‘We’re poor: give us the money’

1999-02-13

By Charlie Charalambous PISTOL-WIELDING bank robbers, claiming poverty, got away with £60,000 in a daylight heist in central Nicosia yesterday morning. Two masked robbers, wearing

Marios Matsakis vs Ann Hercus

1999-02-13

By Charlie Charalambous UN CHIEF of Mission Dame Ann Hercus has sent a personal letter to maverick Diko deputy Marios Matsakis warning him to tread

Politis hits the news stands

1999-02-13

THE FIRST edition of Greek-language daily Politis entered the media fray yesterday after much hype and anticipation. The tabloid-sized paper packed separate culture and sports

New broadcasting package announced

1999-02-13

THE GOVERNMENT announced yesterday that it had passed a package of measures aimed at keeping tighter check on broadcasting. An official press release also stated

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.