The Central Bank of Cyprus predicts that the holiday island’s tourism will go back to record year 2019’s figures in 2024 because of the war in Ukraine, sanctions imposed on Russia as well as the economic repercussions from the pandemic.

As Europe’s airports struggle with mass staff shortages as the travel sector faces a ‘summer of discontent’, Cyprus has escaped the crisis with fewer scheduled flights cancelled or delayed.

The state and the Education Ministry have an obligation to provide all the services required according to the needs of all children, including special educational needs, the Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said.

Marathon talks on the introduction of a minimum wage ended without success on Friday, with social partners set to hold fresh meetings next week.

Paphos mayor Phaedonas Phaedonos said the local authority is going ahead with facelift plans for Ayios Kendeas square to create a point of attraction in the city centre.

Despite high temperatures, ongoing electricity demand remains lower than the one observed last summer. The grid's capacity is, however, expected to be increased next week to be able to respond to higher demand, according to Vrahimis Koutsoloukas, a spokesperson of the Cyprus Transfer System Administrator (CTSA).

The Bank of Cyprus on Monday announced that it has approved around 550 of its employees for the bank’s voluntary retirement scheme.

State benefits to cover nursery school children’s tuition and food are expected to help tackle the island’s dropping birth rates, Social Welfare Deputy Minister Anastasia Anthousi said on Monday.

Cyprus is taking part in a project aimed at mitigating soil erosion through sustainable land and water management.

A non-profit organisation of IT professionals wants to improve computer literacy to bridge the lack of talent, posing the biggest challenge the country faces on its path to becoming a regional tech hub.