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The majority of the public who use the island’s citizens service centres (KEP) have reported being served within ten minutes, a survey released by the finance ministry revealed on Friday, showing that 97 per cent of those polled were happy or very happy with the services offered.Some 67 per cent...

The Jennifer aid vessel departed from Larnaca port on Friday night to Gaza, sources cited by CNA said.All the humanitarian assistance was inspected in Cyprus before its departure. The aid was donated by the United Arab Emirates.Earlier in the day, Cyprus employers’ and industrialists’ federation...

The Treaty is expected to be signed at a later stage, CNA has learbed.“Concluded today the Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Kyrgyz Republic for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance,” the Finance...

I interpret your massive presence here as a sign of real concern for the environment. It is with great pleasure that I participate in tonight's Green Cities and Communities of our country Awards Ceremony, as well as the Pancyprian Environmental Awards for Organizations and Businesses. This very...

A slew of illegal developments have taken place in environmentally protected areas across the country, including Natura 2000 sites, the Audit Office revealed on Friday, in a report calling for a disciplinary investigation against a government worker. It details a politically exposed person in...

It is with great pleasure that we, as the Office of the Environment Commissioner, are co-organizing, with the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research & Education (CERSEE), we are pleased to co-organise, as the Office of the Environment Commissioner, the award ceremony of the Cyprus Green Cities...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday reported an increase in both loans and total deposits within the Cypriot banking system for March 2024.According to the CBC, liquidity, measured as the difference between loans and deposits, exceeded €27 billion at the end of the aforementioned...

The ‘government’ in the north has secured £68 million sterling (€79 million) to pay compensation to Greek Cypriots who applied to the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) and whose claims were processed by the end of 2020, it emerged on Friday.According to Turkish Cypriot media, the funding was...

Thirty people lost their lives on the job since 2021 and more than 4,000 were injured in the workplace in the same period, the president of the Technical Chamber Etek said on Friday.According to Constantinos Constantis, in a statement marking World Day of Safety and Health at Work, most...

UK Cypriot Andreas Michli has thrown his hat in as an independent candidate in London’s upcoming mayoral elections.As described on his campaign page, “Michli is a proud father, health and fitness entrepreneur, businessman, campaigner, and lifelong Londoner.”He is the founder of a gym in London...

Around eight per cent of the workforce, or 40,000 people are illegally employed in Cyprus resulting in a loss of revenue to the social insurance fund of €10 million a year, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday.Speaking after a cabinet meeting, the minister said the government had...

In order to finalize the new strategy for the development of the primary sector, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Dr. Maria Panayiotou started meetings with groups of producers, farmers and professional fishermen in Famagusta province. The Minister, accompanied by...

The Game and Wildlife Service wishes to inform about the findings that have resulted from the recent releases of rabbits from farms, since in recent years, the opinion that an important factor in the increase of the rabbit population is the release of farmed rabbits from farms has been...

The President of the Republic Mr.Nicos Christodoulides chaired a meeting of the National Council at the Presidential Palace today. After the meeting, the Government Spokesman Mr: "The President of the Republic announces today the composition of the Cyprus Political Group, which consists of...

The President of the Republic is not going to get involved in the dispute between the Legal and Audit Services, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letibiotis said today. Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace, and asked about the position of the President of the Republic regarding the...

A “political group” for the Cyprus problem has been created by President Nikos Christodoulides, it was revealed on Friday.The group’s creation was announced by government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis after the day’s National Council meeting. It consists of 12 members and is made up of MPs...

In statements following a tour in Protaras and Ayia Napa, Koumis said that the results so far for tourism indicate an upward trend.The quarterly results show an increase of over 5 per cent compared to the previous year, he stated, while also noting that Protaras has also experienced a rise in...

The Larnaca criminal court on Friday sentenced a 29-year-old man to five years in prison today after finding him guilty of drug trafficking.A police statement said that “members of the drug squad Ykan stopped the 29-year-old in his car on a rural road in the Larnaca district on the afternoon of...

On 25 April 2024, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Cyprus issued a decision in an appeal filed by the Attorney General of the Republic, on the basis of which the conditions for extradition were met, by the Republic of Cyprus of a Russian-German national (wanted) to the United States of...

A meeting was held this week in Guangzhou, China, which brought together the Deputy Minister of Shipping, Marina Hadjimanolis, the president of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) Stavros Stavrou, and the President of COSCO Shipping Bulk Co. Ltd, Jerry Chen, with the presence of...