FINANCE Minister Makis Keravnos yesterday said stricter laws were needed to crack down on bouncing cheque offenders, even though official statistics suggested a dramatic decline in the phenomenon since the introduction of the new penalties.
French envoy reassures government
FRANCE does not envisage a situation in which Turkey does not sign the customs union protocol with the ten new EU member states, French Minister for European Affairs Claudie Haignere said yesterday.
Sri Lanka volunteer’s gripes dismissed as ‘unrealistic’
THE PRESIDENT of Doctors of the World in Cyprus has hit back at claims made by a doctor on its recent Sri Lanka mercy mission that the association had been unprofessional and disorganised in its Tsunami response.
The family of Elias Avraam, who died from a stroke on Sunday, yesterday expressed happiness that their loved one was able to help four people have a better life.
After registering himself as a donor, Avraam, 52, was able to help four patients in Cyprus by donating his two kidneys and two corneas.
THE BEEKEEPERS association yesterday accused the state of encouraging beekeepers to use the antibiotics recently found in honey declared unsuitable for human consumption.
The beekeeper’s charge was supported by the Green party, who said antibiotics used in beekeeping are imported with the permission of the state – despite the European Union having banned it in 1999.
DESPITE the fact that Cypriots appear to be among the keenest Europeans on being self-employed, according to a poll made known by the Commission yesterday, they prefer the security of a fixed income and job stability. They do not, however, differ drastically from other Europeans who are much less daring than Americans in setting up their own business.
ANOTHER life was lost on Cyprus’ roads on Sunday morning with 29-year-old Georgia Kyriakidou being the latest victim. The Larnaca woman was killed instantly on the Limassol–Paphos motorway, just outside the village of Paramali, after she lost control of her car and slammed into a concrete barrier at high speed.
IN THE continuing crackdown on illegal immigrants, Cypriot police have arrested 12 foreigners on suspicion of illegal entry and illegally residing in the country.
A BAND of stormy weather lashed across Cyprus yesterday, bringing heavy rains to all parts and snow in the Troodos mountains.
Cyprus is normally associated with fine weather, enjoying around 340 days of sunshine a year.
A GEORGIAN man has been detained in connection with the attempted murder of a 30-year-old Pontian in Paphos on Sunday, it was reported yesterday.
Reports said a second arrest was imminent last night in the same case.
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.
