Kids go clubbing

2004-07-02

If you don’t fancy a trip abroad this summer but want to get away, the Aldiana Zypern on the Laranaca coast could be the answer. KATY TURNER checks it out

Akinci calls for new elections in the north

2004-07-02

TURKISH CYPRIOT Peace and Democracy Movement (BDH) leader Mustafa Akinci has called for the resignation of the north’s administration in preparation for fresh elections following the failure of the three major parties to form a coalition.

News in Brief

2004-07-02

Warning over fire risk

THE FORESTRY department yesterday issued a warning that due to soaring temperatures around the island over the next few days, the possibility of fires starting was high and cautioned people not to be careless and start fires unawares.

Church property scandal: first case due in October

2004-07-02

THE FIRST court case involving the squandering of Church property will be heard this October, with nine others close behind, said a member of the investigative committee that probed the alleged mismanagement and looting.

Decision pending on CY nepotism allegations

2004-07-02

THE CABINET is yet to take any decisions on the issue concerning this issuing of a Eurocypria cargo contract to a relative of Cyprus Airways chairman Constantinos Loizides, the government spokesman said yesterday.

CyTA strike over dispute

2004-07-02

CYPRUS Telecommunication Authority (CyTA) unions yesterday held a two-hour strike over differences between them and management.

April 24: who paid for what? – April 24: who paid for what?

2004-07-02

A COUNCIL of Europe expert in Media and Elections has written to President Tassos Papadopoulos asking for details on the level of transparency and funding of campaign expenses for the April 24 referendum where Greek Cypriots overwhelmingly rejected Kofi Annan’s reunification plan with a 76 per cent majority.

Serdar: deadline for deal or recognition

2004-07-02

GREEK CYPRIOTS should be given a deadline to accept a UN peace plan for Cyprus or the international community should recognise the breakaway north as a separate state, ‘foreign minister’ Serdar Denktash said in an interview broadcast yesterday.

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.