Natural gas explorations south of Cyprus and near Egypt’s giant offshore gas fields will resume in the latter part of next year with the energy companies involved reassuring Nicosia of their plans.

The government is reviewing the restriction measures and will probably proceed with some relaxations following reactions by businessmen, whose activities have been frozen but also by the leadership of the Church.

The Republic of Cyprus’ eagerly awaited plan for the mass vaccination of its residents against the novel coronavirus was presented on Tuesday by the health minister and Dr Olga Kalakouta.

A contract for the design, installation, maintenance and operation of speed cameras worth more than €34 million was signed on Monday in the presence of Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis.

Mail arriving from or being sent to 54 countries will be delayed over the Christmas period due to the inability to find air carriers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Cyprus Post announced on Monday.

The number of job vacancies in the 3rd quarter of 2020 reached 6,554, down by 576 or 8.1%, compared to the same quarter of the previous year when the number was 7,130. Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2020 the number of job vacancies increased by 2,382 (57.1%), according to the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus.

One in three enterprises with 10 or more employees paid for Cloud Computing services in 2020, according to a Statistical Service ICT survey.

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said that the epidemiological situation in Cyprus is manageable, noting, however, that we are at a critical juncture, while pointing to Tuesday’s announcements regarding Cyprus’ vaccination program.

An increase in the genetic material of the new coronavirus was recorded in the analysis of urban wastewater of the Sewerage Board of Limassol-Amathus (SBLA) which was done in collaboration with the International Water Research Center "NIREAS" of the University of Cyprus. The aim of the cooperation is to develop a reliable early warning system regarding the degree of the Covid-19 spread.

The deputy ministry of shipping on Friday announced the launch of a tender process to bring back a ferry link between Cyprus and Greece, which will be subsidised by the state.