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The National Betting Authority (NBA) on Thursday warned the public to be wary of illegal betting activity, especially online, which it said has proliferated.In a statement, the NBA cited as an example the webpage https:/parimatchcyprus.com.cy/, which features false and misleading information...

Parliament on Thursday evening enacted a law that allows the identification of users of prepaid mobile phone cards, with some MPs hailing the step while others called it a damp squib.The legislative proposal passed with 25 votes for, 14 against, and one abstention.The bill was sponsored by Dipa...

The House plenum on Thursday gave the nod to extending by one more year the provision of government grants to cover the deficits of the state health services organisation, or Okypy.As such, the government can now keep plugging Okypy’s deficits up until May 31 of 2025. The bill passed just a day...

It is with great pleasure that I welcome the 16th "IN BUSINESS AWARDS for 2023", which have now established themselves as an institution, as a benchmark for the business events of our country. I would therefore like, before any other mention, to congratulate IMH and IN BUSINESS magazine, who...

The European Council Conclusions send a very specific positive message to Turkey, President of the Republic Nicos Christodoulides said tonight, urging it to seize the opportunity given to it. Speaking to reporters on his arrival at the In Business Awards event, and asked whether he believes that...

Candidacies are being submitted for local elections for the Kyrenia district on Thursday, with the elections set to take place on June 9.The Kyrenia district’s local government system has been exempted from the reforms which have swept the rest of the country, as all of its local government...

The House of Representatives on Thursday greenlit the budget for the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) even as MPs hammered the institution over lack of transparency and its track record of financial scandals.The 2024 budget bill for Tepak passed by unanimous vote. It is the last public...

The Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth (MESY) welcomes the passing of the 2024 Regulations on the Operation of Public Primary Education Schools during today's plenary session of the House of Representatives, which aim to improve daily life in our schools and learning outcomes as well as...

From jazz tributes to classical music with young talents on stage and from album presentations to funk-soul tunes, the live music scene has a lot to look forward to. Listeners all over the island will get to enjoy a wide array of performances, each one offering a different melodious...

The Chief Elections Officer announces that today, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., nominations for the offices of Chairmen of the Boards of the Provincial Self-Government Organizations, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, City Councilors and School Board Members were submitted to the Supervisors of Elections...

Yesterday, the Deputy Minister of State for European Affairs Marilena Raouna had a telephone conversation with the Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for European assimilation and Chief Negotiator with the European Union Cristina Gherasimov. During their conversation, Ms Rauna and Ms Gherasimov...

The office of the Data Protection Commissioner on Thursday said it received several inquiries and complaints regarding the legality of installing and operating closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems in private kindergartens.“On the one hand, kindergarten administrations are obligated to ensure...

From 24 to 26 April 2024, the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) General Robert Brieger will pay an official visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of the Chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas. On Thursday, 25 April 2024, the official reception...

The Deputy Ministry of Culture expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of the militant, writer and politician Petros Stylianou. Petros Stylianou was born in 1933 in Kythrea and studied Greek Literature at the University of Athens. A philhellenic, agonistic and restless nature, he abandoned...

Nicosia police arrested a 38-year-old man suspected to have smuggled two people into the country on Thursday.The arrest, conducted in the early morning hours, also concerned the 21-year-old man and the 20-year-old woman who illegally entered the island.The oldest suspect, who had overstayed his...

The Chief Electoral Officer announces that the deadline for lodging objections to the nominations submitted on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, for the forthcoming European Parliament elections to be held on 9 June 2024 expired at 12:30 p.m. today, without any objections. In view of this, all the...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance informs that, in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Regulation of the Operation of Shops and the Conditions of Employment of their Employees, all General Shops, falling within the scope of the legislation, will have to remain closed on...

External reasons, combined with Cyprus economic conditions, are affecting both local and international demand in the local property sector, according to Michalis Tsangarides, director of Delfi Partners, who noted that foreign investors continue to sustain the market domestically.In a recent...

Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) students staged a protest on Thursday demanding the cancellation of a decision by the rectorate to relocate certain courses of the university’s school of tourism and hospitality from Limassol to Paphos.The issue was also raised at a House education...

Ladies and gentlemen, On a point of order I would like to mention the death of the former Deputy Minister of Interior, former MP and former mayor Peter Stylianou, who passed away on April 25 at the age of 91. Peter Stylianou was born in Kythrea on 8 June 1933. He studied at the Faculty of...