Cyprus Beat

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades decided to refer the contentious law that deals with pre-primary education to the Supreme Court. In other news, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne will undertake an official visit to Cyprus from Tuesday to Wednesday, it was announced by the British High Commission. And the price of petrol fell by 44 cents per litre on January 8 from its historic high of €1.8 per litre recorded in July, according to the Cyprus Consumers Association.

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In today's episode, Archbishop Georgios was enthroned as the 76th head of the church on Sunday afternoon, in a ceremony at the Apostolos Varnavas Cathedral in Nicosia. In other news, three fire engines extinguished a fire which broke out in a propane tank valve on Sunday, in the yard of a Larnaca residence. And a woman, aged 53, from Romania, a permanent resident of Paphos, died in a fatal road collision in the early hours of this morning.

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In today's episode, the UN secretary general’s mission of good offices report detailed a bleak review and outlook for the Cyprus problem, despite a poll finding that a majority hope for a mutually agreed settlement as soon as possible.

In today’s episode, the EU has agreed on a “coordinated approach” to the changing Covid situation, adding that included implications for increased travel from China.

There’s also the strange case of dozens of kilos of cannabis washing ashore along Famagusta beaches, in both the government-controlled areas and the north.

Elsewhere, the police announced that over 100 people have been arrested in Paphos in the past year for offences related to domestic violence while six more remain wanted.

Finally, the labour minister said that a meeting between all sides has been set for next week in a bid to clinch some arrangement staving off strike action threatened by trade unions of the Electricity Authority.

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In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said there is “No reason for concern so far” regarding the surge in China Covid cases, as some nations began imposing restrictions on travellers from the Asian country. In other news, Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos said that one of Cyprus’ largest reforms has been implemented starting this year with the national minimum wage now in force. And authorities in the north of the island have reportedly seized several packets containing 75 kilograms of cannabis that washed up on the beach.

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In today’s episode, A young mother was killed on Saturday night in a car accident that occurred after 10pm on the Akrotiri – Kolossi road near the village of Trachoni. In other news, as of 1 January 2023, Cyprus will for the first time be implementing a minimum wage set at €940 per month. And reflecting on his 10 years in the post, President Nicos Anastasiades said that Cyprus has endured and overcome several challenges including the financial crisis, the global Covid-19 pandemic, but “the open wound” of the country is the unresolved Cyprus problem.

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In today's episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela is threatening to revoke the licences of doctors working in a private hospital in Nicosia who turned away two women in urgent need of medical treatment on Christmas Eve.

In today’s episode, Cyprus this year recorded the lowest number of deaths from road collisions since the start of data-keeping.

There’s also second phase of the electric vehicle scheme, with a €10m budget aimed at offering 2,518 grants.

Elsewhere, the Supreme Court has agreed to an appeal reducing the prison sentence of a man who killed his father in Lefkara from 16 years in jail to 12.

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In today's episode, some 1,300 people will be hired in the police force and the fire department during the course of 2023.

In today’s episode, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos gave an overview of several solutions to the island’s chronic traffic issues in the coming years, aimed at significant improvements or even possibly a solution to the traffic problems in Cyprus. In other news, newly elected Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios said Cyprus was still waiting for its freedom and that people are expecting the Church to give solutions. And Turkey has accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island.

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