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2431. EY announces the launch of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ in Cyprus

EY Cyprus is pleased to announce the launch of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ program for the first time in Cyprus. With this launch, the ultimate global competition for entrepreneurs officially opens today for nominations. ...

2432. Deaths are high, cases and hospitalizations are declining

As in August, we await an equally difficult September in terms of the number of COVD-19 patients who fell ill and ended up in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). ...

2433. UFI code required for all chemical based products

According to GIS, as of January 2021, companies introducing new products into EU countries that contain harmful chemicals must have a UFI code....

2434. Loizidou case still open as others settle

The conclusion of a meeting by the Committee of Ministers keeps the Loizidou case open for oversight, while other cases are closed due to amicable settlement between Greek Cypriot private citizens and Turkey...

2435. Paphos' campaign to attract local tourism continues

After the great success of the summer campaign, ETAP Paphos continues its efforts to attract domestic tourism during the autumn months...

2436. Turkish drones on Cyprus pose flight risks

A Turkish drone base in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights ...

2437. Large numbers of cases due to Delta mutation

The coronavirus Delta mutation records large numbers of cases and victims worldwide on a daily basis....

2438. Greece facing shortage of doctors and healthcare workers

The suspension of unvaccinated doctors and other health workers in effect since September 1 have resulted in personnel shortages across the public health system....

2439. Johnson & Johnson Vaccine: Is a booster shot necessary?

The New York Times answers questions about J&J booster shots...

2440. Updated list country categories

The Ministry of Health announced today the new classification of countries in specific categories....

2441. Weekend News Roundup

Here are a few of the stories that made news in Cyprus over the weekend....

2442. September 11: Twenty years since the day that changed the world

Twenty years have passed since the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York...

2443. Turkey, West poised to dance a ‘violent tango,’ foreign policy expert tells K

A lot of Erdogan’s rhetoric focuses on making Turkey a great power. He sees that as challenging European hegemony....

2444. Non-emergency surgeries to resume

The Organization for Public Health Services (OKYPY) announced today the resumption of non-emergency surgeries in its hospitals....

2445. Pfizer and AstraZeneca approved for 3rd dose in UK

The Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have been declared safe and approved for use as a 3rd dose in the UK....

2446. Cyprus to remain in the red zone for another week

According to the latest map released on Thursday by the ECDC, Cyprus will remain in the red zone for another week....

2447. Low birth rate in Cyprus

A meeting was held by the Parliamentary Committee. Of great concern was the issue of low birth rates in Cyprus....

2448. President Anastasiades is ready for a solution

President Nicos Anastasiades, sent a letter last week to UN S.G. Antonio Guterres underlining his readiness for a solution to the Cyprus problem....

2449. Number of jobless persons in Cyprus declines

The number of registered unemployed for August 2021 decreased to 19,669 persons in comparison to 21,613 in the previous month....

2450. EY and IIF survey shows climate change top concern for banks

2451. KPMG and CIM offered 2 academic scholarships

2452. Are COVID boosters needed?

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are expected to discuss whether boosters will help....

2453. Minister takes down names of vax-deterring doctors

Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says he wants to know which doctors are not pushing for the COVID vaccine, while also pointing out that people who got vaccinated have earned the right to relaxations of some measures...

2454. Limassol crypto provider says imposter stole 35 million

A Cypriot resident who owns a blockchain service provider says his company was targeted by cyber criminals who managed to steal tens of millions in cryptocurrency simply by sending a message on a popular social app...

2455. Syrian mom with newborn beats Cyprus pushback

A pregnant woman who reached Cyprus on a refugee boat last month has given birth to a boy, while the rest of her family and other passengers who were pushed back to Lebanon were said to be facing deportation to Syria...

2456. Cypriot experts on board with third dose

The Cypriot government will take a political decision this week on a proposal to start administering third COVID-19 vaccine doses ahead of the flu season in response to the Delta variant threat that emerged sooner than expected during the summer...

2457. Menendez says two-state wrong for Cyprus

American Senator Bob Menendez, a longtime champion of Hellenic causes, said during his visit to the Republic of Cyprus that his goal was to see the last Turkish soldier leave the divided island...

2458. Hospitalizations down but deaths still up

There has been a drop in hospitalizations in Cyprus but deaths attributed to Covid-19 were still high, along with post-recovery patients no longer infected but still intubated in state hospitals...

2459. Passenger with cigarette gives version of events

A male passenger accused of slapping a female airline employee has filed a complaint with police, saying he was the one struck in the face and not the other way around, adding the incident was misinterpreted by local media...

2460. Stewardess slapped after putting out man's cigarette

A flight attendant was slapped in the face and got an earful from a passenger, who lit a cigarette as he was disembarking the aircraft at Larnaca airport...