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Limassol company disinfects PASYKAF premises as part of CSR initiative
As part of Hygeia Disinfecting Services corporate social responsibility strategy to support the community in the fight against COVID-19, the company disinfected the 250...
Invest Cyprus: Cyprus remains a safe tourist destination
Speaking during an online discussion entitled Commonwealth Tourism During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Immediate Responses and Future Opportunities, Invest Cyprus CEO George Campanellas outlined the...
Salamis Filoxenia: No cruises this year
The Salamis Filoxenia will not carry out any cruises this year, but will remain at Limassol port.
In an announcement on the Cyprus Stock Exchange,...
Hellenic well-placed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, CEO says
Hellenic Bank, Cyprus second largest lender, announced net profits of €108 million for 2019 with its Chief Executive Officer, Ioannis Matsis, stating that the...
President urges party leaders to approve state guarantees bill
President Nicos Anastasiades told political party leaders on Monday that the government has submitted its final proposal regarding the bill on state-guaranteed loans and...
New warning regarding individuals impersonating CySEC representatives
As a result of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s (CySEC) supervision programme, there is evidence of fraudulent representation of CySEC officers engaging with...
Trade cooperation between G/C and T/C entrepreneurs relaunched amid COVID-19 pandemic
Trade cooperation between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot entrepreneurs, in the framework of the Green Line Regulation, was relaunched since the end of April,...
CIPA launches air links survey as airports opening moves closer
As part of efforts to support the business and investment community, Invest Cyprus (CIPA) is launching an online survey on air connectivity and its...
Covid-19 both curse and blessing for digital transformation, Dep. Minister for Research says
The coronavirus pandemic acted both as a curse and a blessing in Cyprus, forcing the authorities to move with unprecedented time frames to promote...
CySEC slaps sanctions, fine on executive directors of PFX Financial Professional
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) said on Wednesday that it has imposed sanctions and an administrative fine on the executive directors of...
EY: The COVID-19 pandemic is drastically changing consumer behavior
The COVID-19 crisis is being defined by four distinct consumer behaviour segments, according to the first edition of the EY Future Consumer Index, a...
Beer deliveries from Cyprus factories plunge amid COVID-19 lockdown
Beer deliveries from factories in Cyprus in March and April plunged, as a result of the restrictive measures imposed to limit the spread of...
€1m boost from state for Cyprus Airways
Cabinet has approved €1 million in compensation for Cyprus Airways for losses sustained because Turkey prohibits Cyprus-registered airplanes from using its airspace, thereby making...
EastMed is a project of major geostrategic importance, Hatzidakis says
Greek Minister of Environment and Energy Kostis Hatzidakis said that the intergovernmental agreement between Greece, Cyprus and Israel for the construction of the EastMed...
CyGas invited to participate in the transnational organisation “East Mediterranean Gas Forum”
Following a proposal by the Ministry of Energy, CyGas was offered to participate in the multinational East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) and in particular in the Gas Industry Advisory...
Restaurants in search of survival formula
By Eleftheria Paizanou
Owners of food and drink businesses are in search of a survival formula due to the strict protective measures they are called...
Vehicle registrations plummet an annual 81.3% in April
Total registration of motor vehicles in April 2020 slumped to 827, a decrease of 81,3% compared to April 2019 as a result of the...
Finance Minister unveils new package to support economy
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides unveiled on Thursday a new package to support the economy amid Covid-19, by directly supporting very small businesses and the...
Central Banks lists other systemically important institutionss
The Central Bank of Cyprus has designated Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd, Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd, Eurobank Cyprus Ltd, RCB Bank Ltd,...
Hotels in towns more likely to open first
Hotels in the cities are more likely to open first, rather those in resorts, the president of the Famagusta branch of the Cyprus Hotels...
Net new lending declines by 33% in March amid the coronavirus crisis
Net new lending in Cyprus declined by 33% in March compared with the previous month, affected by lockdown measures to curb the spreading of...
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Local
Thirteen new corona virus cases detected out of 3,486 tests
According to the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health 13 new cases of the SARS-CoV-II virus were detected out of a total...
Local
Results of island-wide random tests will show the way forward, scientific team says
The 10,000 corona virus random tests that were launched yesterday island-wide will show the way forward on how to address the pandemic, members of...
Economy
Bad loans in Cyprus down by €43 million in the first quarter of 2020
Cyprus recorded a further decrease of €43 million or 0.5% in aggregate Non Performing Loans (NPLs) at the end of March 2020 compared with...
World
Baby born as Beirut blast rips through hospital
As a devastating blast wave tore across Beirut after a warehouse explosion, Emmanuelle Khnaisser prepared to give birth to a baby boy as the...
Local
Mainly fine weather with orange alert for extremely high temperatures on Friday
Mainly fine weather on Friday with an orange alert for extremely high temperatures issued – in effect from 12pm to 5pm.
Temperatures are expected to...
Taste
Local Food
Octopus ‘Kathisto’ (or Octopus braised in Wine)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Greek extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped fine
1 large octopus, about 2kg (cleaned and kept whole)
3/4 cup dry red wine
1/3 cup...
Local Food
Homemade lemonade
Ingredients:
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup sugar
Method:
Thoroughly wash the lemons with soap and warm water. Roll each lemon with the palm of your hand, pressing...
Local Food
‘Striftaria’ mini cheese pies
Ingredients
1 ½ cup milk
2 tbsps. flour
4 tsps. of butter
3 eggs, slightly beaten + 1 extra with 1 tbs. of milk for spreading
1 pack of...
Local Food
Mini potato canapes baked on salt
Ingredients
Serves: 12
1kg small Cypriot potatoes
rock salt, as needed
250g salted butter
300ml full fat cremé frâiche
1 pot cod or salmon roe
Method
Prep:20min › Cook:35min › Ready in:55min
Take...