Sir
I was astounded to read CyTA’s proposals for ‘equal treatment’ of all citizens regarding deposits charged for a phone line. I applaud their determination not to be burdened with debt, but surely they have many other tools at their disposal to avoid this situation.
Sir,
I feel I must write and air my strong views about the appallingly badly organised recent concert by Cesaria Evora.
Sir,
The Melkonian does not belong to the 16 members of the Central Board of AGBU in the US. Therefore the unfortunate decision to sell and close the school taken by a few people in the US is not legally binding and valid.
OUR PLANTATION has been renowned for attracting spies, undercover agents and intelligence chiefs. During the last decade of the Cold War especially, our reputation as a regional centre for spying operations was unrivalled with the Americans, Soviets, British, Chinese, Israelis, Iraqis, etc. all reportedly having spooks based here.
SILVIO Berlusconi is safe for the summer. Everybody in Italy has gone away for the holidays, politics is on hold, and he can luxuriate for a few weeks in the fact that he leads the longest-lasting government in Italy since the fall of Mussolini.
ONE OF President Papadopoulos’ most oft-repeated assertions is that the Annan plan cannot be put to referendum again “as is”. Often the president, his DIKO minions and the neo-rejectionists of AKEL (Andros Kyprianou for instance) challenge those who disagree with their policies to “tell people clearly whether they accept the plan as is”.
A STAGGERING 55 per cent of software sold in Cyprus is pirated with a net cost to the economy of $8 million.
A Business Software Alliance (BSA) global study ranked Cyprus among the five countries with the worst percentage rates of piracy, after Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
NICOSIA Mayor Michalakis Zampelas spent last week announcing a number of measures to revitalise and beautify the capital city.
At the beginning of the week, Zampelas announced the introduction of on-the-spot fines targeting illegalities and eyesores in the city.
The Decanter – dead as a dodo?
THERE is still surprisingly little debate about serving temperatures for wine; most drinkers continue to follow the accepted wisdom unquestionably. The Great Decanting Debate, however, still goes on and those following these articles could well add useful observations to it.
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.
