D.I.S.Y. deputy Christos Pourgourides said yesterday the party’s Political Bureau would probably withdraw its confidence in Paralimni Mayor Nicos Vlittis at its next meeting and urge him to resign.
I REALLY don’t know why women pay an absolute fortune for plastic surgery. Not when when there is a foolproof way of losing 20, maybe even 30 years, without even so much as a whiff of general anaesthetic. No, it’s not a new wonder cream made from turtle droppings, nor is it collagen or botox. Those of us in the know call it GHAC – Going Home At Christmas.
Man, 59, accused of illegal entry to north A 59-year-old Greek Cypriot has appeared before a Turkish Cypriot ‘court’ in the occupied area of Famagusta on charges of illegal entry and being in possession of 70 shotguns. Because of Ramadan, a hearing date was set for December 1 and the man was set free on bail of £400. His car was also confiscated.
THE HOUSE of Representatives in Nicosia was taken over by prospective legislators of the future yesterday, and some of the issues they raised may even make it to the statute books, the Education Minister said. The ‘Children’s Parliament’ was meeting for the fifth year in succession to discuss ‘Differences, Discrimination and their Effects on Children’.
THE UN Security Council, in a draft resolution to be adopted tomorrow, has extended the mandate of UN Peacekeeping Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a six-month period, ending June 15 next year.Meeting in New York on Friday night, the Security Council said it welcomed Secretary-general Kofi Annan’s November 12 report on the UN operation in Cyprus, particularly his call for the need to assess and addr
THE EDUCATION Ministry said yesterday it would be looking into allegations that it had mishandled one of its teachers’ unpaid leave claims and ended up paying him an excess £25,679. The matter become public after the Auditor-general Chrystalla Yiorkadji’s highlighted severe deficiencies and weaknesses in matters of internal control at the Education Ministry in her annual report this week.
The Cyprus property market, fuelled by buyers coming in from overseas, is booming as the island proves a popular destination, both for expatriates and those wanting to enjoy a second home.
AFTER a fortnight of political horse-trading, bickering, accusations and public protest, the legislature on Thursday finally approved the government’s eagerly awaited bill for reducing the taxation on cars. The government eventually secured the consensus of support for the bill, among the four main Parties, that it had sought. But it came at a high price.
AN EXHIBITION and series of events at the Municipal Arts Centre in Nicosia this week will take visitors on a magical journey back to the first ever Olympic games in Athens in 1896. ‘Athens 1896-1906: From Olympia to the Panathenian Stadium’, opens on Tuesday, and will consist of photographs, figurative work and visual and listening aids to bring the first Olympic games to life.
ADAPTATION **** DIRECTED BY Spike Jonze STARRING Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper US 2002 115 mins. DOWN WITH LOVE ***1/2 DIRECTED BY Peyton Reed STARRING Ewan McGregor, Renée Zellweger, David Hyde Pierce US 2003 101 mins. THE GOOD THIEF **** DIRECTED BY Neil Jordan STARRING Nick Nolte, Tchéky Karyo, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Ralph Fiennes UK / France 2002 108 mins.
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.
