The election campaign for Sunday’s presidential elections ended at midnight.With fourteen candidates on the ballot, a record number for Presidential elections, the polls open Sunday for a new President for Cyprus, for a five year term.According to the …
Day: February 4, 2023
Chief Returning Officer urges public to go to polls on time
The Chief Returning Officer urges the public to go to the polls on time to exercise their right to vote at Sunday’s presidential elections.According to an official press release, the Chief Returning Officer reminds the public that voting in the polling…
Preliminary study for photovoltaic park in buffer zone still ongoing, Government Spokesperson tells CNA
A preliminary study for the creation of a photovoltaic park in the buffer zone is still ongoing, Government Spokesperson Marios Pelekanos told CNA on Saturday.Asked about an announcement by the Turkish Cypriot side on Friday regarding the launch of a p…
Loan restructurings decelerate to €1.3 billion in 2022
Loan restructurings decelerated to €1,3 billion in 2022 after reaching their highest level in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.According to data published by the Central Bank of Cyprus, total renegotiated loans in 2022 declined to €1.3 billion followi…
President to highlight immigration problem in Cyprus at EU Summit
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will participate next week in the extraordinary European Council where he will stress the disproportionate burden for Cyprus due to increased immigration flows as well as the instrumentalisation of immigration by Tur…
Department of Meteorology issues yellow warning for rainfall
The Department of Meteorology issued on Saturday a rainfall warning of awareness level yellow.The warning is valid from midnight until 1600 on Sunday.It says that a combination of rain and isolated thunderstorms is expected to affect the area.The pheno…
Around 3,700 new cancer cases recorded every year in Cyprus, Ministry says
The Ministry of Health said on Saturday that based on the cancer registry approximately 3,700 new cases of cancer are recorded every year in the country.On the occasion of World Cancer Day on February 4, the Ministry of Health says that according to Eu…
All set for Sunday’s elections, Chief Returning Officer tells CNA
Everything is going according to plan and all the individual steps are being implemented in view of the polls opening on Sunday, the Chief Returning Officer Dr Costas Constantinou told CNA on Saturday.According to Dr. Constantinou, the ballot boxes hav…