PRESIDENT Tassos Papadopoulos will announce his decision tomorrow to launch a criminal investigation into the phone-tapping device found in the Justice Minister’s office three months ago. Justice Minister Doros Theodorou said yesterday on CyBC’s Face to Face radio programme that the president had decided to order an investigation on Monday.
HUNDREDS of people abandoned their cars to amble or cycle down Makarios Avenue in Nicosia yesterday as part of the ‘In Town Without My Car’ initiative to celebrate European Mobility Week. The event was organised by Nicosia Municipality, the Environment Service, the Green Party, Police Headquarters and the Cycling Club.
LIMASSOL will join the Greek city of Patra in its celebrations as host of European Capital of Culture 2006. Earlier this month European Union culture ministers chose the Greek carnival city to host dozens of cultural events and projects as European Capital of Culture for 2006. As chosen cultural city, Patra is obligated to propose one other city for the celebrations.
A STUDY on the social perceptions of Greek Cypriots revealed that concerns over war with Turkey, environmental and economic disasters and foreign workers have dropped since 2001, but fears over personal safety have risen. The study, conducted by the Cyprus College Centre of Applied Research every two years, looked at the fears and concerns of 603 people between July and August this year.
LACK OF SUPPORT from the government has forced the Paphiacos Animal Welfare to shut its doors for a month from tomorrow, with only its emergency services being unaffected. Speaking to the Sunday Mail yesterday, a spokesman for the cash-strapped organisation said the reason behind the decision was their dire financial position. “Put simply, we are almost out of money,” he said.
PRESIDENT Tassos Papadopoulos yesterday stressed the need for systematic efforts by the government to gain mutual trust on which the foundations for the reunification of the island can be built. In an open letter printed in Haravghi, the President said Greek and Turkish Cypriots should learn to work together and communicate through the pathways of our common heritage.
A RUSSIAN MAN was remanded in police custody for eight days yesterday in connection with the issuing of forged permanent residency visas in Paphos. The Russian is the third person to be detained in connection with the scam, following the arrest of two other men suspected of being involved — a 29-year-old Georgian and a 28-year-old Ukrainian.
TWO NATIONAL Guardsmen burned to death in their car early yesterday after crashing into an electricity pylon on the Limassol to Platres road. Police said the two men were driving towards Pelendri village at around 3am when the driver lost control of the Mitsubishi Lancer which hit the pylon and caught fire. The Fire Service rushed to the scene but it was too late.
IS IT JUST my imagination, or would some people out there agree with me when I sometimes feel as if everyone’s in charge of me except myself? Your family, your boss, your friends, your partner … the list goes on. So what can you do about it?
Sir, I was delighted to read the article (Sunday Mail, September 14) by Loucas G. Charalambous. It is rare to read or hear a Greek Cypriot confess that the Annan Plan in effect offers everything to the Greek Cypriots and nothing to the Turkish Cypriots. Nothing at any rate which they consider absolutely necessary for a solution.
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.
