A WOMAN pilot has begun a landmark sexual discrimination suit against Cyprus Airways (CY), claiming thousands of pounds in potential lost earnings, reports yesterday said.
Although the claim was filed in April 2001, it has only now reached the courts and is believe to be the first major case of sexual discrimination against a semi-government company.
NEW intensified police measures over the weekend were not enough in some cases as two people were injured and one died in three separate accidents across the island.
A traffic accident on Sunday afternoon claimed the life of 29-year-old Costas Georgiou Savva.
ATTORNEY-general Solon Nikitas yesterday responded to criticism by government partner AKEL against his decision to order a criminal investigation into beleaguered Health Minister Dina Akkelidou.
Neither side is ready to back down
CYPRUS and the European Commission are at loggerheads over the 259 euro million financial package pledged to assist the Turkish Cypriots, according to yesterday’s Politis.
SEXUALLY transmitted diseases (STDs), particularly genital herpes and genital warts, are steadily on the increase, dermatologists warned yesterday.
UNFICYP yesterday denied a press report that the force had allowed a group of Turkish Cypriots to enter the government-controlled areas through an unauthorised point in the north east of the island.
RESIDENTS of a Larnaca neighbourhood were evacuated on Sunday after an ammonia leak from a local storage warehouse. No one was hurt.
At around 9am, residents called police to complain of a pungent smell. Police arriving on the scene immediately closed the street (near a football stadium), cordoned off the area and evacuated local residents to a safe range of 300 meters.
CANCER care campaigners yesterday threatened to go on hunger strike if the government went ahead with its decision to close down Nicosia General Hospital’s oncology centre.
A 27-YEAR-OLD Sri Lankan man was yesterday being sought by police in connection with the stabbing of a compatriot during a street fight in Limassol in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 26-year-old victim is said to be in a serious but not life-threatening condition in Limassol Hospital.
THE grape dispute took another sour turn yesterday with farmers threatening to chop down their vineyards if their demands are not met.
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.
