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Cabinet approves bill allowing industrial hemp production
A bill for the cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp was adopted by the Cabinet on Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis said. To avoid being used as a tool for illegal activities, the...
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Three arrested after fracas with policeman in Paphos
Three people were arrested early on Thursday in connection with an attack on a policeman in Paphos. At about 1:30am, a patrol spotted a 19-year-old for whom there was an outstanding arrest warrant for...
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Prominent lawyer charged with traffic offences
Prominent lawyer and former European Court of Human Rights judge Loukis Loucaides has been charged for abusing a police officer and traffic violations, it emerged on Friday. The incident happened on...
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Three arrested for using fake credit cards
Three foreign nationals on holiday in Limassol have been arrested for using fake credit cards. The three, aged 20, 21 and 29 years respectively, arrived in Cyprus on September the 1. The following day,...
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Paphos teenager lauded for handing back briefcase with €10,000
By Bejay Browne A PAPHOS teenager who found a briefcase containing around €10,000 which had been left in a café toilet by a local businessman, immediately alerted police and the venue manager. The...
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Man says beaten up by Napa pub owners
Ayia Napa police are investigating a complaint from a 35-year-old who said he was beaten up by pub owners in the early hours of Saturday outside their premises. The man told police he was handing out...
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School recycling bins set on fire
At around 4.30am on Saturday, police were notified that recycling bins at school in the Lakatamia are of the capital were on fire. Officers, along with the fire service went to the scene and found...
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Probe into twin baby’s death to be submitted next week
By Andria Kades Two separate investigations into the death of a twin born to a young mother in Paphos hospital, who did not know she was expecting two children, are set to be submitted to the relevant...
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Investigators off to Athens on Sunday
Two police investigators are set to travel to Athens on Sunday to question and take statements from five people in connection with Cyprus’ economic collapse. The case, which is linked to the former...
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In danger of arrest over unpaid debts? Write to the AG, minister says
By Andria Kades People struggling to pay their debts and who are at risk of being sent to prison are encouraged to send a letter, even if it’s handwritten, to the attorney-general, Justice Minister...
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Parents charged with child abandonment after a night out
The parents of three minors – 2, 5, and 15 – were charged with abandoning their children on Saturday, after neighbours alerted police to the baby’s crying the previous night. According to Limassol CID...
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Two slightly injured in ‘drive by’ shooting
Larnaca police are investigating what appeared to be a ‘drive-by shooting’ at a wedding in Ormidhia on Saturday night in which a 20-year-old girl and a 61-year-old man were injured but not seriously....
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President praises army, police and rescue services
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday praised the army, police and rescue services for the job they did in saving 115 migrants aboard a small boat on Sunday morning. He was speaking at the swearing-in...
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Larnaca hospital worker arrested on suspicion of theft
A 49-year-old Larnaca hospital worker was arrested on Monday in connection with the theft of some €4,000 from a cash box with takings from the accident and emergency department. He is facing charges of...
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Man injured in March brawl dies in Limassol
A 50-year-old man badly injured during a brawl in Limassol in March has died, police said on Tuesday. The man, a foreign national, was being treated at Limassol hospital for head injuries. Four...
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Hospital clerk confesses to theft, police say
A 49-year-old clerk at the Larnaca hospital emergency room confessed to stealing the day’s revenues – some €4,000 – early on Monday morning, police said on Tuesday. According to unnamed police sources...
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Police investigate assault at Larnaca apartment
Larnaca police are investigating an assault on a 44-year-old man on Thursday after he went to put out his trash for collection. According to police, at around 4.30pm on Thursday, the man went...
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Co-op case ‘one of the most serious under investigation’ police say (Updated)
By Angelos Anastasiou The case of irregular loans granted by the now-defunct Ayia Fyla Cooperative Savings bank is one of the most serious under investigation and may involve loans up to €25 million,...
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Man held after resisting arrest
A 22-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested on Friday night in connection with attacking police officers, resisting arrest, threatening and carrying a knife. According to police he had some outstanding...
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Poacher arrested and charged in Famagusta area
Members of the Famagusta police anti-poaching unit said they caught a 61-year-old from the Famagusta district hunting wild birds with the use of limesticks early on Sunday. The man was caught...
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