School air conditioning rollout pushed to spring as ministry speeds up checks
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou says more schools will have working air conditioners by April and May, as inspections are accelerated over the winter months.
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New teacher appointment bill heading to parliament by early December
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou says the government will press ahead with reforming how teachers are hired, despite union objections, aiming for a vote before March 2027.
Education support staff to begin indefinite strike over unpaid wages
Unions SEK and PEO say some education ministry support programme workers have gone five months without pay and will walk out indefinitely from Monday.
Health ministry launches campaign to promote natural childbirth
Cyprus's health ministry has begun a month-long information drive for expectant mothers, aiming to lower the country's high cesarean rate and cut premature births.
Cyprus raises student grants and income limits for 2025-26
The cabinet approved €11.5m in student allowances for the 2025-2026 academic year and lifted the family income ceiling from €39,000 to €44,000 for households with two children.
Cyprus revokes permits of Pakistanis after Limassol clashes
Residence permits have been withdrawn from Pakistani nationals linked to the October 15 clashes in Mesa Yeitonia, Limassol, the deputy migration ministry has said.
Cyprus all-day schools still short of roughly 10% of staff, MPs told
Lawmakers pressed the education ministry to close the staffing gap and ensure all-day units are fully ready when the school year begins.
Legionnaires source at Nicosia clinic to be identified by Thursday
Health authorities expect to pinpoint the origin of a legionnaires infection at a private Nicosia clinic within days, after a baby was hospitalised and new admissions were halted.
No childcare means no Greek lessons for some migrant mothers
State language courses bar parents from bringing children to class, leaving mothers without care options shut out — though evening schools already run supervised childcare.
Cyprus teachers to rally at presidential palace over appointment system
Poed, Oelmek and Oltek are calling on members to gather outside the presidential palace on Thursday against the education ministry's updated hiring proposal.
Cyprus extends student grant deadline to October 20
The finance ministry's grants service has pushed back the cut-off for state student support applications for 2025-2026, warning this will be the last extension.
Cabinet to approve special education bill this week
President Nikos Christodoulides says the cabinet will back a bill on Wednesday that overhauls special education and puts children at the centre of policy.