Keravnos’ woes deepen

AS IF managing the state’s tricky finances while juggling a controversial report on the Stock Exchange was not stressful enough, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos has lost his beloved pup.
Leon the collie featured in yesterday’s edition of Politis, alongside a description of the dog and a contact number and a plea for any information that could lead to his recovery.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance yesterday told the Cyprus Mail that the dog has not been found yet.

Leon is described as being a gold collie with a collar marked with the dog’s registration number ‘553’.

If anyone chances to see the dog, General Manager of the Cyprus Association for Protection and Care of Animals Keith Miller, told the Cyprus Mail that the first thing to do is call the Nicosia dog shelter and then report the dog to the police.

“Dogs do get stolen in Cyprus,” Miller said. “Especially this time of year. People usually steal dogs that can be used for hunting or dogs that they can sell.”

Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: 900 20 888

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.