By Sofia Kannas
THE CYPRUS Investors’ Association yesterday made public the results of a criminal investigation by the Attorney-general office, implicating presidential candidate Tassos Papadopoulos in a company accused of defrauding investors of millions of pounds.
By George Psyllides
THE GOVERNMENT said yesterday a third version of the United Nations settlement plan for Cyprus would only be submitted if there was a give and take procedure during ongoing talks between the two sides.
By a Staff Reporter
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Tassos Papadopoulos and the leader of AKEL Demetris Christofias, were both on the receiving end of a barrage of condemnation yesterday for intervening in the work of journalists and hindering the freedom of speech.
By Stefanos Evripidou
THE EUROPEAN Parliament is drafting a resolution setting down strict rules and guidelines on breast implant surgery, including the introduction of national registers and passports. If acted upon, these rules will be adopted in Cyprus where chest-enhancing operations have hit the thousands – for both sexes.
By Tania Khadder
A 60-YEAR-OLD bus driver was missing last night after his vehicle was swept away by a river which broke its banks due to the heavy rains, police said.
The man had just dropped off his passengers – mainly pupils – at around 7pm, when his mini-bus was swept by the Yialias river in Pera Horio Nisou near Nicosia.
By Sofia Kannas
THE KEBIR Mosque in Limassol has opened for the first time since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the Turkish Cypriot Properties Administration in the city confirmed yesterday.
The mosque, which has been disused for more than 30 years, was re-opened on Tuesday after the completion of extensive renovation work sponsored by the government.
By Tania Khadder
CYPRUS has made its choice for Eurovision 2003, with Stelios Constantas set to represent the island with his upbeat pop love song ‘Feeling Alive’.
Constantas was chosen by a three-member panel made up of composer Lia Vissi, lyricist Evi Proutsa and CyBC official Manios Skordis, who listened through a total of 52 entries.
By Alex Mita
THE VETERINARY Services said yesterday they believed the recent death of 20 flamingos at the Larnaca salt lake was caused by lead poisoning.
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.
