CURRENT AFFAIRS

CYPRUS BITES BACK! CYPRIOT AUTHORITIES BATTLE MOSQUITO CLUSTERS ACROSS THE ISLAND A RENEWED DRIVE TO REDUCE NUMBERS A SOURCE OF GREAT CONCERN Whilst mosquitoes in Cyprus have been a source…

A HEAVENLY INTERVENTION! A LOCAL DISPUTE SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL IN THE VILLAGE OF PLATANISTASA The normally quiet mountain village of Platanistasa, within the Nicosia district, recently found itself at…

SHORT-TERM STAYS ON THE RISE! Demand for short-term rental accommodation across Cyprus is now soaring, creating one of the fastest-growing recent economic sectors on the island. This comes after analysts…

CYPRUS DOMESTIC ENERGY A TRANSFORMATION FOR THE CYPRUS POWER SECTOR NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY TO BE AVAILABLE SOON Over 300 megawatts of new renewable energy is set to transform the Cyprus…

A HISTORY OF RAIL TRAVEL Not many people know that Cyprus once had a fully functioning railway system spanning 122 km across the island. Introduced in 1905, the Cyprus Government…

A CYPRUS SMOKING HABIT A POPULAR HABIT Recent studies have revealed that smoking and vaping in Cyprus remains a popular habit. This comes after it has been revealed that almost…

A EUROPEAN IDEA A FOUNDATION LAID 75 YEARS AGO The pioneers of the idea of a European Union, Robert Schuman and Jean Monnet, laid the foundation of the European edifice…

CYPRUS POLICE TO CLAMP DOWN ON DRIVERS USING MOBILE PHONES MOBILE PHONE USE AT THE WHEEL ON THE RISE Cyprus is A NATION OF MOTORISTS, and it seems that mobile…

NEW TECHNOLOGY LEADS THE WAY IN CYPRUS Internet use is at an all-time high, with broadband access steadily increasing across the island. Most internet connections now offer a range of…

A SHINING EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT MONTHLY VOLUNTEER-LED MISSIONS The City Friends Club is a non-profit organisation that organises monthly volunteer-led clean-up missions all over the City of Limassol. Their…