EU ‘will honour commitment to Cyprus’

By Charlie Charalambous THE EUROPEAN Union said yesterday it would start membership talks with Cyprus next year as planned regardless of Turkish objections. “The negotiations

Security talks disappoint Holbrooke

TOP US negotiator Richard Holbrooke has expressed his disappointment at the lack of progress in the recent security talks in Nicosia between President Clerides and

Romantica flames put out

By Jean Christou THE LAST flames aboard the gutted cruise ship Romantica were extinguished by yesterday afternoon, police said. Fire experts boarded the vessel anchored

Taxi driver held after stabbing

By Martin Hellicar A TAXI driver has been remanded in custody for four days on suspicion of knifing another man outside a Larnaca taverna in

Bottled water withdrawn from market

A BATCH of bottled water was recently withdrawn from the market as unsuitable and operation of the bottling plant concerned has been suspended. “The operator