Sir, Regarding the letter from Stephania Stavri (‘Who will have the right to vote on the plan?’ March 24), I am wondering who told her it would take “maybe three months, maybe more,” to apply for citizenship in Cyprus? I myself am an English born Cypriot. When I decided to apply for Cypriot citizenship at the age of 28, I was told it could take several days.
THE SHOCK revelations about the inadequacy of the Limassol hospital’s cardiology clinic, made by the doctor in charge, cannot be dismissed as some publicity gimmick or as part of a feud with the health ministry.
ALITHIA: “Americans expecting solution from Switzerland” The daily reported that the Americans, who are hugely involved behind the scenes, were expecting a solution of the Cyprus problem in Switzerland. The US are expecting an agreement to result from the negotiations, which will be put to the referenda before May1, so that a united Cyprus joins the European Union, the daily said.
U.N. ENVOY Alvaro de Soto insisted yesterday the Burgenstock Hotels complex was the ideal location for the Cyprus talks because it brought all sides more or less under one roof, the only obstacle being the half a metre of snow that had fallen on the Swiss village since Monday. Both the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides have complained about the isolation brought on by the snow and by the UN.
THE PROBLEM of stray dogs is an issue for society as a whole, according to the president of the Cyprus Society for the of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) Toulla Poyiatzi. Poyiatzi told the Cyprus Mail yesterday everyone had to take their share of responsibility when it comes to homeless animals.
THERE is confusion over reports that an adrenaline-free anaesthetic, used by dentists for diabetics and heart patients, is in short supply in Cyprus.
The composition of the six-member Presidential Council will reflect the population balance on the island, but at least two members of the Council must come from each constituent state. With the current population sizes, four members will be from the Greek Cypriot and two from the Turkish Cypriot constituent state. The Presidential Council will try to take all decisions unanimously.
E.U. ENLARGEMENT Commissioner Guenter Verheugen yesterday accused Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash of failing to seize opportunities for peace and said he no longer represented a majority of his people.
EX-TURKISH Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Dervis Eroglu yesterday called for Turkish Cypriot negotiators to pull out of negotiations currently taking place in Switzerland aimed at uniting Cyprus before it joins the EU on May 1.
ALL sides involved in the Cyprus talks in Switzerland were last night waiting for news from Brussels as key issues related to the talks shifted to the EU capital yesterday. President Tassos Papadopoulos left Burgenstock for Brussels shortly after midday to attend the EU heads of government conference, which is also being attended by Turkish and Greek leaders.
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.
