By Alexia Saoulli
TURKISH Cypriots are only allowed unemployment benefits if they fulfil certain prerequisites, a Labour Ministry official said yesterday.
By Michele Kambas
THE GOVERNMENT faces tough decisions on curbing budget deficits if it is to meet its target of adopting the euro as soon as possible after the country joins the European Union.
By Alexia Saoulli
THE TOTAL damages caused by Saturday’s freak storm in Nicosia will be known after an assessment report is completed on Friday, Interior Minister Andreas Christou said yesterday, adding local authorities had been asked to submit suggestions for improvements in city drainage systems.
By Jean Christou
CYPRUS Airways is concerned that it hasn’t yet received a licence from the Greek government for an airline it plans to launch in Greece within the next three weeks.
By a Staff Reporter
RESIDENTS of Ayios Andreas in Nicosia gathered yesterday to protest against a new road layout in the area, which has resulted in more than 20 traffic accidents in two weeks.
The protest was also attended by representatives from the town planning department, the police and the Interior Ministry.
By Stefanos Evripidou
THE Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a company dealing in long-term holiday contracts to employ 105 foreign sales representatives, after the Labour Ministry refused to approve their application on the grounds that existing salesmen were employing street-sale tactics that bordered on harassment.
By Alexia Saoulli
THE HOUSE Communication Committee decided yesterday that twin cabin truck drivers would have to add backseat seatbelts in their vehicles. The bill will be sent to the Plenum for approval next Thursday.
By Jean Chrisotu
SOCIALIST KISOS leader Yiannakis Omirou yesterday attempted to mend fences with Turkish Cypriot parties after Serdar Denktash walked out of a bicommunal party leaders’ meeting at the Ledra Palace on Monday, but he stood by the comment that so upset Denktash.
By a Staff Reporter
A 62-year-old farmer was killed in a road accident near Polis Chrysochous at 5pm yesterday.
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.
