through to Thursday. In other news, President Nicos Anastasiades yesterday sought to play down comments he made about the three main candidates being partners, which drew strong reactions from all political camps; and Australian Cypriot singer Andrew Lambrou will represent Cyprus in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation announced yesterday.
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In today’s episode, a day of isolated thunderstorms on Sunday left several roads across Cyprus flooded, including the highway between Limassol and Paphos. In other news, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Cyprus will not sit idly amid the flow of irregular migrants from the north; and increasing prices for coffee and ingredients such as sugar and milk may leave a dent on the island’s coffee culture.
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In today’s episode, "the scenario of a mutually agreed solution to the Cyprus problem is fading and will not be available much longer," UN Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart has warned. In other news, the government’s withdrawal from talks with airport operators Hermes is but a smokescreen intended to kick the can down the road, a source apprised of the negotiations has told the Cyprus Mail, and Turkey will reinforce its military presence in the north after the United States lifted defence trade restrictions on Cyprus, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said.
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In today’s episode, Cyprus’ first crematorium is set to begin operations by 2024, six years after the relevant law was first passed, it emerged on Wednesday. In other news, filmmaker Ralph Rowe of Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons dubbed his Cyprus episode “The Utopian Prison,” in season six of the popular series, which dropped on Netflix on Wednesday morning; and eight vultures were released into the wild after being sent to the island from Spain to help boost the population.
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In today’s episode, after two difficult years, all signs are pointing towards a return to normality within the tourism industry, president of the Cyprus Hotels Association Haris Loizides said to mark World Tourism Day. In other news, a 27-year-old man was arrested early on Tuesday in connection with the attempted murder of another man in Paphos, and the government said it would cease talks with the Hermes consortium over expansion works at the two airports due to the toxic climate in the country caused by the upcoming presidential elections.
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In today’s episode, a British Bases court has rejected Cypriot authorities' request that they put on trial two suspects arrested in the summer after Sovereign Base Areas police and officers of Cyprus’ Drug Squad seized about 18kg of cocaine hidden in a fruit container. In other news, union representatives and the Transport Ministry will meet next Monday for more discussions about the industrial dispute at Paphos airport, which led to a two-hour lightning strike on Saturday night that affected eight flights; and Cyprus recorded the second lowest rate of road deaths of children in proportion to population among the countries monitored by the European Transport Safety Council.
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In today’s episode, around 70 ground staff at Paphos Airport staged a lightning two-hour strike on Saturday night over possible redundancies, affecting a total of eight flights where passengers could not collect their luggage. In other news, the annual Pride Parade kicked off on Sunday with a focus on marriage equality as well as raising awareness on issues the local LGBTI+ community faces; and dozens of Greek Cypriots protested in front of the Iranian embassy in Nicosia in support of the struggle for freedom in Iran and the protests that have been taking place there following the death of Mahsa Amini.
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In today's episode, traffic congestion on roads can initially be alleviated through the promotion of mass transit – more bus lanes – and eventually with the construction of a tram system in Nicosia and Limassol, MPs heard on Thursday. In other news, "Cyprus stands with its European partners," government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Thursday, following the decisions taken by EU foreign ministers in New York in reaction to the speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin; and the Paphos Criminal Court decided on Thursday to postpone the hearing of David Hunter on trial for the premeditated murder of his wife, following a request filed by his attorneys.
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In today’s episode, one in two workers is the victim of bullying, MPs heard on Wednesday at the House Legal Affairs Committee as it kicked off a debate into making bullying a specific criminal offence. In other news, Cyprus’ first deputy minister of culture Yiannis Toumazis outlined the six main pillars of his ministry, and the stream of illegal migrants entering the country shows no sign of abating.
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In today’s episode, government sources on Tuesday denied there are plans to launch direct flights from Russia to the north, branding reports saying this is “detached from reality.” In other news, outrage has erupted after complaints emerged that a pregnant woman lost her twins after she was denied treatment at the Makarios children’s hospital, despite being a recognised refugee; and ywo major rescue operations were carried out at sea as the coordination centre identified two boats in danger.
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In today's episode, the energy ministers of Cyprus and Israel said on Monday they were seeking a swift settlement to the dispute over the Aphrodite gas reservoir. In other news, the trial of British pensioner, David Hunter, who is facing the charge of premeditated murder of his terminally ill wife, began in Paphos criminal court on Monday, just over 9 months after he admitted killing her, and tourist arrivals in August saw a 40.2 per cent increase.
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In today’s episode, criminal acts were committed in the case of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou who died in 2005, one of the investigators charged with the third inquiry has said. In other news, a probe expected to wrap up by year’s end should give a clearer picture as to how many individuals are practicing medicine without the necessary qualifications, having taken advantage of flaws in the registration and licensing process, and Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said the ministry would examine a bullying incident at a Limassol gymnasium.
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In today's episode, the Cyprus Government on Wednesday spun the new minimum wage in a positive light, saying that in terms of purchasing power, the €940 a month, seen by unions as inadequate, was in fact worth €1,036 in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS). In other news, new British High Commissioner Irfan Siddiq said he looked forward to strengthening ties with the island as he presented his credentials to President Anastasiades at the presidential palace in Nicosia, and two adult green sea turtles, found injured in the sea off the coast of Limassol a few months ago, were released back in the sea on Wednesday.
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In today's episode, President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said that Cyprus Tomorrow, the government’s recovery and resilience plan, constitutes his legacy, as he reaches the end of his ten-year term. In other news, human rights groups have called for the immediate release of bicommunal activist Andreas Soudjis who was arrested in the north in August and could be released on Wednesday as his remand expires, and the House Refugees Committee heard on Tuesday that a quarter of the people currently working for the government department charged with managing Turkish Cypriot properties have benefitted from owning such a property.
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In today's episode, four key players allegedly involved in the ‘golden passport’ scandal – two of whom are leading protagonists in Al Jazeera’s undercover report – would stand trial in the criminal court on October 26, the Nicosia district court decided on Monday. In other news, President Nicos Anastasiades said he hopes the close relations between Cyprus and the UK will continue, as he signed today the book of condolences for the death of Queen Elizabeth II, which has been opened at the British High Commission; and a 64-year-old construction worker fell to his death on Monday at the place he was working in Nicosia.
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In today’s episode, the European Union has recognised the instrumentalisation, or weaponisation, of migration by Turkey through Cyprus' Green Line, the interior ministry has announced. In other news, an official request is being prepared for the registration of the island's second most important agricultural product after halloumi, the 'red potato', according to the Cyprus Government, and the Sovereign Base Areas held a proclamation ceremony for His Majesty King Charles III on Sunday featuring a parade of military and civilian personnel from across the Bases.
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In today’s episode, Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, the nation's figurehead, and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland on Thursday aged 96. In Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades joined the international community in offering condolences for the passing of The Queen.
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In today’s episode, the Royal Bank of Scotland (Natwest UK) has given the Turkish Cypriot ‘finance ministry’ until September 15 to return its property in Kyrenia, which includes the well-known Jasmine Court Hotel. In other news, a Paphos company engaged in limestone extraction has been fined €23,000 for failing to implement safety and health regulations leading to the death of an employee and endangering other workers; and procedures to decrease the number of stray dogs will be included in a bill aiming to revise the national dogs law approved by cabinet on Wednesday, eight days after a stray dog attack against a boy in Limassol.
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In today’s episode, petrol station owners have threatened to up the stakes in the ongoing fuel row with the north as their legal team on Tuesday said they will report the Republic to the European Commission. In other news, the Green Party has demanded the closure of all zoos operating in Cyprus, both private and government-run, and a €20 million deal to digitally upgrade all schools by 2025 was signed by the education ministry on Tuesday.
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In today’s episode, a temporary ban has been placed on all off-duty United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus military personnel going to the north, the UN confirmed on Monday, following a row on a beach in Famagusta last week. In other news, the Audit Office is carrying out audits of private donations to political parties for the years between 2016 to 2021; and Michelle Tsiakkas will be the first Cypriot professional dancer to join the cast of the BBC 1 programme Strictly Come Dancing, according to reports.
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In today’s episode, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will be in Cyprus this Friday to discuss the latest gas find in the island's exclusive economic zone with President Nicos Anastasiades, among other issues. In other news, the positions of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership make it difficult to try to restart Cyprus talks, Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelou has said. And twelve irregular migrants, who arrived in Cyprus' waters on a speedboat have been taken to the Pournara reception centre, according to authorities.
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In today's episode, main opposition AKEL is seeking to turn up the heat on the government, revealing that several beneficiaries of the ‘golden passports’ scheme made significant donations to the ruling party. In other news, a man and his wife had a case registered against them at the Limassol court on Thursday after being arrested in connection with an attack on a foreign woman who was renting from them; and preparations to open primary schools for thousands of students on September 12 are almost complete.
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In today’s episode, Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos announced that the monthly minimum wage has been set at €940 and will be implemented at the start of the new year. In other news, face masks are no longer mandatory as of yesterday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced, and police have arrested a 64-year-old man in connection with the death of a woman who was found in a Nicosia house on Tuesday afternoon.
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In today's episode, a murder case is being investigated by the Police, after the body of a dead woman was found in Strovolos, Nicosia yesterday afternoon. In other news, The Bar Association has investigated large legal firms and fines have been paid after they were named in various reports into the citizenship by investment scheme; and Larnaca is boosting diving tourism with the sinking of clay amphorae in the Oroklini marine protected area, to attract fish species to the area.
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In today’s episode, the production of halloumi from all cheese factories in Cyprus will begin at the start of next month based on the specifications of the Protected Designation of Origin following an agreement reached on Monday between the agriculture ministry and cheesemakers. In other news, immigration is developing into Cyprus' "second national problem," DISY leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Monday, and the Union of United Parents and the teachers branch of the Cyprus Equality Union, said they would stage a protest against mask mandates and Covid testing at schools.
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In today’s episode, the discovery of a new gas field offshore Cyprus is undoubtedly a welcome development, energy expert Dr Charles Ellinas told the Cyprus Mail on Sunday. In other news, sixty-seven per cent of Cyprus businesses had achieved an elementary level use of digital technology in 2021, according to a Eurostat report, and a video doing the rounds on social media shows someone driving on the highway in Cyprus at 256km/hr when the limit is 100.
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The citizenship by investment scheme sparked a blazing row on Thursday at the House watchdog committee as Interior Minister Nicos Nouris branded the auditor general’s report as incomplete, insufficient, lacking evidence and politically motivated. In other news, doctors at the Limassol’s general hospital A&E department will hold a two-hour work stoppage this morning to protest the alleged attack on a physician by a patient, and with the completion of this year's final voyage of the Cyprus-Greece passenger ferry on September 16, all problems that have been recorded during the time the ferry was running will be scrutinised, Deputy Minister of Shipping, Vassilis Demetriades has said.
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English School staff threatened to strike on Wednesday over the decision to dismiss three unionised teachers as the Education Ministry called on the school board and employees to come to an agreement before the approaching academic year. In other news, part of a ‘top secret’ plan on how to settle the north of the island in the wake of the 1974 Turkish invasion was published in Turkish Cypriot media on Wednesday, and Cyprus has moved a step closer to securing a repatriation deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo, DISY leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday.
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In today’s episode, the Cyprus government has announced it will stand by filmmaker Panicos Chrysanthou so his work can be reborn from the ashes, after a large fire destroyed his home in Pelathousa the previous day. In other news, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides on Tuesday called the discovery of a natural gas field in the Cronos-1 well in Block 6 “a very positive development for the country.” And the sixth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is essentially over, virologist Leontios Kostrikkis, a former member of the government’s epidemiological team, said on Tuesday.
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In today’s episode, Italian gas giant Eni announced that it has made a significant gas discovery in the Cronos-1 well, located about 160 kilometres off the coast of Cyprus in Block 6. In other news, the audit office’s report into the golden passports found that the public lost millions in lost VAT and unfulfilled investment contracts; and, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday that the first of two phases in the government’s development of the Akamas state forest area has already begun.
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In today’s episode, there was a strong police presence in Lara in the Akamas peninsula on Sunday in efforts to prevent the residents of Ineia from digging turtle nests on Lara beach. In other news, “the status quo in Cyprus and Turkish activity in Varosha are unacceptable and contrary to the resolutions of the UN Security Council,” the president of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez said. And a 46-year-old man diagnosed earlier this month with monkeypox was discharged on Sunday afternoon and will continue to be confined at home.
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In today’s episode, a Turkish ‘spy plane’ on Thursday flew over a section of the island’s offshore Block 6 where a drillship is currently prospecting for natural gas. In other news, the statistical office (CYSTAT) revealed over 17 per cent of the population in Cyprus, or 154,000 people, was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021, and a draft road map for how Covid-19 will be dealt with in the coming months will be discussed by the Health Minister and the scientific advisory team this morning.
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In today’s episode, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis warned that Ineia landowners were entitled to stage protests but not to engage in extreme behaviour or cause damage after the mukhtar threatened to dig up nests at the protected Lara turtle beach next Sunday. In other news, six more companies have been fined between €6,000 and €10,000 for various workplace lapses that resulted in injury to employees, and the Electricity Authority has admitted that many consumers say they were overcharged on their bills.
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In today’s episode, vocational training is being given a boost with new facilities underway in Limassol, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou has announced. In other news, the Health Ministry has prepared a draft plan, which details how the state will handle Covid-19 in the months ahead, such as the protocol at schools; and Cyprus recorded the fifth highest increase in greenhouse gas emissions among EU member states in the first quarter of 2022, according to a data published by Eurostat.
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In today’s episode, police are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl who was found floating unconscious in a hotel swimming pool in Kato Paphos on Sunday. In other news, the newly established 'safe zone' at the Pournara Reception Centre has become operational, the EU Agency for Asylum has announced, and a Byzantine church located in the village of Kiti, has applied to become an UNESCO monument of cultural heritage.
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In today’s episode, the Communities in Action Initiative group, formed to combat the relocation of two asphalt factories to the area of Mitsero, have welcomed views by University of Cyprus scientists that the area is already crammed with nuisance industries at a level that is unacceptable. In other news, Sunday marked the 48th anniversary of when the Turkish military launched its second offensive on Cyprus, occupying the best part of Mesaoria, Famagusta, Karpasia and Morphou; and a protest was held on Sunday by residents of the Akamas village of Ineia against the contentious local plan to protect the environment.
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In today’s episode, almost all the presidential candidates piled on Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday, slamming him for what they called his apparent attempt to dodge the televised debates scheduled for next month. In other news, amid heightened concern among the public over costly energy, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus has issued advice to consumers on what to do regarding possible discrepancies between their meter reading and their electricity bills, and the two rivals in Britain’s leadership race to replace Boris Johnson, have both pledged support for Cyprus in separate letters to the UK-based Conservative Friends of Cyprus organisation.
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In today's episode, Deputy Attorney-general Savvas Angelides has denied accusations of an alleged cover-up in the 2019 “black van” spyware scandal which returned to the news after the spyware affair in Greece. In other news, Cyprus issued a total of 22,190 new residence permits in 2021, the largest number of which went to Russians, according to Eurostat figures, and the Water Development Department is urging consumers to conserve water as there is increased pressure on the system in some areas and it may cause problems.
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In today’s episode, Turkey resumed its hydrocarbon drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday after a two-year hiatus, though President Tayyip Erdogan said its new drill ship would operate outside waters also claimed by Cyprus. In other news, the Cypriot authorities managed to return a total of 3,500 irregular immigrants in the first half of 2022, placing Cyprus as the top EU country in immigrant returns relative to its population; and Cyprus’ athletes have clinched 16th place among 72 countries in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning 11 medals – two gold, three silver and six bronze.
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In today’s episode, main opposition AKEL hectored the government for its silence over the eavesdropping scandal raging in Greece, and claimed a possible link to the earlier 'spy van' affair in Cyprus. In other news, one of the two tourists who were injured in a buggy accident in Cape Greco yesterday was transported in critical condition to the Nicosia general hospital; and EKO’s workers at Hellenic Petroleum’s Larnaca gas bottling and distribution operation have been on strike since Friday over Hellenic Petroleum’s requirement to have them reapply for employment.
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In today’s episode, Cyprus detected two more cases of monkeypox over the weekend and just as 1,260 vaccines arrived on the island on Saturday. In other news, landowners from the Akamas community of Ineia say they will block the roads in and out of the Lara area next Sunday as part of measures they've planned to oppose the government's local plan for the environmentally sensitive region; and Turkey's resolve in the eastern Mediterranean should not be tested, the leader of Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party said on Sunday.
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In today's episode, hoteliers hope to meet their revised targets for 2022 but are bracing for a difficult 2023 as the cost-of-living crisis eats into the purchasing power of potential visitors and a labour shortage take its toll, Cyprus Hotel Association Director, Philokypros Roussounides has said. In other news, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday it may tax RES producers found to have earned windfall profits as a result of the high tariffs paid to them, and the European Commission has been promoting the idea of creating a bi-communal solar power plant that would “contribute to meeting the energy needs of both Cypriot communities."
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In today’s episode, the chairman of the Health Insurance Organisation, Thomas Antoniou, told President Nicos Anastasiades yesterday that he wishes to resign, citing constant and unprovoked attacks on GESY. In other news, a driver who was twice over the alcohol limit has been jailed by the Larnaca district court for the killing of a 68-year-old woman, and a Limassol businessman has been cheated out of over €95,000 in an internet car deal scam last month.
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In today’s episode, the House of Representatives yesterday, in a hastily called session of the plenum, rejected the referral of three bills by President Nicos Anastasiades. In other news, police seized 17.7 kilos of cocaine and made two arrests in an operation carried out with THE help from the police of Greece and of the Sovereign Base Area; and the first case of monkeypox was detected in Cyprus on Tuesday, after a 40-year-old man tested positive following a molecular laboratory test carried out at the Nicosia General Hospital.
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President Nicos Anastasiades has sent back to parliament three bills passed by the House recently – two relating to VAT on electricity and fuel, the other on extending a freeze on property foreclosures. In other news, the Nicosia prison debacle shows no signs of abating after the police on Monday confirmed that they are now investigating the director and her assistant for leaking classified information; and St John’s school student Oliver Robinson has been signed by first division team Apollon FC in his first professional football contract at age 17, bringing the left-footed player a step closer to fulfilling his dream of one day playing for Arsenal FC.
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In today's episode, despite the ongoing pandemic and the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cypriot tourism is recording significant gains during the 2022 tourist season, according to new reports. In other news, the three villages that were badly affected by the Arakapas fire last summer, said that money donated privately to buy them each a small fire truck was misspent, leaving them with no protection, and within the next few days the work required by the agriculture ministry for the controversial Akamas local plan is expected to be completed.
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In today’s episode, the Finance Minister announced on Thursday that the state would absorb a sizeable chunk of cost increases in energy to buffer anticipated rises of up to 25 per cent in bills for households and businesses to the tune of €50 million in the autumn. In other news, Greece and Cyprus accused rival Turkey of stoking tensions as Ankara prepared to dispatch a drill ship to the Mediterranean next month in a search for natural gas, and Cyprus ranks 20th among 27 EU member states in the 2022 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index.
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In today’s episode, Dimitris Mamalikopoulos was sentenced to another 40 years in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty of a further 24 charges, on top of previous murder related convictions. In other news, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce withdrew its proposal for the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation, and the role of young Cypriot expats in keeping language, traditions and raising awareness about the Cyprus problem abroad were among the key messages at a meeting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cypriot diaspora youth wing NEPOMAK on Wednesday.
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In today's episode, Turkish Cypriot ‘Prime Minister’ Unal Ustel on Tuesday told the media that two people have been fired over the use of the wrong photo on lottery tickets. In other news, four people are set to appear in court in September in the ‘golden passports’ case, and have been handed the charge sheets, the police said. And travellers are in for a treat, as efforts are underway so that the Larnaca and Paphos airports will become showcases of the island’s culture.
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In today’s episode, the Audit Office has wrapped up its report on the 'golden passports' and will be releasing it next month. In other news, the Bank of Cyprus announced that it has approved around 550 of its employees for the bank’s voluntary retirement scheme that will save the bank around €37 million on an annual basis, and an emergency meeting at the Nicosia general reference hospital for monkeypox was called two days after the World Health Organisation declared monkeypox as a global public health emergency.
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In today’s episode, a meeting to evaluate the new data emerging, as well as how prepared Cyprus is to deal with monkey pox, has been organised for today at Nicosia General Hospital by Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas. In other news, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said there is no room for optimism regarding the prospects for the resumption of a meaningful and credible negotiation process on the Cyprus problem due to unacceptable Turkish claims, and thousands of euros worth of jewellery and cash were allegedly robbed from a residence located in the area of Akoursos village in the Paphos district.
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In today’s episode, oil major Chevron and the Cyprus government have said they are committed to speeding up development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, with a new well to be drilled in the first quarter of 2023. In other news, health authorities will prepare a road map for autumn, relating to testing and the date when schools will open depending on the state of play with Covid-19, officials announced on Thursday; and the number of visitors to Paphos is “satisfactory,” head of the Paphos regional board of tourism Nasos Hadjigeorgiou said, adding that the goal of approaching the numbers seen in 2019 is still on track.
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In today’s episode, Cyprus marked 48 years since the Turkish invasion yesterday with a memorial service held at the Saint Barnabas cathedral while a tribute was paid at the Tomb of Makedonitissa commemorating those who fell during the Turkish invasion. In other news, Cyprus was upgraded to tier one status in the US’ annual human trafficking report, noting that “the government made key achievements” towards the elimination of such criminal activities; and close to €7 million have been secured in state coffers from the execution of 45,283 fines over the past seven months, recent police data showed, while 1,039 jail terms have been issued.
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In today’s episode, reflecting on the anniversaries of the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion of the island, President Nicos Anastasiades, gave assurances on Tuesday that the state will continue its efforts, despite all difficulties, to investigate and ascertain the fate of all missing persons, based on official documents and evidence. In other news, the proposed Akamas development plan widely misses the mark of its declared intent as key provisions continue to threaten the integrity of the Natura 2000 network, the environment department’s environmental impact assessment concluded; and the federation of environment organisations has given its full backing to Vasilikos communities as they prepare to start protests today over health and ecological risks in their area.
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In today’s episode, improvements, which will reduce the burden on the Lakatamia welfare office that assists asylum seekers, were under way, the deputy minister of social welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Monday, during an on-the-spot visit.
In other news, the full implementation of halloumi PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) is expected “very soon,” Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday, as more halloumi makers were expected to register in the certification system by the end of the month; and Paphos lawyers went on indefinite strike on Monday, protesting against the new security measures at Paphos District Court.
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In today’s episode, measures against the spread of Covid will be taken if they are deemed necessary, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Sunday. In other news, AKEL leader, Stefanos Stefanou has launched a complaint that a priest in a Paphos village refused to name a teenager killed in 1973 during a memorial service; and Berengaria, the imposing abandoned mountain hotel with a haunted reputation will be restored to its former glory by 2026.
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In today’s episode, a Greek Cypriot man was arrested on Thursday after he was caught on video kicking a Congolese woman holding her baby, an incident that was universally condemned. In other news, Parliament on Thursday voted through a legislative proposal that empowers the government to order a price cap on petroleum products, and also passed bills cutting to zero the VAT charged on fuel and on electricity bills until the end of the year; and four people will face a criminal trial over their role in apparently giving naturalisations to foreign investors, caught on an infamous Al Jazeera recording, the Attorney-general’s office said on Thursday.
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In today’s episode, the Health Minister and epidemiologists on Wednesday afternoon decided not to impose tighter measures despite the increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations. In other news, the Cyprus Bar Association called on Wednesday for its members to register for the “Justice for All” scheme offering free legal advice to the financially stressed, and multiple cases of revenge porn have been reported in the last five years, many of which involved men.
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In today’s episode, main opposition party AKEL has said a bill, allowing for a cap on prices of fuel at the pump would head to the House plenum later this week. In other news, the social welfare services came in for renewed and harsh criticism on Tuesday over their handling of the Lakatamia office, which deals with foreign nationals, as the municipality announced it is taking legal action, and the meteorological office has called on the public to be aware of the heightened temperatures, while other weather reports have indicated that Thursday is also set to be a scorcher.
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In today’s episode, electricity bills that will be sent out, will be about 24 per cent more expensive than the last one, an EAC spokesperson has confirmed. In other news, a post-mortem – with inconclusive results – was carried out on Monday on the body of a 44-year-old man who died suddenly late last week, almost exactly a year after he was allegedly shot in the head by the police with a teargas canister gun, and the supreme court upheld one of the biggest sentences imposed for transporting cannabis, as an appellant who received just over ten years imprisonment was unsuccessful in his bid to have it reduced.
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In today’s episode, Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has hit back at the interior ministry, which called on the municipality to assume its responsibilities after balconies on two buildings collapsed in the space of 24 hours, injuring a total of five people. In other news, a 16th century church icon stolen from the Kyrenia district in 1974 has been repatriated, and a 31-year-old man tasked with paying a company's bills has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling almost half a million euros since 2020.
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In today’s episode, the House of Representatives has finally passed legislation clearing the way for broad reform of the justice system that is hoped will shorten the time of litigation. In other news, Nicosia will work through diplomatic channels to attempt to ameliorate certain references in the recent reports on Cyprus issued by the UN Secretary-General, President Nicos Anastasiades has said, and parliament has passed a law making femicide a distinct crime punishable by an up-to lifetime jail sentence.
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In today’s episode of Cyprus Beat, the increase in earthquakes lately in Limassol is a result of a persistent sequence of mild shocks known as a seismic swarm, which have been recorded in the sea and land area of Limassol since Saturday, the geological survey department has said. In other news, the 27-year-old soldier who was critically injured during training exercise earlier this week has died, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, and the Interior Ministry has sought to reassure the public, after reports were made about a large number of cases of HIV and other infectious diseases at the Pournara migrant reception centre.
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In today’s episode of Cyprus Beat, face masks will become compulsory in pharmacies and laboratories as of tomorrow, less than a month after their use became optional, the health ministry has announced. In other news, Cyprus is at the forefront of a shifting pattern of illegal border crossings on the Eastern Mediterranean route, an EU agency for Asylum report said on Tuesday, and the Paphos criminal court on Tuesday handed six-year concurrent sentences to a 23-year-old man over the rape and sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl from the United Kingdom.
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In today’s episode of Cyprus Beat, trust between the two sides in Cyprus is at a low point and without rebuilding it, it will be difficult to move forward with the political process, a UN official has said. In other news, at the request of Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas, the advisory committee on coronavirus is deliberating on ways to tackle the recent uptick in Covid cases and hospitalisations with the return of face masks back on the table, and Kyriakos Koushos was sworn in as Labour Minister at a ceremony at the presidential palace on Monday to replace Zeta Emilianidou who died earlier this month.
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In today's episode of Cyprus Beat, the Cyprus presidential elections kicked up a notch on Sunday when centre-right DIKO's central committee unanimously decided to support the candidacy of former foreign minister and independent, Nikos Christodoulides. In other news, a small tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale was felt in some parts of the island on Sunday, the geological surveys department reported, and Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has urged both sides in the acrimonious Akamas debate to lower the tone, saying the truth of the new plan for the environmentally-sensitive area was somewhere in the middle between conservationists and landowners.
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