THREE LAWS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT DUE TO LACK OF NURSES - ADMISSION OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH IN PARLIAMENT

THREE LAWS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT DUE TO LACK OF NURSES - ADMISSION OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH IN PARLIAMENT - Filenews 26/6 by Marilena Panayi


Three laws "that are directly related to the proper provision of services to Cypriot patients, are impossible to implement properly, because we do not have nurses". This position of the Minister of Health, Neophytos Charalambides, before the parliamentary committee on Health, was clear, as was his call to the Parliament: "Just as there is a shortage of nurses in the rest of Europe, there is also in Cyprus", he said in response to questions from MPs, while, commenting on the concerns of the trade unions, he said that "it is not my intention either, nor of the government to disturb the benefits and rights of any worker, nor to create unemployed nursing graduates."

SUMMER RAINS, LOW CLOUDS OR FOG AND STRONG WINDS ON THE MENU

 

SUMMER RAINS, LOW CLOUDS OR FOG AND STRONG WINDS ON THE MENU - Filenews 26/6

Seasonal low pressure affects the area.

Today, after the dissolution of the local low clouds and sparse fog or fog, the weather in most areas of the island will become mostly clear with temporarily increased clouds. At noon and after, however, clouds that will develop in the mountains may give isolated rains. Winds will initially be variable, light, 3 Beaufort, to soon become mainly southwest to northwest, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort and gradually on the coast moderate to strong and temporarily locally strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea will generally be a little rough, although initially in the southeast and east it will be calm to a little rough. The temperature will rise to around 37 degrees inland, around 29 on the west and southwest coasts, around 32 on the rest of the coasts and around 30 degrees in the higher mountains.

MYSTERY IN THE AIR - PASSENGER DIED FOLLOWING A FIGHT ON A FLIGHT FROM LARNACA TO MANCHESTER - WHAT JET2 SAYS ABOUT THE INCIDENT

MYSTERY IN THE AIR - PASSENGER DIED FOLLOWING A FIGHT ON A FLIGHT FROM LARNACA TO MANCHESTER - WHAT JET2 SAYS ABOUT THE INCIDENT - Filenews 25/6


An investigation is underway by Manchester Police, after the death of a man in his 30s during a flight.

A police spokesman confirmed the death of the passenger, while authorities are examining the circumstances under which the incident unfolded on the flight, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Manchester.

The BBC published an image of the 30-year-old.

FIRES - CRY OF ANGUISH FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF AGRICULTURE - THE THREE KEYS OF THE POLICE AND THE LAND AID FROM GREECE - REQUEST FOR 24 HOUR STAFFING OF THE STATIONS

FIRES - CRY OF ANGUISH FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF AGRICULTURE - THE THREE KEYS OF THE POLICE AND THE LAND AID FROM GREECE - REQUEST FOR 24 HOUR STAFFING OF THE STATIONS - Filenews 25/6 by Angelos Nikolaou



The plan, as well as their concerns about the operational readiness to deal with the fires, were submitted to the parliamentary Committee on the Interior by the competent services.

The meeting reflected the prevention and suppression measures that are already in place, as well as the problems of the countryside that intensify the risks.

GESY - A PATIENT TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IS URGENTLY NEEDED - DAILY PROBLEMS WITH EMERGENCY AIR AMBULANCES SAYS THE HIO - WHAT WAS REPORTED IN PARLIAMENT

GESY - A PATIENT TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IS URGENTLY NEEDED - DAILY PROBLEMS WITH EMERGENCY AIR AMBULANCES SAYS THE HIO - WHAT WAS REPORTED IN PARLIAMENT - Filenews 25/6 by Marilena Panayi


"We have a problem, Cyprus needs its own aircraft to transport patients abroad." The position of the general director of the Health Insurance Organization, Efi Kammitsi, in Parliament was clear: "Problems arise every day. Especially in incidents where human life is threatened, there is a problem because we have to locate an aircraft, come to Cyprus and then transfer the patient abroad. You remember the case where it was also discussed publicly with the patient who had to leave for a transplant."

CYPRUS PRESIDENCY - NEW EU POLICY ON ISLANDS AND COASTAL AREAS PRESENTED TODAY IN PAPHOS

CYPRUS PRESIDENCY - NEW EU POLICY ON ISLANDS AND COASTAL AREAS PRESENTED TODAY IN PAPHOS - Filenews 26/6 by Dora Christodoulou



The work of the high-level conference organized since yesterday by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU in cooperation with the European Commission and on "Strengthening the islands and coastal communities of the EU" culminates today in Paphos.

The Paphos Conference, the last of the Cyprus Presidency, is attended by the President of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides, the Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela, Commissioners of the European Commission, Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus and EU Member States, as well as officials of European institutions.

UNCOLLECTED WARRANTS ARE NO LONGER UNCOLLECTED IN PAPHOS

UNCOLLECTED WARRANTS ARE NO LONGER UNCOLLECTED IN PAPHOS - Filenews 26/6

A sum of tens of thousands of euros was collected by the Police in the first months of 2026, as part of an operation to execute warrants, which were pending in the province of Paphos.

Information from "F" states that almost 50 thousand were collected in four separate companies of the competent department of the Paphos Directorate and which concerned more than 200 uncollected warrants for fines issued in relation to various traffic and financial violations.

These campaigns are now carried out at regular intervals in the Paphos district and will continue as they prove to be particularly effective. In two previous cases, the amounts collected from warrants pending for years were in the order of almost €100,000, in Paphos and the Chrysochous apartment.

This practice, in addition to the obvious financial benefits it has for the state coffers, is considered by the competent state officials to be particularly important for its semantics: That is, that it now sends the message that no one can feel that the uncollected warrants will remain uncollected forever, as has been the case for so many years, but that they will be forced to pay them to avoid interest and shaming.