About 650 state hospital doctors, set to receive €19.1 million over and above their salaries, overtime and allowances, to keep up financially with their private sector peers, are to go on strike demanding a further €2 million be added to that amount, a move state health services Okypy says could cost lives. Pasyki union announced […]
By Zackary Okun Dunivin There’s a certain allure to the notion that some of the world’s brightest stars burn out at the age of 27. The so-called 27 Club has captivated the public imagination for half a century. Its members include legendary musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. The […]
Parents in the Karpas peninsula village of Ayios Andronikos are up in arms over a lack of teachers at the village’s primary school. Despite the school year having now begun two months ago, the north’s ‘education ministry’ has not yet assigned a fourth grade teacher to the school, meaning that children in the fourth grade […]
BidX1’s newest catalogue is now live, featuring a wide range of properties – from city apartments to suburban homes – across a range of price points. They’ve launched over 50 assets for their November Catalogue which is also going to be their final residential & commercial auction of 2024. It will take place on the […]
Prejudice against people with disabilities is rife across Cyprus’ public transport, the association of the blind charged on Thursday. It accused the transport ministry of being indifferent to the humiliation and prejudice people with disabilities face, as well as squandering hundreds of thousands of euros on systems they fail to implement. In a statement, the […]
A fourth baby was discharged from hospital on Thursday after having been fed ethanol while being treated on the neonatal intensive care ward in northern Nicosia’s emergency hospital. A total of seven babies were fed ethanol at the hospital and one, 20-day-old Mihrimah Toymuradov, died. The north’s ‘health ministry’ said on Thursday it expects the […]
Hellenic Bank has underscored the importance of long-term investment strategies in navigating a highly volatile market environment. Speaking at the first Where to Invest Forum 2024, organised by the bank as part of its commitment to fostering sound investment principles, wealth and investment services manager Michaella Savva stressed that investors should maintain a strategic, long-term […]
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Thursday called for the capital’s Ledra Palace crossing point to be opened to civilian road traffic. At present, only pedestrians and diplomatic vehicles can pass through the crossing point and Harmanci suggested that vehicles belonging to people who are crossing either for education or for health reasons be […]
The Bank of Cyprus said on Thursday it is taking proactive measures to prevent online scams while fake news about a fraudulent lucrative platform linked to the bank have been circulating online. The fraudulent AI platform marketed as the ‘Bank of Cyprus Trading AI Platform’, promises to earn users a guaranteed €15,000 a month, requiring […]
Cyprus aims to build closer ties with Bahrain in aviation, security, and crisis management by making its first appearance at the Bahrain International Airshow 2024. This new chapter in bilateral relations was formalised through a partnership agreement signed by Cypriot ambassador Andreas Eliades and Bahrain Airshow representatives. The airshow, held from November 13-15 at Sakhir […]
