https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-enters-second-phase-of-gesy
After a long a protracted internal battle in the Republic of Cyprus, the implementation of the second and final phase of the country’s first and only General Health System begins on Monday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finmin-delves-into-details-of-new-more-targeted-measures
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides held a press conference on Thursday to delve into the details of the new bundle of economic support measures announced by President Nicos Anastasiades in a televised national address Wednesday night....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sir-stelios-wages-battle-against-board
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou had some harsh words to say about the company’s finance director, with the Greek Cypriot billionaire renewing his call to whistleblowers to help with useful information to scrap an Airbus deal...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/current-and-future-trends-in-civil-fraud
Marina Hadjisoteriou, Partner at Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC and Head of the firm’s Litigation departmentin Limassol, had the privilege to participate in Monckton Chambers’ recent webinar on Pleading and Proving Civil Fraud...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/evidence-destroyed-in-edek-probe
A political party in the Republic of Cyprus is at the centre of a new investigation into possible obstruction of justice, after it emerged that important evidence into an ongoing probe had been destroyed...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pandemic-highlighted-urgency-of-tackling-climate-challenges
While the coronavirus crisis has highlighted our vulnerabilities as a globally connected society, the recognition of the need to stabilize our climate and protect biodiversity preceded the current crisis by many years, Wolfgang Cramer, Scientific Co-Director of the Mediterranean Institute of Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE), said Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-icu-builders-turn-down-bonus
The contractors who built an Intensive Care Unit in less than a month at Nicosia General Hospital have returned their bonus check, offering the money as a donation to the state to buy ICU equipment...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fraudulent-scheme-‘unmasked-by-police
Two suspects are in custody in connection with face mask reseller fraud in Cyprus, after state authorities discovered free supplies with government barcodes being sold in local pharmacies...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-football-leagues-officially-called-off
This year’s first and second division local football leagues were officially called off on Friday, an announcement by the Cyprus Football Association confirmed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-golden-visa-scheme-returns-to-spotlight
Cyprus’ controversial citizenship-by-investment scheme was thrust into the spotlight once again after the investigative journalism platform Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) published an in-depth report on the granting of a ‘golden passport’ to a senior member of the Saudi royal family and six of his family members....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-succumbs-to-virus-two-new-cases-confirmed
Two new coronavirus cases emerged on Wednesday, while a woman aged 85, who suffered from underlying health conditions, succumbed to her coronavirus infection raising the coronavirus death toll to 17....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/picture-remains-positive-as-just-two-new-cases-emerge
Just two new coronavirus cases were announced during the Health Ministry’s briefing on Tuesday, with total confirmed cases in the Republic reaching 903....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-new-covid-19-cases-bring-total-to-889
Six more people in the Republic of Cyprus tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday after a bulk of 1,774 tests were conducted, bringing total confirmed cases to 889....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nurse-arrested-after-recording-colleagues-getting-changed
A nurse working at a private Limassol hospital was arrested after a complaint was filed with police claiming the he recorded other nurses with his phone in the hospital changing room....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attorney-general-weighs-in-on-casino-probe
The identity of foreign companies suspected of embezzlement of EU funds pumped into a casino project in Cyprus remains unknown, with the island’s legal department clarifying there is no evidence of local companies being involved in illegal activity...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/michael-kyprianou-co-llc-recognised-internationally-as-a-leading-cyprus-law-firm
Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC had the honour of been recommended for all its areas of practice. At the same time it has received top tier recognition in the fields of Dispute Resolution, Employment Law and Real Estate & Construction Law....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-told-to-mask-up-this-summer
The use of face masks is recommended but not required in the Republic of Cyprus, while Turkish Cypriots in the north are being told medical masks are mandatory during Ramadan...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chloroquine-hype-begins-to-wane
More doubts over chloroquine emerged this week, with new studies pointing to high risks and a US top health official saying he was fired after being pressured to direct money towards the “game changer” drug...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-s-sheba-declares-curve-‘flattened-out
The director of Sheba Medical Center says the coronavirus epidemic in Israel is under control, adding he is confident that Cyprus was on its way to beat the virus as well...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-virus-cases-drop-to-single-digits
The number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Cyprus has dropped to single digits, following a long-drawn effort by authorities on the island to flatten the curve, but results won't be fully known before the month is over....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-investigators-follow-the-money-to-cyprus
Cyprus came on the European Anti-Fraud Office’s radar this week, after it emerged that money allegedly stolen from an environmental project was diverted to a casino project on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/collective-efforts-paying-off-as-15-new-covid-19-cases-announced
Coronavirus cases in the Republic of Cyprus reached 750 on Friday after the Health Ministry confirmed that 15 more had tested positive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/over-200-uk-cypriots-have-died-of-coronavirus
Over 200 Cypriots in the UK have succumbed to coronavirus, the weekly Cypriot newspaper published in the UK, Parikiaki, reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-funds-are-not-unlimited-finance-minister-warns
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said Monday that the government does not have unlimited funds with which to support the local economy during these tough times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-government-revising-price-cap-on-antiseptics-masks
The government announced on Monday that it was revising the price cap it placed last month on antiseptics and surgical masks, as growing international demand is constantly bringing price fluctuations resulting in local shortages....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-cases-reach-595-death-toll-remains-stable-at-10
31 people were confirmed positive for the virus in the Republic on Friday after an additional 819 samples were processed in labs across Cyprus, raising total coronavirus cases to 595....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-coronavirus-death-toll-reaches-11-confirmed-cases-rise-to-396
The Republic of Cyprus recorded another coronavirus fatality on Friday, involving a 64-year-old man with underlying health conditions, while 40 more people tested positive for the virus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/coronavirus-impact-on-local-businesses
The organisation’s experts discuss the developments and analyse the measures that need to be taken to address the challenges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-six-confirmed-cases-rise-to-230
A 77-year-old coronavirus carrier died on Monday, raising the death toll in the Republic of Cyprus to seven, while 16 more tested positive bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 230....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/private-paphos-hospital-halts-admissions-after-rapid-tests-emerge-positive
A routine rapid test for coronavirus conducted at the Blue Cross Medical Centre in Paphos for preventative reasons emerged positive for one patient and two members of staff, with the hospital undergoing disinfection and halting patient admissions....