The Cyprus News Digest

A hard-hitting look at events making the news in Cyprus and around the world with one of Cyprus' leading English language broadcast journalists, Rosie Charalambous.

Cyprus News Digest 26th April 2024 04/26/2024

Cyprus News Digest 26th April 2024 The Education Minister promises reforms and the introduction of critical thinking in our schools; the Fire Service gears up for the wildfire season; the Interior Ministry is investigating fraudulent voter registrations. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30980993

Cyprus News Digest 19th April 2024 04/19/2024

Cyprus News Digest 19th April 2024 A bee park opens outside Nicosia; Cypriot winemakers showcase their products; young people compete at the SCyence Fair; Systema Cyprus teams up with young french musicians for Melange Musical. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30883078

Cyprus News Digest 12th April 2024 04/12/2024

Cyprus News Digest 12th April 2024 The government mulls charging for the park and ride scheme; large numbers of jellyfish are lurking off the south coast; demonstrators vent their anger at President Christodoulides' lacklustre response to Israel's continued atrocities in Gaza. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30782218

Cyprus News Digest 5th April 2024 04/04/2024

Cyprus News Digest 5th April 2024 Israel denies deliberately targeting aid workers in Gaza, while reactions to the assassination elicit differing responses; 'All you need to know about photovoltaics': a public lecture at the University of Cyprus and there's more illegal building by the Church. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30680888

Cyprus News Digest 29th March 2024 03/29/2024

Cyprus News Digest 29th March 2024 With Easter approaching, the police warn about the dangers of firecrackers; the EAC is investigating illegal installations of photovoltaics; beware of processionary caterpillars - they can kill a dog. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30580253

Cyprus News Digest 22nd March 2024 03/22/2024

Cyprus News Digest 22nd March 2024 Can Cyprus achieve carbon neutrality by 2050? A huge 'toe-biter' water bug is found on the island for the first time; 'Women Walk and Talk' this weekend. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30478393

Cyprus News Digest 15th March 2024 03/15/2024

Cyprus News Digest 15th March 2024 The much-touted aid ship finally left Larnaca for Gaza this week; the CEO and Chairman of Shriners Hospitals outline their work around the world; a new law will oblige EU countries to assess the health of all soils in their territory - and they will have to clean up those that are below par. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30374418

Cyprus News Digest 8th March 2024 03/08/2024

Cyprus News Digest 8th March 2024 Shriners doctors are treating children with orthopaedic problems in Cyprus; chickens saved from slaughter are replenishing our degraded soil; British expats will see their pensions taxed at UK rates next year. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30268548

Cyprus News Digest 1st March 2024 03/01/2024

Cyprus News Digest 1st March 2024 Medieval graffiti sheds light on our history; a bicommunal survey looks at how the news we consume shapes our opinions; the Goethe Institute is back with a series of special events. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30164263

Cyprus News Digest 23rd February 2024 02/23/2024

Cyprus News Digest 23rd February 2024 Cyprus' new Commissioner for the Environment outlines her priorities; and young women are invited to be an 'Ambassador for a Day'. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/30030288

Cyprus News Digest 16th February 2024 02/16/2024

Cyprus News Digest 16th February 2024 We absorb them every day, but Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can seriously affect our health: you're invited to sign a petition calling on the authorities to implement a strategic plan to control EDCs; water bills are set to rise - we get the details. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/29967693

Cyprus News Digest 9th February 2024 02/09/2024

Cyprus News Digest 9th February 2024 MPs question the low prosecution rate of police officers accused of gender violence; Cyprus' job seekers database is years out of date; Limassol prepares to host the Palestinian Independent Film Festival. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/29859843

Cyprus News Digest 2nd February 2024 02/02/2024

Cyprus News Digest 2nd February 2024 We hear about a project that cares for the vulnerable and homeless; British ex-pats should register to vote in upcoming UK elections; health-giving plants grow all over Cyprus: we go foraging. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/29747718

Cyprus News Digest 26th January 2024 01/26/2024

Cyprus News Digest 26th January 2024 Cases of domestic violence have risen in the last few years: we hear how SPAVO - the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family - is dealing with the increase. The EU launches a Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/29658933

Cyprus News Digest 19th January 2024 01/18/2024

Cyprus News Digest 19th January 2024 We hear about the appalling conditions during the on-going tragedy in Gaza from a co-ordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres who recently returned from a mission there. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/29545638

Cyprus News Digest 8th December 2023 12/08/2023

Cyprus News Digest 8th December 2023 Following three bus fires in the last few months the Transport Ministry removes school buses from circulation, leaving thousands of pupils stranded; a Peace March in Nicosia sees a huge turnout calling for a ceasefire in Gaza; there’s been a sizeable increase in domestic violence in Cyprus /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28973883

Cyprus News Digest 1st December 2023 11/30/2023

Cyprus News Digest 1st December 2023 Maritime and Space organisations in Cyprus sign an MOU; who's pulling whose leg as regards infringements of the Akamas Plan? The forest department wants you to buy a Christmas tree in a pot so that you can use it again in the coming years. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28868088

Cyprus News Digest 24th November 2023 11/24/2023

Cyprus News Digest 24th November 2023 The authorities say they will crack down on crime organised in our prison; Tree Week starts on Sunday; Systema Cyprus invite you to enjoy A Crescendo of Dreams, and November 29th is International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28772513

Cyprus News Digest 17th November 2023 11/17/2023

Cyprus News Digest 17th November 2023 A new group "United for Palestine" takes action in Nicosia; a survey into bullying in our schools finds that non Greek Cypriots are more likely to be victims, and 12.7% of Cyprus' population is diabetic. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28671273

Cyprus News Digest 10th November 2023 11/09/2023

Cyprus News Digest 10th November 2023 How do Palestinians in Cyprus keep abreast of the well-being of their loved ones in Gaza? We talk to the Embassy of Palestine about the difficulties it faces as the slaughter continues; an art competition is launched to mark International Day of Human Rights; Birdlife Cyprus celebrates its 20th birthday /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28565728

Cyprus News Digest 3rd November 2023 11/02/2023

Cyprus News Digest 3rd November 2023 Another huge rally in Nicosia called for a ceasefire in Gaza; roads being built in Akamas breach the legally binding conditions of the Akamas Plan; the Confederation of Organisations for the Disabled demand that the Radiomarathon be scrapped. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28496765

Cyprus News Digest 27th October 2023 10/27/2023

Cyprus News Digest 27th October 2023 Keynote speakers from a conference on tourism and sustainability talk about how climate change will affect the tourist industry. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28418183

Cyprus News Digest 13th October 2023 10/13/2023

Cyprus News Digest 13th October 2023 About 40 per cent of privately owned properties are affected by the division of Cyprus; there's a public discussion next week about the property issue in the Cyprus problem; a new NGO aims to bring young people from all communities on the island together, through sport. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28297418

Cyprus News Digest 6th October 2023 10/06/2023

Cyprus News Digest 6th October 2023 An invasive poisonous fish has been seen in Cyprus' coastal waters; more Griffon vultures have been released to boost the dwindling population on the island; the Study UK Awards are open for applications /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28234199

Cyprus News Digest 29th September 2023 09/29/2023

Cyprus News Digest 29th September 2023 Is Cyprus' treatment of refugees pushing them into the arms of traffickers and criminal gangs? With corruption on the rise across the world, investigative journalists hold their global conference in Sweden; a photographic archive goes on display in Nicosia next week. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28167893

Cyprus News Digest 22nd September 2023 09/22/2023

Cyprus News Digest 22nd September 2023 /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28101155

Cyprus News Digest 15th September 2023 09/15/2023

Cyprus News Digest 15th September 2023 We join the thousands who demonstrated against fascism in Nicosia last weekend; single use plastic straws were banned a year ago - but are the paper ones any better? The government wants to make Cyprus a tertiary education centre but supporting infrastructure is lacking. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/28031643

Cyprus News Digest 8th September 2023 09/08/2023

Cyprus News Digest 8th September 2023 In the wake of vicious attacks on immigrants in Paphos and Limassol last week, we discuss the rise of fascism in Cyprus, and the apparent tolerance of it by the government and police. /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/27968835

Cyprus News Digest 1st September 2023 09/01/2023

Cyprus News Digest 1st September 2023 A new park-and-ride scheme comes into force next week that aims to cut traffic congestion and air pollution in Nicosia; the Committee for Missing Persons can become a Truth Commission to bring closure for grieving relatives - but how will it work? /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/27899862

Cyprus News Digest 18th August 2023 08/18/2023

Cyprus News Digest 18th August 2023 The hunting season starts on Sunday; Cyprus is allowed to bag 15,000 turtle doves but the hunting federation says its members work to conserve the rapidly declining species /episode/index/show/cyprusmail/id/27787677

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