Cyprus’ National Health System (GSH) in now on a path of no return and it constitutes a legacy for our children and the next generations, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou told CNA, on Tuesday, on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of system.

Cyprus unemployment increased to 9.4% or 43,000 individuals in April (9% among men and 10% for women), from 8% (36,000) in March.

The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the commencement of the digitisation of ancient movable antiquities which are stored in the Cyprus Museum in Lefkosia and are on display in other state museums under the programme «Digitising the Museums of Cyprus» which is founded by the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA) and Norway Grants (Programming Period 2014 – 2021) on the 4th of May 2021.

Cyprus swimming waters are the best in Europe after receiving a 100% quality rating by the EU’s environment watchdog.

Cypriot deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios has been trying to sway British officials towards including his country on the UK’s green list, following a recent improvement of the epidemiological situation on the island that could still be argued either way in London.

Based on Sections 9(1) and 13(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Fees and Taxing Provisions) Laws of 2010-2020 (Law No. 44 (I) of 2010 as amended by Law 39(I)/2020), the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM), has announced a new range of green incentives aiming to reward vessels that demonstrate effective emissions reductions, applicable as from the fiscal year 2021.

Deputy minister for tourism, Savvas Perdios will be travelling to London and Moscow in the coming days in attempt to push for tourist arrivals from Cyprus’ two biggest markets.

Cyprus has closed its airspace to flights from Belarus, joining a list of European Union nations imposing restrictions following the forced landing of a passenger jet in Minsk on May 23.

Cyprus' ministry of health placed Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy and Poland in the orange category upgrading them from the red category,  based on a new epidemiological risk assessment of countries. The new changes come into force Thursday, June 3.

Cyprus is closing in on its target of vaccinating 65% of Cypriots with a Covid-19 jab to reach herd immunity, as over half of the adult population has received a vaccine.