A minimum national wage by law which is expected to be approved by parliament soon and enforced at a later stage has three exemptions, Philenews reported on Friday.

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus in March 2022 amounted to 128,840, with arrivals for the first quarter of the year reaching 244,705, according to data released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).

New general health scheme (Gesy) agreed regulations also provide an increased number of physiotherapy sessions to people with brain damage and not only, Philenews reported on Friday.

The 400-capacity ferry MV Daleela will embark on the first passenger maritime link between Cyprus and Greece for two decades, conducting 22 round trips between Limassol and Piraeus this summer with a three-year agreement worth €16.4 million.

The legislation in Cyprus does not give the right to the Labor Minister to transfer the May 1 holiday, which is on Sunday, to Monday, as this will be done in Greece.

Cyprus’ fiscal accounts in the last quarter of 2021 generated a surplus of €37.7 million compared with a deficit of €648 million in the respective period of 2020.

Cyprus has enough wheat for human consumption to last for at least another three months despite shortages created in supply due to the Ukraine war, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said.

The government anticipates that the European Commission will soon give it the green light to roll out the ‘mortgage to rent’ scheme.

The Paphos branch of the association of hospitality venues (Sikap) on Wednesday announced that venue capacity in Polis Chrysochous reached 60% during April.

In March, thousands of British tourists returned to the island for a holiday break, helping arrivals recover to their best level in three COVID-affected years.