It’s Almost Summer, Ready to Go Swimming Cyprus?
With summer underway and many having already had their first swim, this vine caught our attention with the little guy’s big smile. Remember to look after yourselves, both in the water and out.
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New addition to Limassol’s evolving skyline gets approval
An iconic new addition to the sea-side city’s skyline, designed by Atkins last year, has been approved. The following video has been shared for the project and looks very promising: Could this attract even more international businesses to set up in Cyprus? Or is it an eye-sore to the local inhabitants? Sound off in the […]
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And the plot thickens: SBA could claim Aphrodite Gas Field in their own EEZ
Both Sovereign Base Areas currently claim 3 nautical miles as their own exclusive economic zone, but reserve the right to claim up to 12. According to our research, this was defined in the treaty concerning the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, 19 August 1960. (source) The extract from wikipedia below caught the attention of […]
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PSA: Dangerous African Cat possibly roaming streets in Ayia Phyla Limassol
According to a blog post (in Greek), an imported African Serval cat has gone missing from a home in Limassol, in the Ayia Phyla area. Some are sharing this link ferociously online, stating that Serval’s could be dangerous to small mammals (dogs, cats and possibly babies) which could be seen as their prey. Being unable […]
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CNN covers Limassol Carnival as possibly the second coolest carnival in the world!
We love seeing Cyprus in the international media, especially when it’s something fun colourful and social. In an article published today on CCN.com, Robin asks if Limassol’s carnival could be the coolest outside of Rio. Take it as you may, we love that people love it. And you can see more awesome photos and details […]
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[Updated] Limassol man received €11k water bill for his 1 bedroom flat
The above image is going viral across Cyprus, documenting one man’s “war” with the Cyprus Water Board. The image is captioned with the following: After receiving my water bill a few days ago,and calling the Cyprus water board of Limassol to ask how the hell they worked out how i use so much water for […]
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McDonalds now delivers in Limassol Cyprus
Believe it or not, McDonalds will begin to introduce McDelivery from their Makarios Avenue location in Limassol. Whilst we believe this is a test before they open up the service to their other location island-wide. McDonalds have gone so far as to claim that you’ll receive your food in under 7 minutes, 7 days a […]
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Nicos Anastasiades and Dervis Eroglu Joint Declaration
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu had their first meeting today under the auspices of the UN Secretary General’s Good Offices mission. The meeting was held in a friendly and cordial atmosphere and the two leaders have agreed to the following: 1. The status quo is unacceptable and its prolongation will […]
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Cyprus Science Technology Park could finally be coming to Pentakomo
The Cypriot government has invited interested parties to submit an Initial Expression of Interest regarding the Cyprus Science Technology Park (a.k.a STP). They are looking for both Enterprises/Organisations and Investors who would like to be a part of the planned park. For more information head over to the MCIT website, who have (for a change) […]
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And we’re back, with something for almost everyone!
Hello all, we’ve been closed since the end of November, and it’s time we come clean as to why. As you can tell we’ve had a slight makeover here at OnThisIsland, which puts focus on content. This obviously makes for a more enjoyable experience for readers, but it also sets the stage for our first […]
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Rent A Desk Cyprus becomes Desk&Co to help even more entrepreneurs and businesses.
“Desk&Co gives startups, entrepreneurs and freelancers the place, and the space, to grow and succeed… with a splash of free coffee!” It’s been quiet over at RentADeskCyprus.com for the last two or three weeks. But that was all explained in their first newsletter announcing the project has changed it’s name to Desk&Co, so as to better represent […]
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Now offering Ticketing, Table Reservations, a free iPad Mini* and much much more!
We’ve been offering event marketing and free promotion since day 1 on April 5th 2005, and since then we’ve sold some tickets, helped our readers get tables or VIP passes, run online competitions and challenges and even interviewed some world-class artists over the years. It’s obvious that we were looking into the event ticketing space, […]