TEMPERS flared yesterday during a House Environment Committee meeting to discuss government plans for the Akamas peninsula.
The confrontation was sparked by the refusal of ministers to brief the committee on the government’s position on the issue, arguing that discussion on the Akamas would begin before the cabinet today.
DEMAND for property has risen dramatically in the past 12-18 months, and now analysts are predicting massive increases in land and property sales once the island joins the European Union (EU).
AS THE dust settled yesterday after the ‘battle’ for the tax reform, the losers began to appear. Hit worst by the new package are wage-earners who do not pay income tax or belong to any social group that receives state benefits.
CYPRUS Airways has taken delivery of its second new Airbus A319, spokesman Tassos Angelis said yesterday.
IGOR MARTINENGO, 52, from Russia was arrested on arrival at Larnaca airport on Monday after Interpol informed Cyprus police of his alleged implication in the embezzlement of $2 million in Russia.
CYPRUS and Iran agreed yesterday to look into establishing a joint committee to address various issues in the fields of energy, commerce, tourism and reciprocal investment.
THE fourth round of UN-led direct talks on Cyprus problem ended yesterday when President Glafcos Clerides met Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash in the presence of the UN Secretary-general’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto.
THE Transport Department announced yesterday that as from September 1 the owners of used cars would need to present a road-worthiness certificate before registering their vehicles.
MEMBERS OF large families are complaining that the new law obliging motorists to install three seat belts in the back seat of cars left them out in the cold, as they can no longer travel without exposing themselves to legal violations.
Implementation of the law on safety belts commenced on July 1 and police began searching scores of cars to check for compliance.
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