Podcast

In today’s episode we discuss Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas’ upcoming meeting with the coronavirus advisory team in an apparent bid to hash out differences of opinion. We also look ...

In today’s episode, the government will seek the European Commission’s permission to suspend asylum applications from irregular migrants entering the country via the buffer zone. We also discuss ...

In today’s episode, we hear that a price rise for fresh milk has been avoided but there is continued speculation that increases for other goods are expected. Police are ...

In today’s episode, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has told MPs that Cyprus is in a state of emergency as regards irregular migration, mainly coming through the buffer zone via ...

In today’s episode, we hear how the island’s reservoirs are only at just over 50 per cent capacity due to the dearth of rainfall for this time of the ...

In today’s episode, we hear that the WHO is gravely concerned over rising Covid-19 infections in Europe, as Cyprus is also undergoing a noticeable increase. The government has announced ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

In today’s episode, we hear that Cyprus has topped 125,000 reported Covid-19 cases. Still on the virus, a father has lost a case to vaccinate his two teenage children despite ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades has told the 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow that more than €500 million will be allocated by the Cyprus government by 2026 for ...

In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said the government had planned to further relax Covid-19 measures, but this was scuppered by the emergence of the Delta Plus sub-variant. ...

In today’s episode, importers and manufacturers are warning that while some price increases have so far been kept from the consumer, they cannot remain so, and the full impact ...

In today’s episode, we hear that Russians are booking hotels in Cyprus to avoid a harsh lockdown back home. There’s also a Eurostat report which shows that 19 per ...

In today’s episode, Larnaca district court has found three teenagers guilty in the bullying death of a 16-year-old who died from alcohol poisoning in April 2019. In other news, Cypriot ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the spiralling costs for energy, raw materials and basic goods which were discussed in a House commerce committee meeting. We also ...

In today’s episode, the health ministry has announced that the Delta Plus sub-variant has now officially arrived in Cyprus. In other news, the pilot operation of eight traffic cameras ...

In today’s episode, a 30-year old man suspected of people smuggling has been arrested after a boat with irregular migrants arrived in Paralimni in the early hours of Sunday. ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

In today’s episode, we hear that parliament has passed legislation regulating the use of traffic cameras on roads. There’s also the latest from the diplomatic efforts between Cyprus ...

In today’s episode, the transport ministry has delayed the rollout of fines after newly installed traffic cameras recorded about 500 violations in just two hours at a junction in Nicosia. ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the cost that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic had on the island’s health service. Elsewhere, a sex education programme is about ...

In today’s episode, the government has announced that it will investigate the possibility of price caps on essential goods, in a bid to deal with spiralling price increases. In ...

In today’s episode, the issues surrounding the opening up of the fenced-off area of Varosha in the north of the island, is on the agenda of the Council of ...

In today’s episode, there’s the latest on the coronavirus as booster shots for those aged 60 and above are expected. There’s also the latest on worrying reports of ...

In today’s episode, we discuss the temporary suspension of government support to the farmers hit by the massive increase in the price of animal feed. Elsewhere, the Turkish Cypriot ...