CRIME ROUND UP

 Filenews 8 June 2026

The young men who vandalized a parked vehicle in the coastal area of Germasogeia, in Limassol, on Saturday night, appeared on their own and admitted their act.

Speaking on the Alpha Good Morning show, Police Spokesman Byron Byron said that there were two people who caused damage.

These are, as he said, foreigners, who presented themselves to the Police, admitted to the incident, and will be brought before a court.

WHAT'S ON - 9-30 JUNE

 

WHAT'S ON - 9-30 JUNE

WIZZ AIR TO INTRODUCE STARLINK INTERNET ACROSS FLEET FROM 2027

WIZZ AIR TO INTRODUCE STARLINK INTERNET ACROSS FLEET FROM 2027 - Cy Mail 8/6 by Kyriacos Nicolaou


Budget airline Wizz Air announced on Monday that it plans to introduce Starlink connectivity across its fleet from 2027, becoming the first European ultra-low-cost carrier to deploy the satellite-based internet service.

The airline said installations will begin in 2027 and that all new-generation Wizz Air aircraft are expected to be equipped with the technology.

MINISTER OF HEALTH - UNSUITABLE FOOD REDUCED TO 2.7% - FINES OF €47,195 TO 91 BUSINESSES AND PLAN FOR A NEW FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY

MINISTER OF HEALTH - UNSUITABLE FOOD REDUCED TO 2.7% - FINES OF €47,195 TO 91 BUSINESSES AND PLAN FOR A NEW FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY - Filenews 8/6


Thousands of laboratory tests on food and water are carried out every year in Cyprus, providing the necessary data for the early detection of risks and the protection of public health, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Friday, in the context of a press conference for World Food Safety Day, during which data were presented showing a reduction in non-compliant food samples to 2.7% in 2025 from 3.7% the previous year.

According to the data, the Health Services imposed administrative fines of €47,195 on 91 businesses for violations of the law.

WANTED FOR CAR THEFT

 

WANTED FOR CAR THEFT - 8/6

The persons pictured are wanted to facilitate investigations into an investigated case of car theft, committed in the province of Larnaca, on 11/05/2026.

Anyone who knows anything that can help locate or identify them, is kindly requested to contact the Larnaca Police Department at 24804060 phone, or the nearest Police Station, or the Citizen's Line at 1460.

CHINESE FILM WEEK IN CYPRUS Pantheon Cinema, K-Cineplex, Nicosia Municipal Theatre, Nicosia & Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 10-15 June

CHINESE FILM WEEK IN CYPRUS

Pantheon Cinema, K-Cineplex, Nicosia Municipal Theatre, Nicosia

Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol

10-15 June

10th - Boonie Bears - The Hidden Protector - 4pm - Nicosia Mun Theatre followed later that evening by The Sound of Shanghai

11th - A Table for Two - Pantheon, Nicosia - 8pm

12th - I Am What I Am -TEPAK, Limassol

           Night King - Pantheon, Nicosia

13th - The Shadow's Edge

14th - It's Ok

15/6 - Blades of the Guardians - Wind Rises in the Desert - KCineplex,  Nicosia

Five days of film screenings and events. Subtitles in Greek and English

Chinese films will be screened in Nicosia and Limassol this June as the Embassy of China in Cyprus, the China Film Administration, and the deputy ministry of culture jointly present Chinese Film Week in Cyprus, running from Wednesday to June 15.

The five days of screenings highlight not only the cinema world but also take place in celebration of the United Nation’s International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations and the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Cyprus.

SCHENGEN MEMBERSHIP, BUT HOW?

SCHENGEN MEMBERSHIP, BUT HOW? - KNews 8/6

Cyprus’ Schengen goal: shifting timelines, political trade-offs and the Cyprus problem

By Larkos Larkou

On January 15, 2026, President Nikos Christodoulides said that “a huge effort is underway, and by the end of 2025 we will have completed everything, with the aim that in 2026 the Republic of Cyprus will join the Schengen Area.”

But just a few months later, on May 21, he revised that timeline, stating that “significant progress has been made on Cyprus’ accession to the Schengen Area, and a political decision is expected at the end of 2026 or early 2027, an important milestone for Cyprus” (CNA, 21/5).