Plastic shopping bags will soon be a thing of the past in Cyprus, as the parliament is ready to approve legislation prohibiting businesses from giving or selling single-use plastic bags to their customers.

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said the Cyprus economy would become more robust by going through the green and digital transition.

Cyprus’ tourism sector is experiencing chronic worker shortages, with job vacancies at their highest in recent years, as establishments say they might not be able to open in 2022.

The Health Ministry is organizing vaccinations with a mobile vaccination unit on Saturday 23 October in the communities of Evrychou and Trimiklini, aiming to facilitate the access of the residents of mountainous areas to the vaccination units.

British Bases entomologist Kelly Martinou has urged nature lovers in Cyprus to download the recently launched Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Count application to learn more about pollinators and help scientists collect data on them.

Traffic cameras are to go on trial operation for a three-month period on Monday but those caught will receive a warning only through the mail up until 1 January, 2022.

Digital Agenda Cyprus was off to a running start on Tuesday with introductory remarks by founder Demetris Lottides followed by an array of fascinating speakers who spoke about various issues affecting many of us in today’s digital age including how our lives have, and will change due to the advance of new technologies in the post-pandemic era.

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) has won a gold award at the Cyprus Education Leaders Awards 2021 for innovative applications of digital technology in education for a third consecutive year.

Amid concern over rising grain prices, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday assured MPs on the House agriculture committee that the government will support livestock farmers.

Alonas’ hazelnut forest will be cleaned and promoted through a project forming part of the national strategy for the development of Troodos mountain communities.