Free Wi-Fi and safe boxes at Ayia Napa beaches

Free Wifi is being offered at Ayia Napa’s beaches since yesterday and starting from next week the safe box service will be also available. According to Ayia Napa’s Mayor Yiannis Karousos the safe boxes have already been installed on all municipality umbrellas. Beach goers can keep their valuables in the safe boxes while enjoying the […]

25000 sq metre Mall to open in Larnaca by 2018

The team of investors behind Limassol’s My Mall are planning a new shopping centre in Larnaca. The new project called “Sunny Mall”, will be accompanied by a residential building of 420 apartments and is expected to open by Christmas 2018. It will be located in the outskirts of Larnaca, in the Livadia area making it […]

Cyprus on Geography Now! Video

Geography Now! is an attempt to profile all countries in the World. The following 9 minute video is their take on Cyprus. Its a fast paced presentation of several features, such as political division, religion, demographics etc. It’s also surprising accurate. Enjoy!

Parliamentary Elections in Cyprus Today – Low Attendance

Today, Cypriots are called to vote for the 56 parliamentary representatives. A total of 1136 polling stations, including 6 in UK and Greece, opened at 07:00 and will close at 18:00. Final results are expected before midnight tonight. 493 candidates from 12 political parties / movements and some independent candidates are competing for 56 places. […]

Narco-test law for car drivers to be voted next week

After five years of discussions the law which gives the power to the police to test car drivers for driving under the influence of narcotic substances (the narco-test) will reach the parliament for voting next Thursday. Under the new legislation any driver who is found driving under the influence for illegal drugs can face up […]

First same-sex marriages in Cyprus planned

The first same-sex weddings in Cyprus will be performed in Nicosia. The Civil Cohabitation Act which was voted by the parliament last year and has been in effect since last Monday and according to the Department of Civil Registry and Migration, there has been a lot of interest from citizens looking for information about the process, […]

4 students arrested for Monday’s incidents against Turkish Cypriots

The police issued arrest warrants against four high school students from Nicosia for the violent incidents against Turkish Cypriots. The incident took place on Monday during the student demonstration against the proclamation of the pseudo-state in the occupied north. A group of students at three different locations threw stones and firecrackers against cars carrying Turkish […]