Clerides-Simitis talks on S-300s

By Jean Christou THE GOVERNMENT yesterday insisted that today’s meeting between President Glafcos Clerides and Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis would not focus on the

Public anger at FCUK campaign

By Andrew Adamides NICOSIANS are up in arms over posters advertising French Connection clothes and prominently featuring the acronym FCUK – which stands for French

Cyprus gets first EU pre-accession loan

THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term financing institution, is giving Cyprus a ECU 50 million (£29.23 million) loan, the first under an EU

Journalist Godfrey Jansen dies, aged 79

RENOWNED international journalist and author Godfrey Jansen died in Nicosia yesterday aged 79. Jansen, who was a regular contributor to the Cyprus Mail over the

Optimism over doctors dispute

BOTH government doctors’ union Pasyki and Finance Minister Christodoulos Christodoulou yesterday appeared optimistic about averting the indefinite strike that doctors have threatened to begin on

Rural areas facing sewage crisis

By Martin Hellicar RED TAPE is holding up the creation of much needed sewage treatment systems for rural communities, the House health committee heard yesterday.