A 63-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to ten years in prison on Monday for sexually abusing his mentally and physically handicapped son over the past 14 years.
Police began investigating the man, who lives in an undisclosed village, when he bashed his nine-year-old daughter six months ago and an unknown individual reported the incident.
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday denied all knowledge of reports that Turkish Cypriots were being forced to pay hefty fees to secure passports from the Republic, said a senior Interior Ministry official.
TURKISH CYPRIOT leader Rauf Denktash said yesterday that he wanted a referendum before the signing of any possible agreement on the Annan plan.
“This is a legal obligation. We will bring this to the attention of (UN envoy Alvaro) de Soto today so he knows about it and is not faced with a surprise,” Denktash told the Turkish Cypriot news agency TAK.
A BRITISH man from Limassol arrested in connection with fraud charges is being investigated jointly by Limassol CID and Interpol.
48-year-old Gregory Sydeham was arrested last Friday after individuals alleging they had been duped into investing their money in a company abroad reported him to Limassol Police.
A GOVERNMENT proposal to lower entry-level wages for civil servants has been rejected by the House of Representatives.
A MEETING of prominent Cypriots from both sides of the green line called for unity and tolerance on the road to a united Cyprus joining the EU.
Turkish Cypriots crossed the divide to take part in a bi-communal discussion forum organised by the Cyprus Delegation of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).
PARENTS AT a Nicosia primary school were yesterday instructed not to send their children to school after the Education Ministry failed to transfer a disruptive pupil.
D.I.K.O. CHIEF Tassos Papadopoulos leads President Glafcos Clerides by 1.4 per cent in the presidential race, according to the latest survey.
A FATHER and his three sons attacked and wounded Limassol police officers on Monday night, when police tried to arrest one of them during a drugs bust, police said yesterday.
THE CABINET yesterday gave the green light to the Electricity Authority (EAC) to participate in the Hellas Sat satellite venture due to be launched in March.
Trade Industry and Tourism Minister Nicos Rolandis said the cabinet approved the move even if Hellas Sat has not provided all the necessary documents requested by his ministry.
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