Work begins on exhumations of missing

By Jean Christou PREPARATORY work began yesterday on a series of exhumations at two Nicosia cemeteries, which are expected to turn up the remains of

Army wife fined for false rape claim

By Charlie Charalambous THE 31-YEAR-OLD wife of a British army officer stationed in Cyprus was yesterday fined £250 after pleading guilty to making a false

New tax looms over tourist industry

By Anthony O. Miller IT WAS more bad news yesterday for the island’s hotel industry, whose leaders met with Commerce Minister Nicos Rolandis to discuss

Hoteliers hit back at unions

By Athena Karsera LORDOS Holdings, hoteliers’ associations and the Chamber of commerce and industry yesterday all condemned Thursday’s nationwide hotel strikes. Staff at many of

New US ambassador named

DONALD K. Bandler, a career diplomat, is being nominated by US President Clinton to be the next US Ambassador to Cyprus, replacing outgoing Kenneth Brill

Prodromou to contest Disy vice-chairmanship

DISY DEPUTY Prodromos Prodromou announced yesterday he would run for the vice-chairmanship of his party in upcoming elections for the post. Announcing his candidacy yesterday,

Body found in burning car

A CHARRED body was yesterday discovered in a burnt-out car on the old Limassol to Nicosia road. Police said last night that preliminary investigations suggested