Import tax shocks, but ‘fruit and veg prices will fall’

2002-04-28

CONSUMERS in Cyprus hit by high fruit and veg prices should see costs fall once the island is fully harmonised with the European Union.

That was the good news yesterday from Petros Markou, President of the Consumers Association, following press reports about high import taxes on agricultural products imported from EU countries.

Tales from the Coffee Shop

2002-04-28

A BIG thank-you to all those readers who have taken advantage of our 11th anniversary offer, writing in to suggest individuals on whom we could dish some dirt.

Larnaca hardest hit in bookings slump

2002-04-28

LARNACA has been hardest hit in the holiday bookings stakes this year, showing a drop of 58 per cent in reservations from the UK.

According to internal Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) figures, bookings for Paphos are down 23 per cent, Limassol 36 per cent, and Ayia Napa 50 per cent as of the end of February.

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.