Nicosia municipal pool closed to public for fifth year

Nicosia municipal pool closed to public for fifth year

The Nicosia municipal swimming pool will not be open to the public until next year, marking a fifth consecutive year without access for residents. The pool has been closed for renovations worth €6.5 million, as the infrastructure was built in the 1980s and has not been seriously upgraded since then.

Buildings leap to the future with new logbooks

Buildings leap to the future with new logbooks

Digital records can help make European homes and offices greener and healthier.

Last-minute laws passed by House before June elections

Last-minute laws passed by House before June elections

– The House plenary passed laws related to regulations for local government bodies and operating permits for hotels before adjourning for the upcoming June elections.
– MPs approved a law extending the grace period for hotels lacking a full operating permit until the end of 2024, with a requirement to submit ‘as-built’ plans in the meantime.
– The transitional period for hotels to secure an operating permit has been extended by another six months.

MPs rush bill to extend hotel license grace period

MPs rush bill to extend hotel license grace period

– Currently over 90 per cent of hotel businesses are not able to secure the required certificates for a full operating license.
– Lingering concerns that the bill does not include adequate provisions relating to fire safety regulations.

Renovations begin on Alektora mosque

Renovations begin on Alektora mosque

Renovations work began on Monday at the abandoned mosque in the village of Alektora in the Limassol district. Alektora was almost exclusively inhabited by Turkish Cypriots until the outbreak of intercommunal violence in the 1960s.