Car sales last year reached their lowest ebb since 2016 with registrations in 2020 down by 18.4% with the pandemic playing a major role.

We would like to happily announce that Eirini Mantzavela has completed her diploma in Human Resources Management at the Adonis Academy in Cyprus. Eirini is an asset to our organization and has grown to be a very important part of our team helping achieve our goals.

British car company bosses were handed a generous gift on Christmas Eve in the form of the announcement that Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union included a clause for tariff-free trade between Britain and the block. This is a huge deal for the British auto-industry.

The Central Bank of Cyprus has approved a new loan repayment moratorium until the end of June to mitigate the impact of a new three-week lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Cyprus’ vaccination strategy and the implementation of protective measures could lead to a gradual relaxation of measures against Covid-19 by early May, Minister of Health Constantinos Ioannou has said, as Cyprus announced on Friday new three-week lockdown measures in a bid to limit the increasing number of covid hospitalisations.

The SMS system that Cyprus was happy to be rid of in late spring last year will be returning on Sunday as the island grapples with the rampant spread of coronavirus that has left the healthcare system increasingly burdened.

The government on Saturday announced additional support schemes for businesses and the self-employed affected by the latest Covid measures, including grants, payroll subsidies, loan repayment suspension, rent holidays and tax breaks.

Studying in Cyprus is seen as a serious alternative for Cypriots students who are turned off from studying in the UK as Brexit means that they will face higher tuition fees with no access to favourable students loans.

A three-week ‘lockdown lite’ seems the likeliest scenario today when the government announces extra curbs on movement – including a return to the SMS system –aiming to contain the spread of the coronavirus and give straining hospitals some breathing space.

Educational programmes for primary school pupils will be shown on state-owned television channel Rik on Thursday and Friday, as part of a joint initiative by the education ministry and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC).