Police beat us up, say boat people

By Charlie Charalambous and Martin Hellicar BOAT PEOPLE confined to a Limassol hotel yesterday accused police rapid reaction squad officers of storming their rooms and

New English School board chief quits

THE newly-appointed chairman of the English School board, Daniel Hadjitofis, has resigned from his post, a source close to him said yesterday. The resignation comes

Policeman suspended after shooting

THE LIMASSOL policeman who shot a suspect in the town on Wednesday has been suspended, pending the outcome of an investigation. The incident happened when

Two remanded after brawl

A DISPUTE between a group of Cypriot youths and two Russians has ended in a fight that hospitalised two people. Police say that at around

Police swamp gangland haunts in Limassol

By Charlie Charalambous REINFORCEMENTS from Nicosia have been sent to help Limassol police in an effort to stem the outbreak of gang-related crime. Since this

Only a no-fly zone will do, says Clerides

By Martin Hellicar PRESIDENT Clerides returned from his two-week Aegean cruise in uncompromising mood yesterday. He said the government would not postpone deployment of the

Bourse beats the August apathy

By Hamza Hendawi A TOUCH Of August may have finally come to the Cyprus Stock Exchange. The eighth month has consistently been the quietest by