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PDs - 'GHS BENEFICIARIES IN NEED OF TRAINING'

in-cyprus 12 September 2020 - by Josephine Koumettou GHS Personal Doctors (PDs) are unhappy with the system’s beneficiaries at a rate of more than 80%, a new survey by the International Institute for Compassionate Care (IICC) has found. The survey, published on Saturday by Phileleftheros…

BREXIT OVERRIDE PLAN WOULD BREACH VIENNA CONVENTION, QC SAYS

The Guardian 11 September 2020 -  Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent © Instytut Pamięci Narodowej   Philippe Sands said: ‘To opine that parliament is sovereign is, in this sense, hopeless’. The government’s use of domestic legislation to override international treaty obligations wi…

TEN EU COUNTRIES TO TAKE 400 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN FROM DESTROYED LESBOS MIGRANT CAMP

Sky News 11 September 2020  Ten EU countries have agreed to take in more than 400 unaccompanied children who were staying in a now-destroyed migrant camp in Greece. © Getty  Migrants leave as a fire burns in the Moria camp on Wednesday The Moria facility on the island of Lesbos was  gutt…

CHANGES AFOOT RE LICENSING, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WHO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE

Filenews 12 September 2020 - by Vasos Vassiliou  Thousands of applicants to obtain a normal vehicle saloon driving licence will have to go through ten compulsory driving lessons, while applicants to obtain a normal motorcycle driving licence will have to pass up to 17 courses paying hundr…

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12 - CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE

in-cyprus 12 September 2020 - by Josephine Koumettou Top US government infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday he disagreed with President Donald Trump’s assessment the United States has “rounded the corner” on the coronavirus pandemic, saying the statistics are distur…

114 GEORGIAN NATIONALS REPATRIATED ON CHARTER FLIGHT FROM CYPRUS

in-cyprus 12 September 2020 - by Josephine Koumettou Cyprus in collaboration with the EU border and coast guard agency FRONTEX performed a voluntary repatriation of 114 Georgian nationals on Friday night who were on the island illegally, police announced on Saturday. The repatriation too…

PAPHOS HOTELS OCCUPANCY RATE BELOW 20% IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER - HOTELIERS

in-cyprus 12 September 2020 - by Josephine Koumettou Occupancy at Paphos hotels will be below 20% in September and October, President of Paphos Hotels Association Thanos Michaelides has told CNA. Michaelides said that a large number of hotels will close at the end of October while others…

WATER SUPPLY - PROBLEM AFFECTING MOST OF TALA

There is a problem with the volume of water being supplied from the main reservoir affecting water supply to most of Tala. The Water Board are working to correct the situation.  No timescale can be given at the current time for the problem to be rectified. .

GROUP OF SYRIAN MIGRANTS SENT BACK TO LEBANON, REPORT CYPRUS TO ECHR

Cyprus Mail 11 September 2020 - by Peter Michael A group of migrants sent back to Lebanon on Tuesday have filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against the Republic of Cyprus, fearing some may be returned to Syria, migrant support NGO, Kisa said on Friday. According t…

MET OPERA ONLINE - W/c 14 September

During this extraordinary and difficult time, the Met hopes to brighten the lives of our audience members even while our stage is dark. Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s  Live in HD  series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with ea…