The contract for the provision of services for the development of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SVAK) for the wider urban area of the free Province of Famagusta (consultancy services for the development of a sustainable urban mobility) was signed on February 10, at Ayia Napa City Hall (SUMP) for the greater urban area of the Famagusta District.
Yiannis Karousos, minister of transport, communications & works, Cyprus, marked the completion of the upgrades at the Archaeological Museum of the Larnaka District during his visit to the fully renovated wings, and in the presence of the mayor of Larnaca, the presidents of Larnaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Larnaka Tourism Board, members of Parliament of the Larnaca and Ammochostos regions, as well as officers of the Department of Antiquities and members of the local media.
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) welcomes the re-appointment of its deputy director general, Alexandros Josephides, as ‘International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Goodwill Maritime Ambassador’ for Cyprus, for the period 2022-2023.
Larnaca Tourism Board has announced their cooperation with the owner company of the unique architectural and cultural heritage mansion of Larnaca, the Edem Traditional House.
The Department of Antiquities, of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, as part of the public awareness campaign on childhood cancer, which is carried out by the Cyprus Association for Children with Cancer and Related Diseases ‘One Dream, One Wish’ on the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day on February 15, lit up Paphos Castle in gold. This was carried out during the period of February 15-22.
In an report released in late 2021, the UNIC Medical School Careers & Alumni Office reported that 99,8 percent of medical school graduates between 2015 and 2021, (599 out of 600), have been offered positions at over 200 medical centres around the world for residency training, internships, and research.
Giannis Karousos, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Cyprus, on February 04, participated in the Air Transport Summit held by the French Presidency of the EU, in Toulouse.
In view of the imminent start of the works of the large development of the Port-Marina of Larnaca from April 01, the date on which the consortium will officially take over the management of the project, a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Larnaca Tourism Development and Promotion Company was held on February 07, with Kition Holdings.
Cyprus arrivals of tourists reached 96,928 in December 2021 compared to 9,682 in December 2020, and to 110,330 tourist arrivals in December 2019.
DP World Limassol in January 31, officially welcomed what is hailed as the world’s biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas.