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1. Traffic cams to begin recording next week

More traffic cams will be activated at intersections around the island, the Cyprus Police Department has announced. ...

2. Police propose law to text camera citations to owners

The Cypriot government seeks to amend legislation so that authorities can notify traffic camera violators via SMS or email text, but legal issues and a drastic drop in daily violations could hinder those efforts when the bill heads for the House this year...

3. Critics say Cyprus' helmet law is a backward step

Bicycle advocates say a new law in Cyprus that requires cyclists to wear helmets on the road is not the right answer, arguing an austere approach does not make things safer but could result to other problems including unintended consequences...

4. Prostitutes gather in Davos for annual meeting of global elite

The global elite tackling the world's problems at the Davos summit including gender inequality is fuelling a surge in prostitution in the Swiss resort....

5. Holiday weekend marred by road fatalities

Two road fatalities were reported over the long holiday weekend in Cyprus, following car collisions in different districts where both victims were passengers...

6. Conflicting accounts emerge in Limassol deadly crash

Police investigators in Limassol seek video footage of a deadly accident at a coastal intersection on Wednesday, with two witnesses saying they saw a car going through a red light while the detained driver claims it was still yellow...

7. Woman driver dies in violent collision in Limassol

A woman from Hungary was killed in an early morning road accident in Limassol on Wednesday after her car collided violently with another vehicle at a coastal intersection...

8. Rogue driver arrested for ‘breaking down barriers’

A Greek Cypriot man who gave new meaning to the phrase 'breaking down barriers' has been arrested by Turkish Cypriot police, after he failed to comply with officers on both sides of the divided island and drove through a barricade in the north...

9. WIP - Brave New Humanity / Arts and Technology Festival 2022, 11 - 23 of November (update)

The WIP (Work in Progress) festival is an ever-evolving series of activities and exhibitions focused on arts & technology synergies. The festival hosts over 80 experiences and presents media artworks, performances, research projects, talks, workshops, screenings, and interactive games from invited local and visiting artists, universities, organizations, and CYENS....

10. More traffic cameras pop up in Nicosia

A new traffic camera installation popped up this week at a busy intersection in Nicosia, with officials confirming social media hype and saying more were on the way in Limassol...

11. Biker dies in brutal collision in east Nicosia

Police are asking for the public’s help after a biker was killed in a road accident on Friday, when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in east Nicosia...

12. Holiday weekend marred by road fatalities

Two men were killed in road accidents over the holiday weekend while the death of another driver was under investigation on Monday...

13. Traffic cams record over 30,000 violations

Citations for moving violations recorded by traffic cams from the 1st of January will be processed and sent out to drivers beginning today....

14. Tesla recalls all 53,822 vehicles with its 'full self-driving' feature

Tesla will recall all 53,822 vehicles with its "full self-driving" driver-assist feature after it was intentionally programmed to slowly roll through stop signs in some scenarios....

15. Approximately 490 violations as of 11am Monday morning

As of 11am Monday morning, about 490 violations were recorded by mobile and street cameras around Cyprus,...

16. State launches speed cameras again

Law enforcement authorities in the Republic of Cyprus relaunched on Monday a number of mobile and fixed cameras to monitor traffic and catch violators, but fines through the controversial system won’t start being issued until January 1 next year...

17. Two young adults die in late night crash

Two young adults died in a Sunday late night crash in Nicosia after their vehicle collided with another car a few meters outside the town’s divisional headquarters under circumstances still pending investigation...

18. Cyprus under siege as it celebrates Easter

Towns across the Republic of Cyprus were overrun with anarchists on Holy Saturday, when street fires and loud explosions dominated urban areas late into the night amid pandemic lockdown and midnight mass...

19. Teens wreak havoc on Holy Thursday

Four teenagers were arrested on Friday morning in connection with a group delinquency incident in Limassol, where youths started fires near a local church and then attacked fire fighters and police officers who rushed to the scene...

20. Megatrends that will shape the future

EY’s recent report, Megatrends 2020 and beyond, examines the new "megatrends", the forces that created them and their potential impact...

21. Elderly man on moped killed in road accident

Nicosia police say there was no arrest in a fatal accident on Monday, where an elderly man on a moped was killed after he collided with a car in the Sopaz area, while a bus driver was crushed to death when his idling vehicle ran him over...

22. Elderly woman killed in brutal crash

Police are investigating a traffic accident in Limassol where an elderly woman was killed in a brutal collision at a controlled intersection...

23. Woman critical after Aliki road accident

A foreign visitor is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle as she was trying to cross the street near Larnaca's Aliki Salt Lake...

24. North to get security cameras next year

A Turkish company is set to deliver hundreds of security cameras in the north next year, while a tender process for speed cameras in the south is concluding Friday with the aim of installing the first batch in late 2020...

25. Digital Challenges for Internal Auditors & DPOs

26. Biker video responds to police campaign

Two similar road safety campaigns are running parallel this week, with police out and about to catch two-wheeler offenders and a video reminding car drivers to “look before entering” an intersection...

27. Cops on the lookout for traffic light offenders

Traffic police will be watching out for drivers who violate traffic lights this week, as part of specific weeklong campaigns piling up one after the other to prevent serious accidents...

28. North and south assess tornado damages

The government in the Republic of Cyprus is paying upfront for damages caused by tornado in rural Nicosia, while unprecedented destruction also took place in the north...

29. Nicosia roads close as teachers march

Traffic police say there will be road closures in Nicosia on Tuesday late afternoon due to a scheduled teacher demonstration where thousands of educators are expected to join...

30. Government cuts red tape on traffic camera plans

The President’s Cabinet is cutting red tape when it comes to traffic cameras, in an effort to have a system installed sooner than later...