BRITAIN’S Cyprus envoy, Sir David Hannay, is expected in Athens today to talk Cyprus problem with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou.

CYPRUS is dragging its feet when it comes to putting its EU harmonisation commitments into practice, the head of Cyprus’s EU accession talks team again warned yesterday.

DOCTORS said yesterday the six-year-old leukaemia sufferer at the centre of a massive search for a compatible bone marrow donor would probably need blood transfusions to counter his deteriorating health.

SMALL cap shares were in focus on the stock market yesterday, with interest on K&G Complex – widely speculated to be the target of a takeover bid — spiking demand in the stock, which ended the day with a staggering 5.2 million shares changing hands.

THE UNIVERSAL Life insurance firm has bought up the International Merchandising Centre (IMC) building outside Nicosia for a reported £15 million.

The deal will not affect the Stock Market’s relocation to the massive IMC building or the rental terms agreed for the move.

A MAN still wanted by police in connection with Wednesday’s armed raid on a Limassol bank yesterday gave himself in.

The surrender came just hours after another three suspects had been remanded in custody for eight days in connection with the robbery. A fourth suspect, arrested on Wednesday, was released yesterday.

IN THE wake of assaults on teachers and arson attacks at local secondary schools, the Education Ministry is proposing to set up a mobile security force to police schools.

Education Minister Ouranios Ioannides said this rapid reaction force would be manned by private security men and alerted by alarm systems in all schools.

THE GOVERNMENT will on Monday begin testing asbestos miners and their families for a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibres suspended in the air, according to Parliamentary testimony yesterday and a Health Ministry physician.

HEALTH Minister Frixos Savvides yesterday said he hoped April 15 would be the date British experts would start setting up shop to test Ergates villagers for lead, cadmium and dioxin suspected in the smoke from the nearby Marios & Andreas foundry.

PRESIDENT Glafcos Clerides said yesterday he was worried about Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash’s attitude towards the talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem.