Parliament passes bill; former PM votes against
A bill allowing migrants to obtain a three-year residency and work permit as a means to tackle labor shortages was passed by Parliament in a roll call vote on Tuesday.
Cypriot businesses ask for foreign workers
The hotel, food service and retail sectors in Cyprus have recorded over 12,000 vacancies, prompting the relevant professional associations to jointly appeal to the island’s Labor Ministry in favor of simplified procedures for hiring staff from third countries.
It’s Christmastime in the cosmos
For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA released an image last month of a Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster, a winking collection of galaxies 4.3 billion light-years from Earth.
Teen arrested over chase resulting in officer’s death
Police arrested a 17-year-old identified as one of the accomplices of a 20-year-old Roma man who was the driver in a road chase that resulted in the fatal injury on Monday of a 29-year-old officer of the Dias police motorcycle unit.