INDIA has its first foreign-born prime minister. Sonia Gandhi, born 57 years ago in the village of Orbassano, not far from Milan, is going to be the leader of the world’s largest democracy and its second-largest country, even though her Hindi is still Italian-accented and her religion is Catholic. And all the people who voted for her knew that.
Sir,
I have just read your very interesting headline feature on the scandal of V-plated cars and the incompetent way the Cyprus government has handled some elements of Cyprus’ entry in to the European Union (Expats forced to fork out thousands in V-plate trap, Sunday Mail, May 16).
THE ATTACKS by the two former DISY deputies, against the party that expelled them a couple of weeks ago, are set to continue until next month’s European elections.
Being successful is not just a result of being clever. Emotions come into play, but should that be addressed in the classroom?
‘All learning has an emotional base’
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday announced a partial cabinet reshuffle with the appointment of two new cabinet ministers and the transfer of an existing member to another Ministry.
THE GOVERNMENT went on the offensive yesterday as pressure continued to mount over international moves to elevate the status of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north.
DIKO deputy chairman Nicos Kleanthous yesterday stressed the important role Cyprus could play in the EU despite its small size.
Announcing the party’s candidates for the EU elections, Kleanthous said it was an historic event for Cyprus and the 25 member-state bloc.
DISY boss Nicos Anastassiades yesterday lashed out at political quarters he claimed were engineering the growing rift in the opposition party, warning the saboteurs that the party would survive and triumph in the June Euro elections in spite of their nefarious plans.
AKEL yesterday announced its six candidates for the June 13 European Parliament elections.
The six were selected by the party’s central committee from a list of 19 candidates through secret ballot.
TWO fire fighting helicopters were yesterday scrambled to the Platres area after a blaze threatened the Troodos forest.
According to reports, the fire started at 10.30am in a Public Works Department dwelling, which was used as a holiday home.
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.
