Vasilis Demetriades, Deputy Minister of Shipping, is explaining the government’s strategic vision for Cypriot shipping. He said that new facts are making the sector even more resilient through targeted actions and approaches.

The Health Ministry in Cyprus announced on Monday a new categorisation of countries based on their epidemiological data, to come into effect Thursday, October 21.

People in Cyprus who received only one of two doses of their COVID-19 vaccine are no longer eligible to use a Safe Pass unless they complete their vaccination or choose to conduct rapid tests at their own expense.

From Tuesday, people aged 60 and over are eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot as the online platform for appointments and walk-in centres will cater to them, said the Health Ministry.

This newsletter article is an update to our earlier article entitled: DAC6: Cyprus Tax Department extends reporting deadlines.

Consumers should have the choice of healthy foods produced in an environmentally friendly and socially responsible way, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Saturday.

Aspiring unicorn ventures, meaning startup companies reaching a valuation of $1 billion, took centre stage on the second day of the Reflect Festival in Limassol.

The cabinet announced Friday a two-year €570,000 subsidy scheme to promote bicycle use, as part of the €4 million national scheme Energy and Climate and sustainable mobility.

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, Global Director of UN SDSN, has said that Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades’ initiative on climate change is of tremendous significance and pledged to offer full support for its implementation.

The government on Friday presented its new strategy for attracting businesses to Cyprus with emphasis, among others, on high technology, shipping, innovation, and research and development, in a bid to turn the island into a business and trade centre in the wider region and Europe.