The epidemiological picture of Cyprus is the best it has been for the last five months, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipandelas said on Monday as speculation grew that more Covid measures would be relaxed this week.

Cyprus’ revenues from ship management rose to €516 million during the second half of 2021, corresponding to 4.2% of Cyprus’ GDP in terms of turnover, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus’ ship management survey released on Friday.

The war in Ukraine and its consequences on Cyprus tourism should push stakeholders on the island to work together to tap other markets, Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettou said on Thursday, while acknowledging that this will be a difficult year.

Cyprus continues to press ahead with efforts to distance itself from “tacky tourism”, as the deputy tourism ministry announced a further funding boost for authentic hospitality venues.

Cyprus is lifting most of its COVID-19 travel restrictions from 18 April, scrapping its passenger locator form (flight pass) and colour-coded country risk assessment, the tourism ministry said.

Angelos Odyseakis, a University of Nicosia fourth-year Pharmacy student, has been selected to participate in the upcoming 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry, joining a select cohort of 600 young scientists from around the world that will engage with more than 30 Nobel Laureates.

Our firm is pleased to announce that it has been ranked yet again as a top tier law firm in Cyprus by the legal directory Legal 500.

The 2022 Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa rankings have been released and for the second consecutive year we are delighted to report that Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has received a Tier 1 rating in all nine categories reviewed.  We are the only law firm in Cyprus to achieve this.

The fact that tourism appears to be facing some kind of crisis every year in recent times has put the sector on alert and made Cyprus work harder towards diversifying its product, according to deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios.

Cypriot grape production has collapsed by 93% over the last 30 years, as the island has shifted from being a grape exporter to an importer.