Sir, Having read in your excellent papers a number of (sometimes lengthy) letters abhorring timeshare ticket touts in Paphos, I would like to protest in the strongest terms. Despite having lived in Cyprus for four years and having paid numerous visits to Paphos I have not once been stopped by a timeshare tout.
FROM Tuesday, Cypriots will have a unique opportunity to view part of their cultural heritage – Greek Mythology – as seen through the eyes of the royal weavers of the 17th and 18th century French court. The exhibition at Limassol’s Evagoras Lanitis Centre, entitled ‘Weaving the Greek Myths’, will feature large tapestries from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Paris.
THE Sunday Mail asked the Head of the Welfare Department, Evanthia Papasavva, why it was so difficult to find housing for asylum seekers or refugees and why they often ended up in seedy hotels that double up as brothels. “Because there are no houses.
AN ISLAND lying on the edge of three continents with a long history of invaders, Cyprus is no stranger to foreigners. But shifting sands in the world’s geographic and economic make-up, notably the latest round of EU enlargement, means Cyprus will now have to deal with a new kind of ‘foreigner’… the asylum seeker.
BACK IN September, when French President Jacques Chirac urged a high-speed handover to power to Iraqis as the best way of clearing up the huge mess created by the illegal invasion of Iraq, US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice was scathing. “The French plan, which would somehow transfer sovereignty to an unelected group of people, just isn’t workable,” she said.
Last Sunday I was very proud to be made Godmother of the most beautiful girl in London: Miss Daisy Spencer. The christening took place in a church in Chiswick, a beautiful residential part of West London abundant in long wide avenues lined with large trees — bursting with orange and gold leaves at this time of year.
WELL, I suppose it’s finally here (on and off). Winter, that is. My favourite season (and I really don’t know what I’m doing here). Cyprus is not quite as cold as other parts of Europe at this time of year, but nonetheless it still gets chilly in the evenings … and there’s no denying the excitement of winter dressing. Colours, textures, layers and shapes are in abundance.
THE BRITISH Bases are beefing up their customs and police controls in the Dhekelia SBA in a crackdown on smuggling from the occupied north. The bases yesterday reported a significant increase in contraband – seizing 350,000 cigarettes in the past six months – but what really worries them is the potential for major drug smuggling and illegal immigration.
HARAVGHI: “Parliament gives red light to government” The House of Representatives put on the red light on Thursday after a government proposal to raise the price of fuel by 0.8 cents was rejected before it could even be debated. The House reviews fuel prices every six months based on international market prices.
A WOMEN’S movement in Limassol is carrying the message about important health and lifestyle issues to the island’s villages in an effort to raise awareness and provide information to rural areas. Last Sunday, the Women’s Socialist Movement in Limassol brought oncologist Dr Adamos Adamou to Pachna village as part of a series of speeches the movement has organised, president Lelia Theodorou said.
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.
