Health Minister Pilli stated that PCR test result of a person who arrived in the country via ship, was positive.

THE number of traffic accidents has soared since the ending of the Covid-19 lockdown, it has emerged.

A family trying to return to Pile, were not allowed to cross by the British bases.

Health Minister Ali Pilli has announced that 2 positive cases were detected today.

A new law introduced this week to combat so-called cyber crime could also be used to stifle criticism on the internet, with one senior politician warning that “the era of keyboard warriors has come to an end.”

A LEADING medical union has warned that the country is ill equipped to deal with a fresh outbreak of Covid-19 – warning the country doesn’t have enough testing kits, oxygen cylinders, swabs or personnel.

The government’s Three Categories entry plan for foreign arrivals was effectively scrapped this week after at least three visitors tested positive for Covid-19, shattering the country’s remarkable record of no new cases for more than ten weeks.

A NEW tender will be launched by the Lapta municipality for a marina and hotel project – after two firms pulled out of their bids following a scandal that caused a political storm that shook the government.

The parents of a desperately ill baby have launched a worldwide search for a blood stem cell donation after being told that their child may have just three weeks to live – and although the family are Turkish, corona virus restrictions mean the people of North Cyprus cannot help.

REPATRIATED expats who were quarantined for two weeks after arriving from the UK, spoke of their relief after they were finally released this week.

EIGHT turtles have been found dead on a beach in İskele , sparking outrage among turtle protection groups who have called for more protection for the animals and to regulate fishing.

Hundreds march on Metehan over Greek Cypriots’ hard line