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04-03-2022 09:06
Newsroom of the Press and Information Office will be closed on Green Monday
The Newsroom of the Press and Information Office will be closed on Green Monday, 7 March 2022, due to the public holiday.(ΕΚ/SCH)
04-03-2022 08:57
Lemesos District Post Office and KEPO closed today
The Cyprus Post announces that Lemesos District Post Office and KEPO will remain closed today Friday 4/03/2022, due to a Covid-19 incident.The Cyprus Post apologizes for the inconvenience, asking for the public’s understanding and urging it to temporarily visit other Post Offices in Lemesos to be served.(EK/SCH)
03-03-2022 21:55
Photo Album - PoR – National Council
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presides over a meeting of the National Council, at the Presidential Palace,.
03-03-2022 18:52
Readjustment plan on restrictions against COVID-19
*SafePass required for places where more than 25 persons congregate – places more than 100 m²HIGH RISK:• Entertainment establishments, music and dance venues serving more than 150 people (1 person per 1.5 m²)• Catering establishments (restaurants, taverns, bars, pubs, reception halls) serving more than 150 people with a dance floor (1 person per 1.5 m²)• Events, including weddings and christenings in catering establishments and reception venues serving more t...
03-03-2022 14:54
Statement by the Minister of Health on the decisions of the Council of Ministers
The steady and visible improvement of the epidemiological indicators, the reduction in hospitalisations, the decrease in the number of positive cases and the positivity rate, show that the pandemic containment measures we have implemented have yielded results. This allows us to keep our promise of relaxing the measures, on the basis of the advice of the Advisory Scientific Committee. The excellent response of citizens to the call for vaccination, so far, offers a shield of protection and a se...
03-03-2022 14:50
Rapid Antigen Testing Units – 4 March 2022
Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 6 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of full vaccination.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last three months.Certificate of a negative rapid antigen test, valid for 7 days, for individuals aged 6-11 years old.Certificate of a negative PCR or rapid antigen test, valid f...
03-03-2022 14:40
Conservation works at the houses of Dionysos and Aion at the archaeological site of Kato Pafos, and the House of Eustolios at the archaeological site of Kourion
The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that the Houses of Dionysos and Aion at the archaeological site of Kato Pafos, and the House of Eustolios at the archaeological site of Kourion, will be closed to the public, due to scheduled conservation works, during the following dates:House of Dionysos: 14 March 2022 – 17 March 2022House of Aion: 18 March 2022House of Eustolios: 21 March 2022 – 22 March 2022(MG/SCH)
03-03-2022 13:06
Consumer Price Index (CPI): February 2022
Inflation 6,6%In February 2022, the Consumer Price Index decreased by 1,27 units and reached 105,84 units compared to 104,57 units in January 2022. In February 2022, the inflation increased by 6,6%. (Table 1)For the period January – February 2022, the CPI increased by 6,0% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. As regards the economic origin, the largest changes when compared to the index of February 2021 were recorded in Petroleum Products(28,4%), in Electricity (22,...
03-03-2022 13:06
Registered Unemployed: February 2022
The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of February 2022, reached 15.364 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for February 2022 increased to 14.087 persons in comparison to 13.883 in the previous month. (Table 1)In comparison with February 2021, a decrease of 17.425 persons or 53,1% was recorded, attributed mainly to the sectors of trade (a decrease of 3.699), accommod...
03-03-2022 12:59
Applications for the management of Sotira Ammochostos Postal Agency
The Cyprus Post accepts applications of citizens of the Municipality of Sotira interested in taking over the management of the local postal agency, as well as the delivery of mail, in the form of assignment of duties and not in the form of employment, with a remuneration of €850,00 on a monthly basis (2 seats).Citizens who are interested may contact LarnaKa/Ammochostos District Post Officer at tel. 24802450-24802500.Application deadline is 24th March 2022. (EK/IK)
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