By a Staff Reporter
THE CABINET yesterday approved a bill granting children’s allowance to all families, which will be submitted to the House today. Currently only families with three children and over qualify for child benefit.
By Alex Mita
INTERIOR Minister Andreas Christou said yesterday the government would not tolerate any arbitrary behaviour by anyone claiming Turkish Cypriot property, regardless of the reasons for their action.
By Sofia Kannas
SHOPKEEPERS in the Ayios Tychonas district of Limassol are planning to close off the town’s coastal road tomorrow in protest against the continuing ban on shops in the area opening on Sundays.
By a Staff Reporter
A 54-year-old man was in hospital last night after spending more than 24 hours trapped in his truck after it went over a 150-metre crevice near Paramali village in the Paphos district.
By Jean Christou
THE CYPRUS Paraplegic Organisation (CPO) said yesterday it would suspend planned protests to give the new government a chance to fulfill its long-standing demands to improve the lives of disabled people.
By Stefanos Evripidou
GOVERNMENT Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said yesterday the Cabinet would put on hold its decision to change Cyprus’ antiquated law on evidence until hearing the advice of new Attorney-general Solon Nikitas.
By a Staff Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday appointed a nine-member committee drawing from the private sector to advise the government on the economy.
The nine-member Council of Economic Experts, directly answerable to President Tassos Papadopoulos, will be headed by former DIKO politician Alexis Galanos.
By a Staff Reporter
A VIOLENT hailstorm rocked a holiday jet flying from Larnaca to Manchester on Monday, causing it to plunge thousands of feet, tearing a hole in the nose cone and shattering the windshield, British newspapers reported yesterday.
The extent of the damage was not apparent until the aircraft landed on Monday night at 7.10pm.
By Elena Fysentzou
DERMATOLOGISTS in Cyprus are organising a campaign against hair loss next week, aiming to enlighten the public and to dispel common misconceptions on the issue.
The plan was announced yesterday by the Chairman of the Dermatological Company of Cyprus, Costas Demetriou, together with members Androulla Kyprianou and George Vakis.
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.
