Dreaming of a green Christmas

1997-12-21

By Martin Hellicar AMONG the throng of Christmas shoppers in Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square yesterday, a handful of environmentalists unfurled their banners to protest against development

Supermarket theft suspect remanded

1997-12-21

A CHECK-OUT attendant at a Larnaca supermarket allegedly dipped her hand into the till up to three times a day over the past 10 months,

Cyta signs deal with US internet experts

1997-12-21

THE CYPRUS Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) has signed a bi-lateral operating deal with US telecommunications provider IDT Corporation. The operating agreement will establish a direct fibre-optic

Health policy a priority, says Clerides

1997-12-21

PRESIDENT Clerides yesterday pledged continuing state support for a health policy offering “the highest level of medical treatment” based on a genuine “respect” for patients.

War with Turkey seen less likely

1997-12-21

CYPRIOTS are feeling generally more upbeat about the future, according to a social attitudes study by the Cyprus College Centre of Applied Research. The survey

Retailers complain business is not booming

1997-12-21

THE MAIN shopping thoroughfares may have been packed with Christmas shoppers yesterday but high street stores are still complaining of very disappointing sales. Trifonas Neocleous,

Man stabbed to death in Limassol

1997-12-21

A 23-year-old Greek Russian was stabbed to death in Limassol early yesterday morning. Costas Aslanides, recently settled in the town, was attacked at about 2am

Omonia keep up the pressure

1997-12-21

By George Christou OMONIA kept the pressure on the league leaders Anorthosis yesterday with a comfortable 2-0 home win over Paralimni which lifted them to

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.