TURKISH Cypriot brothers Halil and Husnu Falyali said yesterday they were close to buying Fulham football club and that if they took control would look to sign players of the calibre of England captain David Beckham.
AKEL yesterday launched a bitter attack against Politis, after the paper on Sunday challenged party leader Demetris Christofias to substantiate his allegations that its journalists were on the payroll of the Americans.
Sunday’s Politis called on Christofias, currently the acting president of the republic, to back his claims that the daily was a paid agent of America.
PUBLIC transport costs are set to rise tomorrow after a decision by the government to increase tariffs following a surge in international oil prices this week.
The changes, announced by Communications Minister Harris Thrassou, mean fare rises of between 12 and 25 per cent on long-distance, rural and urban buses and taxis.
A 60-YEAR-old father of two from the Famagusta district was killed yesterday after his car was rammed violently on the side by a speeding four-by-four.
The collision was so violent that it almost cut the victim’s car in two.
Andreas Pingos from the village of Frenaros was on the way to his orchard, just off the Vrysoulles to Frenaros road.
A 31-YEAR-old man was yesterday jailed for four years for the possession and trafficking of 285 Ecstasy tablets.
Kantan Caka was arrested in Nicosia around a year ago and was charged with the possession of a class ‘A’ drug and possession with intent to supply.
THE HANDOVER of the new Nicosia general hospital will finally begin today.
Although the formal handover had initially been scheduled for yesterday, it was postponed as electromechanical checks were still being carried out.
THE ELECTRICITY Authority of Cyprus has denied claims an oil spill covering a large stretch of the Limassol coastline was caused by maintenance work at the company’s power station in Vasiliko.
OUTRAGED Kaimakli residents yesterday threatened to take the Nicosia Sewerage Board to court over its decision to connect greater Nicosia to their sewerage system, which has doubled the putrid smell in the area.
BARTERCARD (Cyprus) Ltd announced the establishment in Cyprus of the Bartercard network on Tuesday, a network based on the historical trading system of bartering.
HARAVGHI: “Walking on a tightrope” The paper focuses on the dangerous line the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) is walking after reports that the EAC will most probably turn down an offer made. A possible decline of the offer could see the electricity board having to surrender licences to private companies.
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.
