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18-12-2019 10:07
Notice for the payment of the rent of P.O. Boxes
The Department of Postal Services would like to inform P.O. Box lessees that the rent for the period 1st January - 31st December2020 should be paid before 31st January 2020. Rent may be prepaid for two or three years. The rent is payable at any Post Office, regardless where the P.O. Box is located. Lessees of P.O. Boxes may also pay by sending a cheque to the Accounts section of the Department of Postal Services, 1900 Lefkosia, and through the Cyprus Post Portal, accessible from our website w...
17-12-2019 14:43
Vacancies at Pera Chorio Nisou Postal Agency
The Cyprus Post accepts applications of citizens of the community of Pera Choriou Nisou village to take over the local postal agency in the form of assignment of duties and not employment, with a remuneration of €754, 00 on a monthly basis.Interested people may contact Lefkosia District Post Officer at tel. 22805800 – 22805899. Application deadline is 3rd January 2020.(MG)
17-12-2019 14:14
Vacancies at Agia Marina Xyliatou Postal Agency
The Cyprus Post accepts applications of citizens of the community of Agia Marina Xyliatou village to take over the local postal agency in the form of assignment of duties and not employment, with a remuneration of €311, 00 on a monthly basis.Interested people may contact Lefkosia District Post Officer at tel. 22805800 – 22805899.Application deadline is 3rd January 2020.(MG)
17-12-2019 13:31
Tourist arrivals: November 2019
Tourist arrivals +6,7%On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, arrivals of tourists reached 169.392 in November 2019 compared to 158.685 in November 2018, recording an increase of 6,7%. November 2019 had the highest volume of tourist arrivals ever recorded in Cyprus during the specific month.For the period of January – November 2019 arrivals of tourists totaled 3.866.447 compared to 3.832.062 in the corresponding period of 2018, recording an increase of 0,9% and outnumbering th...
17-12-2019 11:27
EU Commission Prolongs Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry Maritime Transport Scheme
Approved scheme bolsters the competitiveness of the EU maritime transport sector and ship registration in EuropeThe EU Commission, under EU state aid rules, has approved the prolongation of Cyprus’s tonnage tax scheme, which applies to ship ownership, ship management and ship chartering activities. Cyprus was the first ever open registry to have a Tonnage Tax System (TTS) approved by the EU and this system has now been prolonged for the next ten years, following extensive negotiation and dis...
17-12-2019 10:39
Photo album - The First Lady visits with the Minister of Health Nicosia General Hospital
The First Lady, Andri Anastiasiades, visits with the Minister of Health, Mr Constantinos Ioannou, the Nicosia General Hospital
16-12-2019 14:07
Job vacancies: 3rd quarter 2019
Annual change -7,0%The number of job vacancies in the 3rd quarter of 2019 reached 7.130. The number of job vacancies decreased by 537 (-7,0%) compared to the same quarter of the previous year where the number was 7.667. Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2019 the number of job vacancies increased by 989 (16,1%). (Table 1)The job vacancy rate in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was 2,0%, while the job vacancy rate in the previous quarter and the 3rd quarter of 2018 was 1,8% and 2,2% respectively. The lar...
16-12-2019 13:55
Photo Album – The First Lady listens to the Christmas carols by school students
The First Lady, Andri Anastiasiades, listens to the Christmas carols by students of all school levels, at the Presidential Palace.
15-12-2019 09:33
Agriculture Minister departs for Brussels to attend Agriculture and Environment Councils
The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr Costas Kadis, departs today for Brussels to attend the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which will be held on 16-17 December and the Environment Council, on 18 December.The Agriculture and Fisheries Council will review the progress made in recent months on the post 2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package, based on the Progress Report prepared by the Finland’s Presidency. “World’s forests for a sustainable fu...
13-12-2019 16:10
The new Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the Republic of Kazakhstan presented his credentials
On December 10, 2019, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the Republic of Kazakhstan (with residence in Moscow), Mr Andreas Zenonos, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, mr Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during an official ceremony at the Presidential Palace, Ak Orda, in Nur-Sultan.The Ambassador conveyed to the President of Kazakhstan the greetings of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, as well as the wish to further stren...
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