The education ministry in Cyprus is working on a bill to introduce the same penalties for secondary school students using mobile phones in class as those currently enforced in primary schools.
– After 19 years, a court has ruled that Thanasis Nicolaou was murdered, not that he committed suicide.
– Investigators have received formal orders of operation to dig into the 19-year-old case of guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou’s murder.
– Nicolaou’s death was initially ruled as a suicide but a recent inquiry determined he was strangled to death in a criminal act.
– The investigators have three months to conduct their investigation and will begin questioning individuals related to Nicolaou’s death.
– The case file is expected to include more than 5,000 pages of material gathered over the almost 20 years since Nicolaou’s killing.
Fact: President Nikos Christodoulides stressed that the newly appointed investigators must begin work immediately to uncover the truth about the death of Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under Alassa bridge in September 2005.
Increased incidents of juvenile delinquency have been observed recently, especially before and after the Easter holiday. Attacks with fireworks, street battles, car vandalism, and school vandalisms are on the rise, with even an attack on police officers. Some students exhibit extreme forms of delinquency, aggression, and bullying towards classmates and teachers, both in and out of school. The issue requires attention from all involved parties, including the school, Ministry, educators, Parent Associations, and families. A collective effort is needed to address and prevent these behaviors, utilizing research findings and all available means to protect children.
The tragic case of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou was not properly handled for 19 years.
Fact: Thanasis Nicolaou was found dead under Alassa bridge in September 2005, and his death was ruled as a suicide by a forensic pathologist.
– Just over 14 per cent of children in Cyprus have fallen victim to cyberbullying at least once or twice in the last few months.
– 9.5 per cent of children had bullied another child online in the past few months at least once or twice.
– 14.4 per cent of children reported being bullied in the same timeframe and frequency.
– 4.3 per cent of students had bullied children at school at least two to three times in the past few months.
– 7.8 per cent of students were bullied at least two to three times a month in the last months.
– 10.6 per cent of children were involved in fights at least three times in the past year.
– The increase in cyberbullying is alarming, particularly in the past few years among certain groups of children.
The World Health Organisation’s HBSC study in Cyprus by the Ministry of Education focused on cyberbullying and traditional bullying among Cypriot students. The survey included responses from 4,818 students aged 11, 13, and 15. The study found that boys in Cyprus reported higher rates of bullying at school than girls, while no significant gender differences were found in rates of being bullied. Additionally, 15-year-olds and children from low socio-economic backgrounds in Cyprus were more prone to cyberbullying, with no significant gender differences in rates of being cyberbullied. Boys in Cyprus also reported higher rates of involvement in physical fights compared to girls.
– The attorney-general filed a case at the supreme court for the auditor-general’s sacking on the grounds of inappropriate behavior.
– The auditor-general, Odysseas, is confident in his innocence and believes the truth will prevail.
– The president’s stance in the affair is compared to that of Caiaphas from religious knowledge.
– The former president is filing a libel suit seeking damages over corruption allegations.
– The plan to prevent organized crime did not have the desired results.
– An opinion poll showed the most popular Disy candidate for the European Parliament elections was Loucas Fourlas.