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11-02-2021 16:39
Address by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, Mr. Prodromos Prodromou, at the NetMAR Kick-Off Meeting
It is with great pleasure that I have accepted the invitation of the University of Cyprus and its Centre for Medieval Arts & Rituals to address the Kick-Off Meeting of the newly established international Network for Medieval Arts & Rituals (NetMAR).As I have been informed, NetMAR is a project that grew out of the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Cyprus, and it has secured funding of 900,000 euro from the European Union Horizon 2020 programme, as p...
11-02-2021 16:21
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 12 February 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the work places, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the perso...
11-02-2021 15:50
9,264 Vaccination appointments made available for people over the age of 76
The Vaccination Portal will be accessible for the arrangement of COVID-19 vaccination appointments for people aged 76 or older, as of tomorrow 12 February, at 9 a.m. According to the National Vaccination Plan for COVID-19, in the current period, the age group of 75-79 is prioritized.It is noted that for the purpose of better planning, the Vaccination Portal will not be accessible after 7 p.m. tonight and it will be reactivated tomorrow at 9 a.m.In total, 9,264 vaccination appointments will ...
11-02-2021 14:15
Government Employment by Category: January 2021 (Total Employment: 52.864)
In January 2021 total government employment increased by 440 persons (0,8%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2020 and reached 52.864 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 976 persons (-3,5%), from 27.810 to 26.834 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.553 persons (9,6%) and reached 17.695 persons compared to 16.142 persons in January 2020.Compared to January 2020 an increase is observed in Education staff (4,7%) and in Civil Service staff (0,2%) while a decrease is observed in Sec...
11-02-2021 13:46
Postal agent wanted for the communities of Malounta and Agios Ioannis Malountas
1. Malounta Postal Agency Cyprus Post is accepting applications by citizens of the community of Malounta village to take over the local postal agency in the form of assignment of duties and not employment, as well as the delivery of mail, with a remuneration of €326,00 on a monthly basis.Interested people may contact the Lefkosia District Post Officer at tel. 22805800 – 22805899. Application deadline is March 5th, 2021.2. Agios Ioannis Malountas Postal AgencyCyprus Post is accepting appli...
11-02-2021 10:00
High concentrations of dust in the air
High concentrations of dust are observed in the air today, Thursday 11 February 2021, according to measurements from ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection.The public, and particularly any vulnerable groups of population (children, older people, and the infirm) are urged to avoid circulating in open spaces until the observed episode has elapsed, as the small size of respirable particles in dust may have negative effects on human ...
10-02-2021 19:05
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 11 February 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the work places, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the perso...
10-02-2021 17:29
Ambassador Helena Mina presented her credentials as Permanent Representative to the World Tourism Organization
Τhe new Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nation’s World Tourism Organization, Ms. Helena Mina, presented on February 8th 2021 her credentials to the Secretary-General of the Organization, Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili.UNWTO Secretary-General welcomed the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Organization and wished her success in her work. Emphasizing the importance of the tourism sector for the Cypriot economy, Ms. Mina conveyed the greetings of the President of the Republic,...
10-02-2021 12:41
Second phase of strategic gradual de-escalation of restrictive measures extended until 28 February
Following a proposal by the Inter-ministerial Committee for the handling of the pandemic, the Council of Ministers has decided today the extension of the second phase of the strategy for the gradual lifting of restrictive measures until 28 February 2021.Despite the improved epidemiological indicators, the Inter-ministerial Committee for the handling of the pandemic reviewed at its meeting yesterday the epidemiological data, taking into account the fact that the second phase was only activate...
10-02-2021 12:03
Clarifications regarding the administration of AstraZeneca vaccine to specific age groups
On the occasion of the public debate on the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine, particularly in people aged 55 or over, following the decision of some EU Member States to set an age limitation, the Ministry of Health clarifies the following:1. The European Medicines Agency (EMA), as the competent authority of the European Union for the authorisation of medicinal products, which are examined and approved by representatives of all 27 EU Member States on the basis of purely scientific cri...
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